Natalspruit Hospital battles cancer screening backlog
East Rand women may be waiting months for life-saving cervical cancer screenings as the new Natalspruit Hospital battles a back log of screenings dating back to July 2014.
Ayanda Mkhwanazi
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Cancer may be under-diagnosed in prisoners
Prisoner Lucas Mngadi* died within four months of being diagnosed with colon cancer after complaining for months about pain.
Mental illness alarming in prisons
Prison warders are unable to distinguish between a naturally violent inmate and a mentally ill inmate as they receive no training in identifying mental illness.
Almost 5,000 awaiting surgery at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital will begin scheduling surgeries on Saturday to attempt to address the almost 5 000 patients awaiting surgeries.
More than 40,000 prisoners screened for MDR-TB
More than 40,000 prisoners have been screened for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) this year as government attempts to tackle TB in correctional facilities.
Country braces for ‘looming drought’
South Africa is facing a looming water shortage and experts warn we may not see it coming.
Closing the gap for youth in transition
When children in foster care turn 18, they lose their grants and are expected to become “instant adults”. This is a very difficult time as many foster children are still at school and lack the skills to support themselves.
More than 100 Dept. of Health workers investigated for corruption
The Gauteng Department of Health has taken disciplinary action against 123 employees suspected of corruption since MEC Qedani Mahlangu took office in May.
Deadly shortage of black stem cell donors
Black South Africans make up about 47 percent of all cancer patients but only 5 percent of donors in the nation’s bone marrow registry. The gap between those who may need bone marrow or stem cell transplants, and those able to provide them has deadly consequences for cancer patients.
Untreated depression bad for business
From absenteeism to “presenteeism,” depression could be costing South African business more than it thinks, according to a study released today.
Staff shortages fuelling prison violence
A shift in Johannesburg’s “Sun City” prison may stack just two warders against up to 1,400 inmates, according to a new report that argues staff shortages are fuelling prison violence.
Former Gauteng MEC for Health implicated in “massive corruption”
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) wants to attach the luxury home of ANC Chief Whip in the Gauteng Legislature Brian Hlongwa on the grounds that the property is “the proceeds of unlawful activities.”
