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Sibusiso Qongqo was due to return home for good in July to undergo in-service training at a local hospital after completing his medical studies in Cuba.The Department of International Relations and Cooperation and Eastern Cape health department said the repatriation mission was being delayed by a lack of flights due to Covid-19.His 60-year-old mother Nolubabalo…

are far superior to surgical or cloth masks in protecting essential medical workers against the coronavirus.The results, published on Monday in The Lancet, make it clear that the W.H.O. and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should recommend that essential workers like nurses and emergency responders wear N95 masks, not just surgical masks, experts…

SA beyond Covid-19: How it will shape the future, according to scientists, economists and political mindsShe said one of his many success stories was turning the Government Employees Medical Scheme's (GEMS) reserves around from being in "tatters".But mostly, said Khoza, he believed in, and nurtured, young talent."He was respectful and he wanted us to be…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Europe and the U.S. loosen their lockdowns against the coronavirus, health experts are expressing growing dread over what they say is an all-but-certain second wave of deaths and infections that could force governments to clamp back down. “We’re risking a backslide that will be intolerable,” said Dr. Ian Lipkin of Columbia…

FEEL GOOD | Medical student graduates and joins Covid-19 fight, thanks to crowdfundingKotane said she had to raise the funds to pay off her university fees so she could register with the HPCSA. Mere days after registering, she received a call about an offer - a locum contract at a private clinic. "I don't know how…