East Rand hospital allegedly discharges woman with fistula
Vuyolwethu Noteyi, 21, claims Vosloorus’ Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital discharged her with a fistula and that doctors refused to fix it for months until Health-e News intervened.
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