Eastern Cape Health struggles to repair weather-damaged facilities
Unless the province can get conditional grants from the national government it will be impossible to fix the damaged facilities in the short term.
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Food or transport to medical care: the impossible choice many South Africans face
Millions of South Africans can't afford transport costs, which makes it difficult for them to access healthcare, even though services are provided for free.
‘Doctors left scissors inside me,’ claims EC woman after operation
Nomveliso Nqketho is seeking answers after surgical scissors were allegedly left inside her during an emergency operation.
Eastern Cape hit by TB drug shortage due to global supply issues
National health spokesperson Foster Mohale says most provinces have been affected by the stockout.
Patients lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay
When doctors are not available nurses often pick up the slack.
Stories From The Ground: Nurses at Zithulele Hospital forced to use one needle for the whole ward
Once known for its excellence, the hospital has faced significant deterioration. Basic medical supplies such as needles, gauze, and diapers have become scarce, forcing nurses to improvise in dangerous ways.
Rural hospital in shambles while department spends half a million for CEO’s hotel stay
According to staff the hospital faces severe shortages of water, equipment, linen, and food for patients.
Stories from the ground: EC nurse fears for her life as clinics come under siege from criminals
The thugs would run to the clinic which is the only healthcare facility in this area and force the nurses to take care of their gunshot wounds.
From survivor to advocate: Lubabalo Mashiqana is championing LGBTIQ+ rights in the Eastern Cape
Mashiqana's foundation addresses healthcare discrimination, and mental health stigma, while supporting local schools and empowering volunteers to advocate for change.
A man who wears many hats – and safe sex advocate is one
Phumlani Kango is a proudly gay man, PrEP activist, writer, and traditional healer.
Dying while waiting three days for an ambulance: the norm in rural Eastern Cape
In the village of kwaZangashe, residents grapple with severe delays in emergency medical services and a chronic shortage of healthcare facilities.
Eastern Cape mental health services running on empty
Mental health institutions in the Eastern Cape remain severely understaffed in a time where mental health services and beds are most needed given the current COVID-19 situation in the province.
Eastern Cape ramps up vaccinations as province fights COVID-19
The Delta variant is spreading its poison as the rest of South Africa follows Gauteng in what has been the deadliest COVID-19 wave so far. And the Eastern Cape hasn’t been spared as the government scrambles to prepare for the…
Most Eastern Cape elderly in the EC express happiness at their treatment at COVID-19 vaccination centres
Last week, from Monday, the Eastern Cape health department ramped up its vaccination drive in an effort to meet its target of vaccinating 4,5 million people.
Vaccines run out at an Eastern Cape hospital leaving senior citizens stranded in the cold
Dozens of Eastern Cape senior citizens were heartbroken on Friday after braving cold weather to go to a COVID-19 vaccination centre at Komani Frontier Hospital only to be turned away after doses ran out.