The Department of Health has published draft regulations in Government Gazette No 34851, 14 December 2011, relating to the keeping, supply, administering or dispensing of medicines by registered nurses.

It has called for public comments to be submitted by the 15th of March 2012 to be submitted to: The Director-General: Health, Private Bag X828, Pretoria, 001.

The regulations empower nurses to...

STATS SA has published a report analysing the social profile of vulnerable groups in South Africa, with the objective of establishing whether the living conditions of highly vulnerable groups, targeted by various policies and programmes, have indeed changed over the last 8 years. The report covers the position of children, the youth, the elderly and women. People with disabilities have not been...