Organised crime behind water shortage at Manapo hospital – FS health MEC
The chronic water shortages at Manapo Hospital in Phuthaditjhaba have been linked to organised crime, according to Free State health MEC Viceroy Mahlatsi.
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Mangaung informal settlements without water and toilets
Residents in these informal settlements rely on nearby streams or distant townships for water, sometimes paying for access or resorting to illegal connections.
Fire extinguished at another Free State hospital
The fire which broke out at Phuthuloha hospital is the second fire at a Free State hospital in two in weeks.
No water and power cuts at Manapo hospital in the Free State risks patients’ livesÂ
Manapo hospital in the Free State is facing long-standing water shortages and frequent power cuts. Patients must bring their own water, and operations have been disrupted.
Free State toddler dies during tooth extractionÂ
This is the second patient death reported in the province in the last week.Â
Free State health is investigating patient death after generator runs out of diesel during power outage
A nurse tells Health-e News that stating that the official responsible for refuelling the generator was absent during the outage and has since been suspended.
No injuries reported after fire at National Hospital in Bloemfontein
The fire at National Hospital was quickly extinguished, but it left severe damage to the facility.
Free State doctor survives shooting, robbery at hospital living quarters
A doctor at Manapo Hospital in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, was shot and wounded during a robbery in the doctors' living quarters.
Patients at Free State clinics say doctors only visit once a year Â
Communities are calling for the government to prioritise primary healthcare services and ensure that doctors are available in clinics.
Free State doctor planning to leave the country ‘because of NHI’
Many fear that the NHI will lead to a mass exodus of healthcare workers.
People are urged to get the flu jab but Free State clinics have no shots  Â
The Free State is experiencing a rise in flu cases, prompting officials to urge vaccination. But some patients find it difficult to get flu vaccines at local clinics.
FS woman waits 4 years for medical negligence pay out after ‘out of court settlement’Â
Woman says despite being promised millions of rands in compensation for injuries sustained during surgery, she has yet to receive payment.
FS Health goes digital to improve services
The Free State Health Department is turning to digital innovations to streamline healthcare services and improve patient and healthcare outcomes. The province recently launched its digital health strategy with the focus on four key projects. The first project is telemedicine.…
Heat stressed Mangaung residents without water for over a week
The South African Weather Service has advised people to drink a lot of water during the heatwave that’s hit the country. But this is a big ask of people in Mangaung in Bloemfontein who have been without water for over…
No end in sight for construction at FS ‘ideal hospital’ in Kroonstad
Poor maintenance and water shortages are causing further delays in finishing the construction of the theatre unit at the Boitumelo Hospital in the Free State according to Montseng Tsiu, chairperson of the provincial legislature committee on education, health and social…