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Cable theft disrupts services at Bongani Hospital
Molefi Sompane
Bongani Regional Hospital in Welkom had to transfer critically ill patients to nearby facilities after cable theft left it without electricity for several hours last week. The provincial health department says the generator wires were also cut, so they could not switch to back-up power. Health MEC, Montsheng
Surgery backlogs: TAC warns public healthcare near collapse
Lilita Gcwabe
There are currently 32,000 patients on surgery waiting lists in Gauteng’s public hospitals. And the provincial health department says these patients could wait up to five years for certain operations. Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) Gauteng chairperson, Monwabisi Mbasa, blames this on the ongoing load-shedding. “Every hour of power
Strained energy grid strains healthcare workers
Lilita Gcwabe
Relying on cellphone torchlights, unreliable generators and using cooler boxes to keep vaccines and other medicines at the correct temperatures are just some of the stresses healthcare workers face due to the electricity crisis gripping South Africa. And they are fed up. *Ziyanda Somlatha, a nurse, has worked
Scaling up health equity to reach our goals for 2030
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
The world wants health equity by 2030, but how do we scale up to get there? It starts with a clear understanding of what health and health equity really means, writes BroadReach co-founder Dr Ernest Darkoh. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), health is the state of an
Cholera: Third case confirmed in Gauteng
Faith Mutizira
The Gauteng Department of Health confirmed a third case of cholera on Wednesday, but authorities say the risk of an outbreak remains low. The husband of one of the first two confirmed patients tested positive. The department says the man displayed symptoms on Saturday and was admitted to the
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