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Medical negligence: FS family demands justice after losing baby

Limpopo mom demands accountability after baby falls head-first during delivery

Health workers dismissed her pain as false labour, and one allegedly insulted her and forced her to walk unaided. Magabe gave birth in the hospital passage.
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SAPS and emergency response: ‘Police not equipped to transport patients’

Police vehicles are not equipped with emergency life-saving equipment and as such, transporting an injured patient with a police vehicle might worsen the injury and even worse.
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Freedom Farm residents exposed to deafening aircraft noise for decades 

Being exposed to loud noise over a long period of time is a major risk factor for hearing loss.
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Durban clinic denies sex worker ARVs   

Sex workers face significant barriers to accessing healthcare and often experience discrimination and stigma within the healthcare system.
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Researchers have estimated that if the funding gap left by the withdrawal of PEPFAR isn’t filled, South Africa could see an additional half a million unnecessary deaths, and up to half a million new HIV infections over the next 10 years. However Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says "it is inconceivable that the withdrawal of PEPFAR would collapse the programme,” emphasising that it would take a significant blow to collapse the world’s largest ARV programme which provides treatment to 5.9 million people. #PEPFAR #HIV #HealthNews #SouthAfrica ... See MoreSee Less
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