Nursing

The Perinatal Education Programme (PEP)

Link: 
http://www.pepcourse.co.za
The Perinatal Education Programme (PEP) is produced and distributed by the Perinatal Education Trust, a non-profit organization, which aims to improve the care of pregnant women and their newborn infants, especially in poor, rural communities. The PEP course is a unique form of self-help training for health professionals which places the responsibility for continuing education on the participants themselves. It is cheap, appropriate and practical and does not require a teacher.

Democratic Nurses Organisation of South Africa [DENOSA]

Link: 
http://www.denosa.org.za
DENOSA is a voluntary organisation for nurses and nursing in South Africa. DENOSA protects, promotes, develops, empowers and supports nurses and midwives/accoucheurs, to the benefit of nursing and health for all.

NurseSA

Link: 
http://www.nurses.co.za/
You will be able to access a comprehensive range of nursing resources from this site, and meet other nurses through our online community. This site has been provided by the Society of Private Nursing Practitioners (SPNP), and is updated monthly.

South Africa needs more nurses

South Africa is failing to produce more nurses to deal with its health demands, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) said on Monday. The closure of some nursing colleges by the government, citing 'funding' as a reason, did not assist in the production of nurses, the trade union said in a statement. Denosa called on government to re-open the training colleges that were closed, to accommodate those who were interested in pursuing this career.

Private hospitals hire Indian nurses

Major private hospital groups in South Africa are importing staff from India to quell the dire shortage of qualified nurses facing the country. Hospital groups like Netcare, Life and Medi-Clinic said yesterday that Indian nurses, male and female, were highly skilled, fluent in English and dedicated to the profession.

Manto to pick new Nursing Council officials

The future of the beleaguered South African Nursing Council (SANC) will be in the hands of Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang next month when she picks 29 office bearers to serve in a new council, nursing unions said on Monday. The Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) and the SA Democratic Nursing Union (Sadnu) believe that the council's fortunes may change only if Tshabalala-Msimang makes the right appointments.

Treatment Monitor: Focus on Human Resources

With the advent of cheaper drugs, the debates on systems factors affecting HIV/AIDS care are increasingly shifting to questions of how HIV services can be staffed in low-income settings. These debates are informed by a rapidly worsening human resource crisis, which is driven by a brain drain from low-income countries, increasing morbidity and mortality among health workers and rapidly increasing service demands.