An Oxfam SA report finds that the poor treatment of healthcare workers compromises the quality of health care.The report was launched in collaboration with the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union.Nurses are the backbone of South Africa’s healthcare system, representing 77% of the public sector's human resources in the sector.The poor treatment of healthcare workers compromises…
A healthcare worker in Nepal wears a protective suit as a preventive measure during the collection of swab samples. Prabin Ranabhat/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Get A total of 27 public healthcare workers have died of Covid-19 in the Western Cape. It includes one doctor, 13 nurses, and 13 workers from other sectors of the health department.The…
More than 77,800 have tested positive for the coronavirus, and more than 400 have died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which acknowledges that’s a significant undercount. The nation’s largest nurses union, National Nurses United, puts the total much higher: 939 fatalities among health-care workers, based on reports from its chapters around…
Life Healthcare Group has apologised for denying MPs and the EC Health MEC entry at a hospital during an oversight visit. The group said the incident was unfortunate and explained that it happened after two managers went into quarantine.Premier Oscar Mabuyane said he was generally happy with what he saw during his visit of three…
A health worker takes samples from a man to test him for Covid-19 coronavirus. (Pedro Pardo, AFP) Parliament's portfolio committee on health and select committee on health and social services will meet with Life Health Group next week. National health oversight committee chairperson Dr Sibongiseni Dlomo and Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba, were allegedly barred…
A batch of rice noodles was left unrefrigerated for more than 63 hours before serving. Published: November 13, 2026, 12:05 am Last updated: November 13, 2026, 12:04 am Four people have been sentenced in Taiwan in relation to a fatal food poisoning outbreak that occurred in 2024. In 2025, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said five
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State and local governments spent about $3.7 billion in opioid settlement funds last year. That’s more than the median annual income of 42,000 American families combined. The money comes from companies that were sued for aggressively pushing painkillers and fueling the opioid crisis. Large amounts went to addiction treatment, recovery housing, and other initiatives that