THERE has been a plethora of verbiage on the subject of 'vaccine mandates' over the past weeks. Several pieces written by legal academics and health scholars all present these measures as a fait accompli, and worse, present public health policy as...
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Cheadle-stan, a country where your medical practitioners may as well be the Taliban
HALTON CHEADLE claims to be an 'emeritus professor of law at UCT'. In reality the self-styled 'drafter of the Labour Relations Act' was pushed into early retirement following revelations of his business relationship with then Speaker of the House of Assembly, Max Sisulu, and Kagiso, a company in...
End of the Tobacco industry?
Esidimini must be seen within broader context of psychiatric abuse
THE SCANDAL involving the deaths of nearly 100 so-called 'mental patients' deserves more consideration. Missing from the press narrative regarding the tragedy, involving an investigation by Health Ombudsperson Malegapuru Makgoba and the many understatements and obfuscations by Health Minister Eli...
Health Ombud Esidimeni Report findings
Key Findings Upon the investigation, the Ombud has established that: A total of ninety-four (94+) and not thirty-six (36) mentally ill patients (as initially and commonly reported publicly in the media) died between 23 March 2016 and 19 December 2016 in Gauteng Province. This total number of 94 s...
The seven sins and the seven virtues of Universal Health Coverage
Universal Health Coverage is likely to become the backbone on which the health development agenda beyond 2015 will be constructed. To avoid unintended effects, Universal Health Coverage should keep away from committing seven sins and should try to practice seven virtues. Backed by most actors in...