Not that I that I believe for a moment that it would in anyway change things or make a difference, but tonight I would like to vent my anger.
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Open Letter To Ramaphosa: Mayhem At Charlotte Maxeke Hospital (Old Johannesburg Hospital)
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How did this happen? – More than 400 newborn babies infected with listeriosis
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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported that 412 of the 973 laboratory-confirmed listeriosis cases are babies less than 28 days old.
Of these neonatal cases, 396 had early-onset listeriosis within six days of their birth.
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Denosa wants Motsoaledi’s intervention in nursing students’ protest
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Student nurses at Ann Latsky Nursing College in Johannesburg are protesting over the non-delivery of books four months into the academic year.
The nurses union, Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) has again called on Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to intervene and resolve the protest by student nurses over non-delivery of books
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Student nurses hold staff hostage
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Student nurses at the college are protesting over the non-delivery of books.
Striking student nurses at the Ann Latsky Nursing College in Johannesburg are holding staff hostage. This as the student nurses at the college are protesting over the non-delivery of books four months into the academic year.
They are “demanding answers from management” before they can let anyone go home
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Doctors of Malamulele Hospital strike for better working conditions
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The doctors at Malamulele Hospital in Limpopo downed their tools on Tuesday in protest for proper working conditions.
Demands include the reinstatement of sectional doctors, water in the hospital, X-ray machines and an apology from the MEC of Health in Limpopo, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, regarding a statement she made on a radio station
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8 New Listriosis cases reported in Western Cape
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This brings the total to 121 cases in the province since a countrywide outbreak was first reported last year. Twenty-nine people have died in the Cape from the food-borne disease.
CAPE TOWN – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says eight more listeriosis cases have been picked up in the Western Cape
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Seven more samples from Enterprise test positive for listeriosis
Mpumalanga College of Nursing students on strike
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This follows an incident where 80% of the students were allegedly hospitalised because of food poisoning.
The students of Mpumalanga College of Nursing are on strike, demanding that the department of health appoint a new food service provider for the campus, Mpumalanga News reports
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We have had enough of Supra, say striking health workers
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MAHIKENG – North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo must go, public servants from the provincial health department said on Tuesday.
Hundreds of National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu), the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) and the Health and Other Services Personnel Trade Union of SA (Hospersa) marched to the provincial legislature demanding that Mahumapelo must resign from his position as a premier within 14 days
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Government must pay over R1 million to the families of the victims of the Life Esidimeni tragedy.
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Former Chief Justice, Dikgang Moseneke has ordered that government pay over R1 million to the families of the victims of the Life Esidimeni tragedy.
In what was claimed to be a bid to save money, the Gauteng health department shipped psychiatric patients from the private health facility to various non-government organisations. This resulted in dozens of patients dying
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Some traces of listeria see another Tiger Brand factory shut down
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Tiger Brands has suspended production at its Pretoria plant following detection of “very low levels” of the ST6 strain of Listeria.
The company said that the bacteria detected was within government standards, however, it had decided to take precautionary
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Listeria death toll may be higher as some SADC countries unable to test for disease
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The death toll from the listeriosis outbreak could be much higher as countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region‚ do not have the testing and monitoring to detect listeriosis cases.
The disease is not a notifiable disease across Southern African countries‚ meaning doctors are not reporting each case to a centralised authority
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Only in South-Africa – Secondary school injecting pupils with birth control
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A public apology has been issued to the community of Phaposane‚ parents and learners at Pitso-Letlhogile secondary school by the North West Department of Health.
The department said it has “reflected on the incident of birth control injection of learners for prevention of pregnancy” at Pitso-Letlhogile Secondary School at Phaposane near Ganyesa.
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Listerioses claims 3 more lives, death toll now at 183
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The listeriosis outbreak has been linked to Enterprise and Rainbow Chicken products which are now being recalled at all stores
JOHANNESBURG – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has urged health workers to continue to be vigilant for Listeria symptoms after three more people died.
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Health department vows to help victims with #Listeriosis litigation
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Parliament – Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Thursday said his department would assist victims of listeriosis and their families with data to institute litigation against companies found to have sold food contaminated with a deadly listeriosis strain.
“Those members of community who want to litigate, we will give all the information, we will give them all the data, we will given them all the expertise to help them to litigate…,” Motsoaledi said in Parliament, responding to a highly charged debate on the outbreak, which has claimed more than 180 lives.
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