Jeppe Clinic closed down for renovations
Jeppe Clinic, one of the biggest government health facilities serving the high-density community of the Johannesburg CBD, has been temporarily closed.
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More Esidimeni deaths, but none from neglect
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Water project to benefit thirsty villagers
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Nurses need debriefing & counselling – Denosa
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Transport costs lead to unnecessary death
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Grim findings after health facilities inspections
An inspection report of over 600 public health facilities makes grim reading – both because many facilities have deep-rooted problems and because the report is riddled with mistakes
Disabled mom gets son’s grant after 4 years
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Addressing gay men’s HIV risk
Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa are twice as likely as the general population to be HIV positive, mostly because their health needs are not being met by clinics.
Activists don’t endorse new government HIV & TB plan
South Africa’s guide to addressing HIV and TB for the next five years does not have the support of key activists, who are also critical about how the plan was drawn up.
New health services a hit with Alex youth
The recent introduction of a youth-friendly service at Masakhane Clinic in Alexandra township has been heralded by many young people as a move that will encourage them to access public health care more often and easily.
SANBS blood banks dry up
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) is facing a serious shortage of type O blood with just over a day and a half supply in its blood banks across the country. The blood donor organisation has appealed to citizens to make donations as a matter of urgency and become regular blood donors.
Blessers: A short cut to a short life
A production by the National Children’s Theatre brings to light the shocking normalisation and risks of the pervasive blesser-blessee phenomenon in South Africa writes Kim Harrisberg.
The hell suffered by patients at Holy Cross Hospital
Sick patients have been forced to leave their beds at the Holy Cross Hospital and head outside to a nearby stream to fetch their own water because taps in the government health facility ran dry.
A decade wait but still no psychiatric ward
It has been almost 10 years since the psychiatric ward in Tshilidzini Hospital outside of Thohoyandou in Limpopo was burnt down – and still it has not been restored or repaired.