South Africa: Does One SA Doctor Treat 4,000 Patients in Public Care, but Less Than 300 Privately?: A South African peforms nose plastic surgery on a British patient in a Johannesburg private hospital in October 2008. Public health standards in South Africa continue to be the microscope. Photo: AFP ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews How CFA Society South Africa is … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa: Does One SA Doctor Treat 4,000 Patients in Public Care, but Less Than 300 Privately?
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The therapeutic role of pets in dementia patients – Pets can have a number of benefits for those living with dementia
The therapeutic role of pets in dementia patients – Pets can have a number of benefits for those living with dementia: English novelist George Eliot once wrote: ‘Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms’. Researchers have for long observed that the human association with pets is positive for us, and can even have health benefits, … [Read more...] about The therapeutic role of pets in dementia patients – Pets can have a number of benefits for those living with dementia
The deaths of 144 mentally ill patients and South Africa’s constitutional democracy | The Conversation
The deaths of 144 mentally ill patients and South Africa's constitutional democracy: South Africa's Justice Dikgang Moseneke presided over hearings into the deaths of 144 mentally ill patients who were moved to unregistered NGOs. ANA/Nokuthula MbathaSince colonial times black South Africans have been accustomed to cruelty, neglect and indifference on the part of successive … [Read more...] about The deaths of 144 mentally ill patients and South Africa’s constitutional democracy | The Conversation
Patient navigator ‘a helping hand and listening ear’ for breast cancer patients
Patient navigator ‘a helping hand and listening ear’ for breast cancer patients: Krupa Parekh-Padia, patient navigator at the Netcare Milpark Breast Care Centre of Excellence, recently completed her Breast Patient Navigator Certification Examination in the United States. Photo: Netcare A breast cancer diagnosis is a life-changing experience and it is common for individuals to … [Read more...] about Patient navigator ‘a helping hand and listening ear’ for breast cancer patients
Politicians must account for the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients in South Africa | The Conversation
Politicians must account for the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients in South Africa: Family members of the psychiatric patients commemorating their deaths. Shayne Robinson / Section27The local government minister for health in Gauteng, South Africa’s wealthiest province, resigned on Tuesday 31 January just before the release of a report into the deaths of 94 mental health … [Read more...] about Politicians must account for the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients in South Africa | The Conversation
