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Gauteng Health cancer tender raises red flag – Juta MedicalBrief

Gauteng Health cancer tender raises red flag – Juta MedicalBrief

The narrow window of an “abrupt” Gauteng Health tender for oncology radiation services has raised concerns, with Cancer Alliance saying many private sector radiation therapy companies missed out on an opportunity to help the thousands of public sector patients desperately needing potentially lifesaving treatment. The province has a backlog of around 3 000 patients awaiting radiation therapy, […]

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Global Roundup: South Africa Shared Parental Leave, Bangladesh Garment Workers Protest, Latvia Legalises Same-Sex Partnerships, China Feminist Consumers & Pink Tax, Series on Queer Indigenous Youth

Global Roundup: South Africa Shared Parental Leave, Bangladesh Garment Workers Protest, Latvia Legalises Same-Sex Partnerships, China Feminist Consumers & Pink Tax, Series on Queer Indigenous Youth

Curated by FG Contributor Samiha Hossain Campaigners see the new ruling as the first big step towards more balance caregiving in South Africa. Photograph: Schalk van Zuydam/AP South Africa is set to become the first country in Africa to introduce shared parental leave after a high court ruled that both parents must have the right to time off after the birth of a baby or adopting a child
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