Almost 90% of South Africa’s population relies on the country’s under-resourced public healthcare system, which is further burdened by many patients who have insufficient knowledge to self-medicate or who seek […]
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Getting Africa Ready for Interoperability
Other than making healthcare services more affordable for all South African citizens, a key reason behind the impending National Health Insurance (NHI) is to ensure cradle-to-grave continuity of care. This […]
HASA Concerned With OECD-WHO Study
The Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) notes with concern that the OECD-WHO study that claims private hospital costs in South Africa are expensive continues to be presented publicly as […]
The Journey to EMR Adoption: Persistence Pays Off
Information technology in South Africa is at an exciting crossroad where critical decisions need to be made on how to leverage the benefit of technology so that clinical outcomes and […]
The Mobile Phone: A Tool for Change
At the beginning of the 21st century it was inconceivable that the majority of people living in Africa would have access to mobile phones, yet in less than two decades […]
Aviro Mobilising HIV Education
The Aviro ART Treatment Mentor app is a decision support tool that enables HIV clinicians to accurately and easily administer antiretroviral treatment (ARV) to patients. Initially supported by MTN Foundation, […]
NHI: SAPPF Proposes Alternative
Following the release of the NHI White Paper in December 2015, the public was invited to submit comment on the paper until 31 May 2016. Senior Consultant at HealthMan Consultancy, Dr Johann […]
Young Innovator Develops Lifesaving Drone
Co-founder and Director at Cape Town-based startups WhiteBison and eLabs, Mikhail Wertheim Aymes, is the latest young innovator to emerge who is using his love for industrial design and technology […]
Postmortem: the Story of Why SA’s Doctors are Leaving Medicine
Author of Postmortem – The Doctor Who Walked Away, Maria Phalime, shares her story about why she walked away from her life-long dream of being a doctor. By the time […]
Nurse Shortage Affecting SA’s Health Sector
Professor of Nursing at the North-West University, Chairperson: Education Committee South African Nursing Council (SANC) and speaker at the 6th annual Health Exhibition & Congress 2016, Abel Pienaar, explains why […]
Improving Medical Education Through eLearning
Head of Acute Care Surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) and Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Dr Juan Klopper, explains why open eLearning platforms […]
Preparing for PoPI
Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act compliance expert at Pétanque Consultancy, Tania May, highlights the top priorities for healthcare organisations to prepare for PoPI. The PoPI Act protects our constitutional […]