Nursing unions are concerned by staff shortages, crumbling healthcare infrastructure and more, but the Limpopo Department of Health maintains that there’s no crisis in the province.
Breast cancer incidences are on the rise globally, and a Limpopo cancer survivor hopes to destigmatise the diagnosis and treatment process through educational videos on Youtube.
Cervical cancer claimed Nkhanyeleni Vele’s life this past weekend, but with a higher number of cancer specialists on duty, her death could have been avoided.
Limpopo residents raise burning issues as the National Health Insurance public hearings kick off in the province.
Many believe only women can be diagnosed with this condition, but this is a grave misconception.Â
Some residents in a small Limpopo town say they have never seen any water coming out of their taps, despite having two boreholes.
Thohoyandou residents say they are fed up with the lack of urgency the Vhembe District Municipality shows in repairing burst sewerage pipes.
Patients with mental health issues in Limpopo have been abandoned by their families at a facility. It is one example of the challenges associated with stigma.
The shortage of vaccines given to babies when they turn 9- and 18-months-old within the Vhembe district in Limpopo has left mothers anxious about the health of their babies.
Other than seeing their children in pain and tears, parents caring for children who have cancer go through financial and psychological problems. They also adjust their lives to spend more time in hospitals.
Lack of employment opportunities for people who are disabled is a growing challenge in rural Vhembe, Limpopo.
Children’s oral health in Limpopo’s rural areas is no longer neglected through the work of one Louis Trichardt dentist.
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