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South african medical association

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  • Slain Sowetan Doctor George Koboka. Picture : Pan African Congress of Azania/Facebook

    SAMA concerned after Soweto doctor is shot dead

    Dr George Koboka was killed at his surgery on Friday after four assailants stormed his surgery and robbed his patients of their cell phones.

    61 days ago
  • FILE: Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital entrance. Picture: Louise McAuliffe/Eyewitness News

    Sama blames Gauteng Health Dept for interns going unpaid at Bara

    Last week Eyewitness News exposed how 10 intern doctors at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital had not received a single salary for this year, with the department blaming admin issues.

    82 days ago
  • South African Medical Association (Sama) board member  Dr Angelique Coetzee. Picture:  South African Medical Association/Facebook

    Dr Angelique Coetzee steps down as Sama board chairperson

    Sama hasn't given reasons Dr Angelique Coetzee’s decision but earlier this week it issued a public apology for comments she made on radio about race and admission requirements.

    99 days ago
  • Gauteng health officials, members of Denosa and Cosatu, Tembisa Hospital staff and activists are all present to bid farewell to slain Lebohang Monene at a memorial service on 15 February 2022. Picture: Tembisa Hospital - TPTH/Facebook.

    Sama concerned about healthcare workers' safety after Tembisa Hospital shooting

    The South African Medical Association (Sama) said it had raised concerns about safety at public hospitals previously and proposed that stringent security measures be implemented for the protection of healthcare workers and patients.

    99 days ago
  • FILE: The association said the doctor was extremely traumatised following the attack. Picture: 123rf.com

    SAMA concerned after another woman attacked at public hospital

    The doctor was hijacked at the Mapulaneng Hospital in Mpumalanga on Tuesday night. Her attackers robbed her at gunpoint and attempted to rape her.

    100 days ago
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    COVID booster shot will increase antibodies and help fight severe illness - Sama

    South African Medical Association chair Dr Angelique Coetzee said the introduction of Pfizer booster shots would provide necessary relief to the country’s healthcare system.

    151 days ago
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    Govt 'need to find money' - Sama to ensure junior doctors get internships

    Sama is outraged by the government's failure to plan for the junior doctors' statutory placement for 2022.

    173 days ago
  • The flu is back. © subbotina/123rf.com

    Suspected Omicron cases mild: SA Medical Association

    Dr Coetzee said it was unfortunate that Omicron had been hyped as "this extremely dangerous virus variant" with multiple mutations while its virulency was still unknown.

    181 days ago
  • FILE: Nomvelo Radebe (22) from Soweto received her COVID-19 vaccine jab at Bara Taxi Rank. Picture: Department of Health.

    SAMA calls for COVID-19 booster shots for healthcare workers

    The South African Medical Association says booster shots for frontline healthcare workers should be made available immediately.

    216 days ago
  • Supporters await the launch of the ANC elections manifesto at Church Square in Pretoria on 27 September 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Sama warns some level 1 regulations could trigger earlier fourth wave

    President Cyril Ramaphosa lowered the COVID-19 lockdown level on Thursday night and announced new regulations that will allow up to 2,000 people to gather outdoors.

    239 days ago
  • FILE: Nurse Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi was the first person in South Africa to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, 17 February 2021. Picture: Siya Duda.

    Sama calls for J&J booster shots for health workers before COVID fourth wave

    Government is yet to decide whether the additional doses will be added to the vaccine rollout programme.

    241 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital/Facebook.

    Sama outraged after patient stabs two doctors at Robert Sobukwe Hospital

    On Friday, a male patient stabbed two female doctors and another patient in a casualty ward before being restrained by a security guard.

    250 days ago
  • FILE: Sama said Dr Jardine was expected to appear in court early next month. Picture: 123rf.com

    Sama wants charges against doctor arrested outside curfew hours dropped

    The association said the issue had again been thrust into the spotlight, with the arrest of ear, nose and throat specialist Dr Ivan Jardine in Johannesburg last week.

    309 days ago
  • FILE: Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital entrance. Picture: Louise McAuliffe/Eyewitness News

    Sama asks Health Dept to boost security at all medical facilities after unrest

    Health services have been affected and medical facilities have come under even more strain due to a sharp rise in trauma cases stemming from the violence.

    317 days ago
  • Police make people lie on their stomachs after finding them looting inside a store in Hillbrow. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/ Eyewitness News.

    Sama: Ongoing violence putting extra strain on medical facilities

    The association said it had asked the national and provincial health departments to boost security at all medical facilities.

    317 days ago
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    SAMA to blame for own ‘misfortunes’ in Samatu debacle: Labour registrar

    The association’s leave to appeal a decision ordering it to return assets of the Samatu was dismissed by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.

    435 days ago
  • FILE: KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu. Picture: KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health/Facebook.

    Active COVID-19 cases in KZN of ‘great concern’ - NICD

    Exactly a week ago, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) accused the KZN government of lying about the severity of the situation in the province.

    506 days ago
  • FILE: A doctor walks in the Respiratory & Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit (RMPRU) at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto on 14 July 2020. Picture: AFP.

    SA Medical Association wants the country back under level 2 lockdown

    South Africa has officially recorded more than one million cumulative cases of COVID-19, with the Department of Health announcing a total of 1 004 413.

    516 days ago
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