Every May, the world marks International Nurses Day. We take a look at how the Free State and...
Author - Kedibonye Polao
‘Unbearable’ Northern Cape clinic gets cleaner after almost a...
One Northern Cape clinic recently spent months without a cleaner, forcing nurses to trade their...
Cancer an unknown killer in rural South Africa
For many women in rural areas, cancer remains a killer and some say they knew too little to see the...
Nurses forced to clean clinic after hours
Clean enough to eat off the floors is how some people would expect a clinic to be, but in one...
Home HIV testing gets the green light
Pharmacists can sell take-home HIV testing kits, according to Pharmacy Council of South Africa...
Antiretroviral theft hits Northern Cape clinic
Thieves recently broke into a Douglas clinic, making off with stocks of antiretrovirals (ARVs) and...
People living with mental disorders uncounted, at risk
In some corners of South Africa, those living with mental disorders are still tied to trees and...
Raw sewage plagues Douglas man
April Eiland claims his home in Douglas outside of Kuruman is plagued almost daily by horrid smells...
Douglas clinic gets new nurses following shortage
Douglas patients in the Northern Cape have welcomed two new nurses for the town’s Breipaal Clinic...
Church leaders asked to preach health from the pulpit
Community health care workers and religious leaders in Douglas, Northern Cape have joined hands to...
Nurses making a difference: Breipaal Clinic
Returning to her life purpose later in life has turned into a blessing, not only for Nurse Maria...
Prison’s long shadow: Stigma haunts former convicts
The suicide of an ex-prisoner, who was allegedly stigmatised in his community because of his...
Northern Cape town celebrates World Food Day
Recently, the residents of Bongani outside the Northern Cape town of Douglas celebrated World Food...
School-based HPV vaccination campaign wraps up
As a school campaign to inoculate girls against one of the leading causes of cervical cancer wraps...
No reason to skip a dose
HIV and tuberculosis remain leading causes of death in South Africa. Now, Anova Health Institute’s...
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