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There has been a noticeable reduction in the contingent liabilities facing provincial Health Departments, thanks to better application of its accounting guidelines for medical negligence claims, according to the Treasury. This signals a decrease in one of the key financial risks to provincial governments, it added. Date show liabilities facing… Read more »

Former Health Ombud Professor Malegapuru Makgoba intends pursuing legal and forensic investigations after an online article claimed he had discovered a “natural” cure for diabetes. He said he had never conducted diabetes research, and that the misinformation had caused unnecessary alarm among people who have the disease, reports News24. His… Read more »

Unregistered and dicey cosmetic surgical procedures and salons continue to lure women worldwide, writes MedicalBrief. In Kenya, authorities have declared a crackdown on illegal medical spas after liposuction surgery was linked to the death of a female patient, while in Britain, risky liposuction “techniques” are being taught in apparently unsafe… Read more »

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has banned sales of the pesticide terbufos at spaza shops and informal traders, after the deaths of 23 children in the province this year. Anyone wanting authorisation to use the poison – frequently used to kill rodents – would now have to go through the provincial… Read more »

The highly suspicious goings-on related to a multimillion-rand tender for oxygen plants at state hospitals has taken another turn with the reported and sudden “alleged” death of one of the central figures in the deal. Last week MedicalBrief published details of a joint Daily Maverick-amaBhungane investigation revealing how an obscure… Read more »

A Gauteng woman has accused her estranged anaesthesiologist husband of physical abuse and domestic violence, saying he has also violated protection orders and at one stage, held her hostage for two days last year. On Monday, the domestic violence division of the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) heard preliminary proceedings regarding the… Read more »

The DA has proposed that the government allow medical practitioners-in-training to be placed at private health facilities for internship or community service in an effort to increase the talent pool and reduce the number of medical graduates sitting at home. In a private members’ Bill gazetted last week and put… Read more »

A low-cost medical scheme targeting new entrants and young professionals is in the pipeline from Discovery Health Medical Scheme, which says it will be the most affordable option on the market. Active Smart is pencilled for launch on 1 January 2025, subject to approval from and registration by the Council… Read more »

The Gauteng Health Department has owed 69 suppliers R743m for more than a year, with some companies now refusing to do any more business with the department, according to provincial Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko. In a statement in PoliticsWeb, DA shadow health MEC Jack Bloom said the figures were revealed… Read more »

Limpopo’s historic Elim Hospital, which is more than a century old, does not have a functioning X-ray machine, and has not had a reliable water supply since 2019. One patient said when he arrived with injuries after an accident, nurses told him he would need to be transferred to Louis… Read more »