 South Africa offers doctors the best of both worlds. That's why Dr Femke Boot came to work here. 11 Jun 2013 Read more >> New Haven, Conn., USA - Saul Kornik, CEO of Africa Health Placements, has been named a 2013 Yale World Fellow, announced Yale University President Richard C. Levin. 16 Apr 2013 Read more >>AHP's Rural Doctors' Support Programme has undergone a makeover. The programme will now be called the Health Workforce Support Programme. 26 Mar 2013 Read more >> After struggling with only one doctor for six months, Madwaleni Hospital now has six doctors. 13 Feb 2013 Read more >>Africa Health Placements had a very successful 2012 in building towards our vision of "Health for Africa, powered by people". 25 Jan 2013 Read more >>Maria's* 73-year-old uncle suffers from lung cancer. He lives in Qhoboshane, a small village in the Eastern Cape where accessing healthcare is near impossible because of the distances patients have to travel. 27 Nov 2012 Read more >>The Sowetan recently reported that a shortage of medical staff in the country could impact negatively on the newly launched school health programme. 23 Oct 2012 Read more >>The medical experience doctors gain in South Africa is "phenomenal", says Dr Iain Thirsk. 18 Sep 2012 Read more >>The South African Nursing Council (SANC) and Africa Health Placements (AHP) recently signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to bring more nurses to South Africa. 13 Aug 2012 Read more >>Almost seven million people in South Africa benefitted from the commitment and hard work of foreign doctors placed by Africa Health Placements (AHP) in the country last year. 6 Jul 2012 Read more >>As Cuba and South Africa renew their commitment to address the staffing shortages in South Africa's public sector, the country also needs to open its gates to foreign doctors from other countries. 5 Jun 2012 Read more >>Petting lion cubs, a history lesson in Soweto, advice from experienced doctors and of course a traditional South African braai. Foreign doctors had an interesting cultural and clinical introduction to South Africa during AHP's recent two-day orientation programme. 10 May 2012 Read more >>Dr Abeyna Jones had quite a traumatic welcome to South Africa. The 28-year-old doctor from the UK arrived in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal in September 2010 and immediately after leaving the airport she had to help save someone's life who was involved in a car accident. 19 Mar 2012 Read more >>Professional nurses top the country's shortfall list with 44 780 vacancies, at a cost of R17-billion required to fill the deficit. 14 Mar 2012 Read more >>If you do not enjoy your job anymore, do not do it for the rest of your life. Have the courage to make the change so that you can be happy at the end of each day. This is the message Dr Craig Inch has for healthcare professionals who are feeling unfulfilled in the private sector. 2 Mar 2012 Read more >>Just a year after AHP launched its doctors' support programme the project has more than doubled in size and now offers support to doctors in eight districts in South Africa. 16 Jan 2012 Read more >> | 
