In the second part of our Hungry For Change series, Health-e News shares the story of a Limpopo widower who has to feed himself, his three adult children and his two young grandchildren with R50 a day. When food runs out, he advices…
A young Limpopo mother says doctors removed her womb during childbirth surgery without her knowledge or consent, leaving her in pain and struggling to come to terms with what happened. Dimakatso Madimabe* (20) says she was eight months pregnant when…
Nompilo Maleka is no ordinary granny. The 115-year-old great-grandmother from Driekop outside Burgersfort in Limpopo still wakes up early in the morning, makes her bed, washes dishes and cooks. A copy of her green ID book, seen by Health-e news,…
Health workers dismissed her pain as false labour, and one allegedly insulted her and forced her to walk unaided. Magabe gave birth in the hospital passage.
The nurse who was on duty refused to treat the child, apparently because they didn't have a patient file.
The old building has been standing empty and unused for 20 years and is rundown. The doors, windows and ceiling on the building are all broken
The Department of Health has been criticised for not appointing more nurses, administration clerks, or a clinic manager to ease the workload and improve patient care.
Be in the know with our free weekly newsletter. We deliver a round-up of our top stories and insightful reads from across the web.