Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital faces growing financial and supply pressures. Insiders warn that the problems could lead to a broader breakdown in medical services. The hospital is allegedly struggling with unpaid supplier accounts, chronic stock shortages and delayed purchase orders. These challenges have reportedly affected dialysis services, intensive care treatment and major surgery. A source close to the hospital’s…
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Cyberattack on NHLS disrupts patient care
Health workers, despite the challenges, are tirelessly working to mitigate the severe impact of a cyberattack on the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), significantly hindering patient treatment. Doctors at two major state hospitals in Johannesburg report that critical medical procedures have been postponed due to the NHLS’s inability to upload test results online since the cyber hack on June 22.…