March 17th, 2021Until a month ago, the gold-standard guidelines on health sector mask usage were based on the belief that N95 masks should be reserved for those performing...
COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely to die than patients who are not infected with the coronavirus. In...
February 10th, 2021In allowing Section 21 applications as part of a controlled compassionate access programme, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has...
TheMedical Protection Society has urged theSouth African government to introduce COVID-19 disaster legislation to protect healthcare professionals from legal challenge...News Release
The Africa Union Commission, through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and partners, has released a new Guidance on the Use of Rapid...Surgery
An expert panel convened by the American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-based Practice Committee set out some guidelines for how to think about —...News Release
Patients returning to private hospitals for treatment will find themselves in an “obsessive infection control bubble” environment that is intended to keep them safer...Weekly Roundup
The National Health Department has announced that antibody testing is now legal in South Africa and the regulator has approved several tests for use.
Polity reports...Weekly Roundup
Patients with COVID-19, who are considered to be at “end of life stages”, may be allowed restricted visits by loved ones, News24 reports according to new protocols...News Release
On Women's Day, we salute South Africa’s extraordinary occupational health experts who are leading the country on national COVID-19 guidelines and procedures, online...
