HEALTH
Mumbai CHWs Win Right to Social Security
“How could they not be considered employees with the amount and extent of work that they are expected…
“We want to be absorbed too”
The Mpumalanga Community Health Care Workers (MCHCW), are calling on the Management Forum to release them to the Department of Health. On the 13 July 2019, the …
Bolivia Inaugurates Free Universal Health Care System
President Evo Morales launched Friday Bolivia’s new and free Unified Health System (SUS), which seeks to expand health coverage to the population who…
Gauteng CHWs Stopped Fixed Term Contracts
Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Gauteng refused to sign a one year Fixed Term Contract offered by the Gauteng Department of Health…
CHWs reject the Bargaining Council Resolution
Gauteng Community Health Workers have embarked on a campaign for recognition and to be included in the minimum wage, at R20 per hour. The campaign was initiated by organising regional mass…
Forum looks forward to growth and struggles
From 18 to 22 December 2017, the Gauteng Community Health Care Forum (the Forum) Office Bearers held a strategic planning meeting, to reflect on the year 2017 and plan for 2018. For the Forum 2016 was a year filled with…
Department of Health goes awol
Though not the end of this struggle, a victory was won at Arbitration hearings that took place on 18 and 19 September 2017 at the House of Movements, Johannesburg. According to the press statement issued by Gauteng Community Health Care…
Forum Carers meet
On 21 October, the Gauteng Community Health Care Forum (the Forum) held a meeting at the House of Movements in Johannesburg. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the issues around the FNB cards and bank accounts that the…
Life Esidimeni inquiry promises to dig deep
As gory details emerged about how their loved ones died in the hands of those who were supposed to take care of them, families of the deceased Life Esedimeni patients twisted their heads in disbelief. Survivors of…
Atlantis residents demand better service at Wesfleur Hospital
Ongoing complaints about the quality of care at Wesfleur Hospital in Atlantis has spurred hundreds of residents to sign a petition calling for the Western Cape Department of Health to intervene. Dura flats…
