The ANC Gauteng PEC is expected to deliberate over the fate of health MEC Bandile Masuku, his wife Loyiso Masuku and Khusela Diko. This as it received a report from the provincial integrity commission into their respective roles in the Gauteng health PPE saga. Some in the PEC say the meeting has been postponed several times as…
Gauteng MEC for Health, Dr Bandile Masuku Sharon Seretlo, Gallo Images Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku has again denied his involvement in irregular personal protective equipment deals.He said he had told this to the ANC PIC in Gauteng and SIU.Masuku added it was he who initiated the probe into PPE procurement in April.Gauteng Health MEC…
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize Phill Magakoe, Gallo Images The number of Covid-19-related deaths has risen to 11 982.Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said by Monday a further 143 people had lost their lives.Recoveries now number 477 671, which translates to a rate of 80%.The number of confirmed Covid-19-related deaths has risen to 11 982, with 143…
Gauteng residents should brace themselves for a two-day cold front, starting on Tuesday, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS). Temperatures are likely to dip to below zero on Wednesday morning, heating up a bit more from Thursday, according to SAWS forecaster Edward Engelbrecht.READ | Your weather: Snowfall and showers in store for MondayA…
Gauteng Premier David Makhura. (@GautengProvince/Twitter) The Gauteng provincial government will publish a list of Covid-19 contractors.This, they say, is to mitigate corruption and to promote transparency.Various government agencies have come under fire for Covid-19 corruption.The Gauteng provincial government will publish a list of contractors it used for Covid-19 procurement in an effort to promote transparency,…
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford
LYON, France — Halving the dose of antenatal betamethasone given to prevent severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants does not appear to affect later intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or other measures of neurodevelopment, suggests a follow-up study of a randomized trial. However, it is unclear from the present data, presented at the Congress of
After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him