Tshwane community ponders 24-hour clinic
Soshanguve residents outside Pretoria are demanding a local clinic expand its services and operate 24 hours a day to meet the community’s need.
Mishack Mahlangu
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Nowhere to go but relapse?
Gauteng’s lack of halfway houses and after rehabilitation care could be setting some former drug addicts up to fail, according to social worker Goddard Ngobeni who works in Winterveld outside of Pretoria.
Student strike halts community services
A five-week long student strike at The University of Limpopo’s Medunsa campus in Ga-Rankuwa recently left patients in the community without care.
Hundreds of patient files found in public toilet
Hundreds of patient files full of sensitive personal information were recently discovered in the men’s toilet of one of Tshwane’s clinics.
Shoshanguve opens new private hospital
Shoshanguve recently opened its new, 100-bed hospital just one year after construction on the facility started.
A day in the life of a clinic queue
OurHealth citizen journalists line up at Gauteng and Limpopo clinics to see just how long clinic lines can get.
Dilapidated Tshwane health office without computers
Lodging a complaint with the Tshwane Department of Health’s regional office in Mabopane is nearly impossible as it lacks working computers, internet access and even door handles.
UNFPA, youth mark World Population Day
About 40 percent of South Africans are 35 years old or younger. To mark World Population Day, youth from around the country recently gathered near Pretoria to talk about what matters most to them
School health services uncover what’s ailing Tshwane kids
While Tshwane mobile school health services are uncovering poor dental hygiene among learners, nutrition seems to have improved, according to nurses.
Camp for addicts gives new sense of purpose
Thirty drug users from Mabopane, Winterveld and Garankuwa were invited to volunteer for a five-day rehabilitation camp in Heidelberg and the feedback has been encouraging.
Holiday roadblocks used to raise drug awareness
Holiday roadblocks could be vehicles for change as Tshwane paired cracking down on drivers under the influence with raising awareness about the dangers of drugs.
Pharmacy interns help out at Soshanguve
University of Limpopo (UL) pharmacy students find out what the future holds as they begin practical work at a Soshanguve Clinic.