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Lack of beds at Hayani leaves mental patients in the lurch
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
The situation at the Hayani Psychiatric Hospital in Vhembe outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo is a nightmare. The facility has a shortage of beds as discharged patients with nowhere to go remain in the hospital. It is also forced to turn some patients away because of the bed shortage. Hayani’s Communications
Potch residents, facilities left without water for weeks
Molefi Sompane
Residents in the surrounding areas of Potchefstroom in the North West have had to live with little or no water for weeks. Load shedding has been identified as the most recent cause as water problems continue to plague the JB Marks Municipality. Public health facilities have also been severely impacted,
New state-of-the-art Parys clinic hopefully the first of many
Molefi Sompane
Residents of the Free State town of Parys are over the moon following the opening of a new clinic last week. This new facility will help ease the burden of overcrowding often experienced at the nearby Tumahole clinic. Free State Premier, Sisi Ntombela, cut the ribbon last Wednesday as jubilant
Lack of youth-friendly clinics in KZN a major turnoff
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The lack of basic healthcare services that are youth-friendly frustrates young people from Hammarsdale in eThekwini. They claim they often face discrimination that threatens their fundamental rights. “Our clinics aren’t youth-friendly. We are trying to take responsibility for our health, but when we visit clinics, they ambush us,” said one
Take precautions against contracting monkeypox
Faith Mutizira
The Health Ministry has asked South Africans to take precautions against contracting monkeypox. Authorities identified a second case earlier this week. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed it identified the second case of monkeypox through laboratory testing on Tuesday. The case involves a 32-year-old man from the Western
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