South Africa is facing a severe shortage of ambulances and urgent care beds at hospitals, resulting in emergency medical ...

Analysis - In a medical emergency, the time it takes emergency services to respond could be the difference between survival or death. Ambulance response time is a global benchmark of efficiency.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) reminds the public and all relevant stakeholders that the right to access healthcare services in South Africa is a universal right afforded to ...

South Africa: Better Spending Can ... First, the department must spend the money allocated to emergency medical services in the areas that need urgent attention. According to the 2018-19 annual ...

South African emergency medical services (EMS) have a shortage of over 2,000 ambulances, as confirmed by former Minister of ...

Authorities in South Africa must begin identifying the remains of bodies found at the scene of the deadly building fire in Johannesburg. The fire killed at least 74 people.

With one of the highest crime rates in the world and more than 2,700 road accidents per day, your chances of landing in a life-threatening emergency in South Africa are relatively high.

Financial services company, Santam, has compiled a list of tips along with the three emergency numbers it says every South African should have to help them through most situations.

LONDON — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, warning the virus might ...

Earlier this week, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the mpox outbreaks were a public health emergency, with more than 500 deaths, and called for international ...

Emergency services in South Africa are overwhelmed ... Service had an average response time within its own area that was 42.3% faster than the Western Cape government’s emergency medical services.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across ...