March and March deny high-risk baby health care
The family is from Ethiopia and is in the country legally as an asylum seeker. She showed her papers, as well as the baby’s clinic card and Road to Health book.
Phumzile Mkhungo
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Siphilisiwe Community Care is a lifeline for the homeless in South Beach, Durban
Volunteers at the organisation assist with preparing meals, distributing food and checking in on vulnerable individuals living on the streets.Â
Mandeni workers demand urgent upgrades to struggling Sinikithemba clinic
Sinikithemba Clinic provides essential services, such as antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Drug use outside Durban school sparks safety fears
Parents fear that this behaviour exposes learners to substance abuse and poses serious safety and health hazards.
Health teams rush to contain TB spread at Durban’s North Beach Homeless Camp
TB is one of the leading causes of death in South Africa, claiming around 56 000 lives in 2023.Â
Umlazi old age home faces power cuts and medicine shortages
The old age home reportedly does not have a visiting doctor and does not receive regular visits from a professional nurse.
Extreme heat exposes health risks for schoolchildren
Children are more vulnerable to extreme heat than adults because their bodies cannot regulate temperature as efficiently.
Anti-migrant groups force assylum seeker with HIV and TB off medicationÂ
For the past two months, he has been unable to access treatment due to blockades by the anti-migrant group, March-and-March.
Burst drainpipe leaves Durban’s Victoria Street flooding with sewage
Durban’s drainage system is a serious problem, and poses a health risk to people’s health.
Durban journalist and sick toddler face off with group demanding proof of citizenship at Addington HospitalÂ
Despite pleading with them, they would not allow us through. No hospital security or staff intervened. We were embarrassed and scared.
KZN Health investigating after woman allegedly gives birth in Addington Hospital corridor
The woman who was in an advanced stage of labour was allegedly asked to walk to the labour ward, resulting in the baby being delivered en route.
HIV patients in Durban targeted by thieves who rob them of ARVsÂ
The theft of medication, including ARVs, from patients remains a serious and ongoing problem across the Umlazi.