The Mpumalanga province graduation ceremony for NIMART nurses
More than 800 nurses have graduated in Mpumalanga this month, of which 225 graduated as NIMART (Nurses Initiated and Managed Antiretroviral Therapy) nurses.
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Mpumalanga tackles circumision
The South African Nursing Council (SANC) has finally given the Mpumalanga Department of Health permission to allow professional nurses to perform Medical Male Circumcision under the supervision of a medical doctor.
Mpumalanga targets Medical Male Circumcision
Mpumalanga provincial department of aims to circumcise 500 000 males for the financial year 2013 For the province to reach this targets, it needs to circumcised 75 000 males per month, 18 750 per week and 3 750 daily .…
Mpumalanga district falling behind NSP targets
GERT SIBANDE. - The Gert Sibande district municipality is working hard at implementing the National Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2012-2015 that promotes zero new infections, zero HIV/AIDS related deaths and zero stigma.
Mpumalanga patients excited about fixed-dose ARVs
ERMELO. '€“ Patients on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment here are excited about the roll-out of the single-dose ARVs in April. This, they believe, will improve their quality of life through decreased side-effects and easier adherence.
Mpumalanga docs complain of lack of security despite murder
The Junior Doctors Association of South Africa (Judasa) has accused the Mpumalanga government of misleading the public about improved security at the Middelburg Hospital following the murder of a doctor on duty.
Lack of staff hampers Mpumalanga TB progress
Mpumalanga'€™s cure rate of 60% for Tuberculosis falls far below the national target of 70% and is a sign that the province'€™s TB Control Programme is failing. Many patients are defaulting on treatment and dying of TB. The province is also home to one of the six districts with the worst track-record of curing TB in South Africa. A critical staff shortage, says the provincial TB unit head, is hindering progress.
Mpumalanga healthcare critical
Friday, 5pm, Standerton Hospital, Mpumalanga province - say you're driving on the nearby N3 to Durban. Say there's an accident. You'd better pray the ambulance doesn't bring you here.