An explosive investigation by the Health Ombud has uncovered a litany of catastrophic failures and lethal neglect at the Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital. The hospital staff left patients in dangerously cold conditions without electricity. This lethal neglect led...
The US Justice Department has announced that it has halted a massive series of healthcare fraud schemes. These schemes aimed at defrauding the federal government of an estimated $14.6 billion. This has resulted in charges against hundreds of individuals across the...
In South Africa, there’s a big rise in demand for low-cost primary health insurance. This is a stark contrast to the stagnant market for traditional medical schemes, according to  Damian McHugh, the chief marketing officer of Momentum Health Solutions. Primary...
Netcare has announced that Mark Bower will retire as chairperson of the healthcare group at the end of September. He will also step down as chairperson of the nomination committee and as a member of the audit, risk, remuneration, social, and ethics committees, also...
In South Africa, less than 16% of people have private medical insurance, and nearly three-quarters of those insured are white. Despite only serving a small portion of the population, private healthcare consumes about 50% of the country’s health expenditure. With the...
