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All the Premier’s HODs: High-stakes head of health post trapped in a merry-go-round

Posted in: Focus, Healthcare system, InFocus, Latest, Northern Cape, Provinces, Spotlight

The Northern Cape health department has had several heads of department in the last five years. Spotlight unpacks the implications of this leadership instability and asks what it means for good governance in the public health sector.

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All the Premier’s HODs: High-stakes head of health post trapped in a merry-go-round

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