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Mental healthcare law challenge dismissed by ConCourt
The Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge – by a civil rights group – to legislation governing the protection of mental healthcare patients, finding...
How independent is SA's new Health Ombudsman?
South Africa’s new Health Ombud took on his role this month as some health activists questioned his political allegiances with the ANC, his numerous...
'Dysfunctional and an embarrassment' – outgoing Ombudsman on health departments
In a blistering reflection of the public health sector after seven years in the job, outgoing Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba labelled the system...
New mental health policy welcomed, but long overdue, say experts
The long-awaited new National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2023-2030 took centre stage recently at the two-day SA Mental Health Conference in Johannesburg,...
Good doctors require empathy – outgoing Health Ombud Makgoba
There's more to being a good doctor than just academic qualifications, says outgoing Health Ombudsman Malegapuru William Mokgaba.
“A good doctor requires empathy and a...
Mental healthcare resources dire in some provinces, says Phaahla
Mpumalanga is still the only province without a specialised facility for people with dual mental health issues, with such patients having to be referred...
Doctors flag high death risk as Rahima Moosa dysfunctionality exposed
As the full horror of the conditions at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital (RMMCH) unfolded with the release of a damning report, and...
Gauteng Health HoD resigns
After less than a year at the helm of the Gauteng Health Department, Dr Nomonde Nolutshungu has resigned and will leave at the end...
Doctor charged in Sassa disability grant fraud case
A medical doctor in Limpopo was among a group of 15 people – which also included a former South African Social Security Agency (Sassa)...
New Health MEC's plan to reclaim Gauteng public healthcare
The position of MEC for Health in Gauteng is one of the most important, and probably one of the toughest public sector health jobs...