Limpopo: An 18-year-old from rural Limpopo says she was denied
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Sebokeng Regional Hospital recently achieved a major milestone with the completion of its first successful brain surgery in 40 years. Health-e News’ Hannah Zhihan Jiang took a closer look at what it took to make this happen and how significant it is for healthcare in the area. In the past
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By Hannah Zhihan Jiang Dozens of Mamelodi community members waited outside the local fire station on Wednesday for the unveiling of 255 new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicles for Gauteng. The community knows the pain of ambulances arriving late or not at all due to chronic shortages in the province.
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