It will cost the state more than R6 billion to complete 32 hospitals’ safety rating. The decline and deterioration of hospitals is particularly seen in electrical installations, fire protection equipment, elevator regulations and storage facilities. The condition can be attributed to contractors who do not deliver quality work and poor maintenance programs. There is concern..
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R6bn needed to renovate Gauteng hospitals – National Health Plan may be on ice
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SA government hospitals degenerate into abattoirs and mortuaries! – Nearly 4,000 deaths reported in Gauteng state hospitals in 2018 due to medical negligence
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Intervention must take place at an extremely high level immediately to eradicate the crisis currently prevailing in state hospitals. It was revealed today that there were more than 3,832 deaths in Gauteng hospitals in 2018 due to medical negligence. Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku provided the figures in response to a written question from Jack..
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FF Plus intervenes at Steve Biko Hospital after patient’s emergency cry when he was left without food and water for ten days
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The FF Plus intervened at Steve Biko Hospital in Pretoria after a patient called for help from the FF Plus in desperation. Last Friday, ironically, during a session of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health, the FF Plus heard firsthand about a patient’s shocking experience at this hospital. The patient (whose name is withheld) was broken..
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Only 44 inspectors to cover 4184 hospitals and clinics in South Africa – the reason why many hospitals are in such a state of disrepair and why there is little to no service delivery
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The Office of Health Standards Compliance has admitted that it does not have enough inspectors to inspect the approximately 4184 hospitals and clinics in South Africa due to a lack of money and other resources. The FF Plus was shocked to learn that, according to the Office’s announcement, there are only 44 inspectors who have..
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184 staff members of the Gauteng Health Services own private businesses and trade with government departments
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It has been revealed that 184 staff members of the Gauteng Health Services own private businesses that trade with government departments including the Health Department. These services include medical supplies, food, publications, funerals and even emergency services. Unconfirmed reports state that staff are sometimes in the “good position” to decide for themselves that the Health..
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ANC has no plan to fix nursing crisis but still wants NHI
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Objections to the ANC’s disastrous National Health Insurance bill close on 11 October! Make sure that you lodge your objection to ensure we Stop The NHI. The Democratic Alliance (DA) can confirm that the ANC government, in its hurried attempt to implement NHI, has no plan to fix the looming nursing crisis in South Africa..
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Hospitals held up due to shortage of basic medical supplies – ANC regime want to implement NHI, but is currently unable to manage hospitals
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Due to a lack of basic medical supplies, all non-emergency operations were discontinued at the Johannesburg Hospital. The problems have been going on for weeks and doctors now have to “beg” for medical supplies at neighboring hospitals to deal with serious cases. The Gauteng Health ministry has confirmed that non-emergency surgery for some patients had..
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Your new life under South Africa’s new NHI according to economist Dawie Roodt
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This is an opinion piece by Dawie Roodt, chief economist of the Efficient Group. It’s the year 2026 and we are all celebrating; the National Health Insurance (NHI) has just been implemented. Everyone in South Africa is now entitled to free, world-class health services. It certainly wasn’t easy, but finally, the dream is a reality!..
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God Help us! No health care facility in Gauteng controlled by ANC regime could pass safety audit – Now the very same regime wants to enforce a National Health Insurance Plan across SA
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No healthcare facility in Gauteng was able to successfully pass a safety audit that complies with the Occupational Safety Act of SA (OHSA),according to a statement issued by DA Health spokesman Jack Bloom on Thursday. This means that all hospitals and clinics in Gauteng pose a safety risk to staff and patients. It ranges from..
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ANC is bragging about the new Health Plan initiative- no mention of how hospitals’ chaos will be transformed into effective health institutions
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The ANC’s Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, again explained how the so-called National Health Plan will be approached. Without even releasing new information to the media, he even quoted the terrorist leader of the past, Mandela. The talk of how the Plan will lead to completeness over a period of seven years is all that..
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Mamelodi Hospital is a death trap; new-born baby fell to his death after mother gave birth standing up after nurses refuse to help her
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The Democratic Alliance says Mamelodi Hospital in Pretoria is overcrowded, understaffed and under-equipped. DA’s national and Gauteng health spokespeople, Siviwe Gwarube and Jack Bloom visited the hospital following reports that a new-born baby fell to his death – allegedly after nurses refused to help his mother. The woman allegedly gave birth standing up. Gwarube says..
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South African Doctor Barred From Medical Practice For Advising That Abortion is The Killing of an Unborn Human!
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Former Military Hospital doctor, Dr Jacques de Vos, has been charged by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) for advising that abortion is the killing of an unborn human being. The complaint against Dr. De Vos and the denial of signing off his service is from the Military hospital and the HPCSA, who have entertained the complaint have taken a long time to hear it.
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ANC regime’s NHI plan back in the news – according to spokesman it will be wisely implemented – As if the ANC knows what wisely means!
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The ANC’s National Health Plan is back in the news after the party’s spokesman said the scheme would be implemented with “prudence”.
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No high-care unit at Pelonomi Hospital is operational – patients suffer – poor condition of state hospital indication that the planned Health Insurance will be just another failed ANC project
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The FF Plus demands that the Free State Department of Health urgently intervene and ensure that all high-care units in the Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein are restored to an operational condition. Currently, there is not one operating high-care unit in this hospital. At a recent Health Portfolio Committee meeting in the Free State Legislature, the..
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Huge Disparity in Cost of Cancer Treatment – A year’s supply of cancer medicine cost less than R32,000 in India, but costs R882,000 in South Africa!
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Despite having a good medical aid, Pinetown resident Hennie Botha, 52, is facing mounting debt of thousands of Rands because of the cost of his cancer treatment. He is not alone: the exorbitant cost of treatment for cancer in South Africa is way beyond the reach of most citizens.
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