Pretoria intervention saves E Cape health corruption-buster

Pretoria intervention saves E Cape health corruption buster.

591 July 2012, Vol. 102, No. 7 SAMJ Progressive disempowerment and provincial healthcare under-budgeting in the Eastern Cape almost forced the resignation of its corruption-buster chief, Dr Siva Pillay and his most trusted administrators last month. The political moves were directly responsible for thousands of healthcare workers going without pay or being underpaid, for five months. National h...

Corruption-breeding political patronage an albatross -former E-Cape health chief.

Izindaba As long as political parties decide who represents us, corruption-breeding patronage will persist – as is best illustrated by the Eastern Cape's virtually collapsed healthcare delivery system. For provinces which mainly incorporated rural apartheid 'homelands' into their administrations, another albatross around their necks is the historical lack of restitution via pure per capita-base...

SEPSIS KILLS: early intervention saves lives.

OBJECTIVE To implement a statewide program for the early recognition and treatment of sepsis in New South Wales, Australia. SETTING Ninety-seven emergency departments in NSW hospitals. INTERVENTION A quality improvement program (SEPSIS KILLS) that promoted intervention within 60 minutes of recognition, including taking of blood cultures, measuring serum lactate levels, administration of int...

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Corruption in health systems

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