Yoliswa Sobuwa
With patients in need of urgent transport to hospitals, doctors had to resort to using their private cars to fill the gap as paramedics downed tools.
After a year-long wait marked by financial strain and limited access to stoma bags, Rinae Munuae finally got a stoma reversal surgery.
Mahlatse Mashala’s journey with neurofibromatosis sheds light on the struggles of those grappling with rare diseases.
The health ombuds’ office has been chronically understaffed since its inception in 2016.
KZN health MEC assures unemployed doctors that their concerns are being addressed at the highest government levels.
South Africa’s toxicology backlog dates as far back as 2007. With only three toxicology labs operational nationwide, the cases keep stacking up.
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TB scientists say HIV infection and poor quality sputum specimens make it difficult to diagnose TB. This in turn contributes to the rapid spread of TB and drug resistance, especially in HIV-positive patients.
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Organizations working in the field of HIV/AIDS are still hopeful that new HIV prevention methods will be found despite Carraguard’€™s disappointing results.
An expert in high-care says the desperate shortage of nurses trained in intensive care services is too complex and needs a multi-dimensional approach to address it.