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Good News: Health Care Skills Added to Critical Skills List

https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/614451/39-new-jobs-added-to-south-africas-critical-skills-list-a-massive-boost-for-healthcare/  

AT THE END OF THIS WOMAN’S MONTH…

At The End of This Woman’s Month…

Since the 1st August, our country has celebrated Woman’s Month. Essentially then, in the words of the Government, over the past month we have paid

BE AN AMBASSADOR FOR CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS

Be An Ambassador for Childhood Vaccinations

The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in 30 years has been recorded in official data published recently by WHO and UNICEF. It is the

INEQUALITY THE ENEMY OF WELLNESS AND WELLBEING

Inequality The Enemy of Wellness and Wellbeing

The Western Cape Department of Health recently renamed itself as the Western Cape Health and Wellness. What lies behind this renaming? We can only assume

HASA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR MELANIE DA COSTA AND BIREN VALODIA

HASA Lifetime Achievement Awards For Melanie Da Costa and Biren Valodia

At its recent annual conference, the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) recognised Dr Biren Valodia, Chief Marketing Officer at Mediclinic, and Melanie Da Costa,

Ensure Patient Care by Protecting Hospitals From Loadshedding

The Hospital Association of South Africa notes with concern the negative effects of electricity load shedding on patients in hospitals around the country. Media reports

SPEAKING UP SO WE CAN FIX IT: THE NEED FOR EMPOWERED HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Speaking Up So We Can Fix It: The Need for Empowered Healthcare Workers

The last few weeks were big weeks for South Africa for accountability and governance. There were at least three events, or pieces of writing, on

OUR CHILDREN NEED US

Our Children Need Us

All views expressed are the writer’s own. By Elsabé Brits Every year the South African Child Gauge is published, probably one of the most thorough

P(L)AYING TO (L)EARN: GETTING OUR CHILDREN HEALTHY, WELL AND READY FOR LEARNING

P(l)aying to (L)earn: Getting our Children Healthy, Well and Ready for Learning

As an economist interested in health, the part of the education system that I get most excited about is early childhood education. This is where

Open letter on Nursing in South Africa – It Is Time To Address Our Challenges, With Urgency

On the 12th of May, the world came together to celebrate International Nurses’ Day, responding appropriately to the theme ‘Respect, Support, and Appreciate Them’. Such