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Meet Zama, the volunteer helping KwaNyuswa families stay healthy
Sandile Mbili
When parents in KwaNyuswa, Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal are unable to take their children to the clinic because of work or other commitments, they turn to 27-year-old Zama Nkwanyana for help. Zama, a mother of two children, aged 7 and 4, takes other parents’ babies and older children to the clinic
IN PHOTOS | No room left to dig: Inside Stinkwater’s pit toilet crisis
Lucas Phelwane
One year after Health-e News reported on Stinkwater’s sanitation crisis, residents say conditions have worsened. For thousands of residents in Stinkwater, near Hammanskraal north of Pretoria, pit toilets remain the only form of sanitation nearly 60 years after the settlement was established. As old pit toilets fill up and groundwater
Emergency hysterectomy explained: When can doctors remove a woman’s womb without consent?
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A recent Health-e News publication of a 20-year old Limpopo mother who alleges that doctors removed her womb without her knowledge or consent after childbirth, has raised questions about when an emergency hysterectomy may be necessary and what patients’ rights are. We asked Prof Leon Snyman, of the South African
Stroke explained: Recognise the warning signs and act fast
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Every minute during a stroke, an estimated two million brain cells can die. To mark World Brain Day on 22 July, Health-e News asked leading stroke neurologist, Dr Pradeep Rowji from the Neurological Association of South Africa to answer common questions about recognising a stroke, acting quickly, protecting brain health
Unsafe river crossing stands between Limpopo villagers and healthcare
Keletso Mkhwanazi
For residents of Mafarafara village outside Burgersfort, reaching the nearest clinic means crossing the Tubatse River on a makeshift bridge and then walking another 1.5km up a steep, bushy gravel road. The village has no clinic of its own. Residents rely on the Taung Clinic in Ga-Taung village, about six
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