In-Depth: Mpumalanga’s healthcare worker shortage and what is being done about it

Posted in: Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, Latest, Mpumalanga, Provinces

There are over 100 clinics in Mpumalanga without visiting doctors, hundreds waiting on surgeries in hospitals due to a lack of surgeons and other specialists, and only 60 working ambulances meant to service a population of over four million healthcare users. Nthusang Lefafa unpacks these challenges and asks the province’s health department about its plans.

In-Depth: Mpumalanga’s healthcare worker shortage and what is being done about it

Poor security and water shortages undermining healthcare in Mpumalanga

Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest, Mpumalanga, Provinces

The Mpumalanga Department of Health is plagued by many challenges ranging from water shortages affecting some of its health facilities, poor medicine distribution, and a spate of assaults and robberies putting healthcare workers at risk. Nthusang Lefafa spoke to unions, opposition parties, and the department about these ongoing challenges and plans to address them.