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LET THEM EAT CAKE: CAN SOUTH AFRICANS LIVE HEALTHY LIVES IF THEY HAVE EMPTY BELLIES?

Let Them Eat Cake: Can South Africans Live Healthy Lives If They Have Empty Bellies?

by Dr Anja Smith* The deeply enlightening brief series on the impact and nature of non-communicable diseases by Percept has just been published. It considers

Soap and Water - Let's Not Forget Them

Soap and Water – Let’s Not Forget Them

All guest blog posts only reflect the views of the writer and are not necessarily the positions or views of HASA. Image by Ketut Subiyanko

We Need a Human Resources for Health "Marshall Plan"

We Need a Human Resources for Health “Marshall Plan”

Dr Dumisani Bomela, CEO of the Hospital Association of South Africa Mark Britnell, Vice Chair and Global Health Expert at KPMG, and writer of Human:

On the Nurse Shortage and a Recent Court Case

On the Nurse Shortage and a Recent Court Case

The Pietermaritzburg High Court just two weeks ago, directed the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health to authorise within 10 days our application for the training accreditation of 230

WE NEED TO MOURN…

We Need To Mourn…

by Elsabe Brits Just the fact that you can read this, means you have made it so far. Yes, a terrible cliché, I would have

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Medical skills are in short supply, we cannot omit them from the critical skills list

Hospital Association of South Africa Chief Executive Officer, Dr Dumisani Bomela, says the association which represents most private hospitals in South Africa, is perplexed by

GUEST BLOG: WE NEED TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THE AGED

Guest Blog: We Need to Take Better Care of the Aged

by Elsabe Brits Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities

HASA PRESENTS TO THE PARLIAMENTARY HEALTH PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

HASA Presents to the Parliamentary Health Portfolio Committee

On 26th January 2022, at 12h45, the Hospital Association of South Africa will present its thoughts, suggestions, and ideas on healthcare reform to the Parliamentary

HASA Urges Cancellation of Potential ‘Super Spreader’ Events

HASA Urges Cancellation of Potential ‘Super Spreader’ Events

(image by Alex Bracken) The Hospital Association of South Africa strongly believes that recent lessons learned from large events should be sufficient to persuade organisers

HASA supports President’s exploration of vaccine mandates “for specific activities and locations”

HASA supports President’s exploration of vaccine mandates “for specific activities and locations”

The Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) resolved at a Board meeting this week to support President Ramaphosa’s intention to set up a task team