Alex mom with elephantiasis pleads for help
An Alexandra woman, who survives on social grants and is constant pain after contracting elephantiasis in her left leg, is too poor to get the treatment she needs for her condition.
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Human rights celebrated in Mpumalanga
MPUMALANGA – Human Rights Day was commemorated at the Mkhondo Rugby Stadium in Piet Retief on Tuesday, with many gifts being handed out including the title deeds to 759 RDP houses.
Emergency services crisis in Diepsloot
The community of Diepsloot – a densely populated township in northern Johannesburg – is battling against a shortage of clinics and ambulances that serve the area.
New modern toilets for a dilapidated school
The future looks bright for the dilapidated Hlalelani Primary School in Limpopo’s Watervaal area after 28 brand new toilets were built for the learners.
Broken ceilings & doors at a Joburg hospital
Staff at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital are extremely concerned by the poor condition of some parts of the facility – believing lives are in jeopardy.
US Gag Rule to cause more abortion-related deaths
The US Gag Rule, reintroduced in January, is likely to mean that many more women in the most vulnerable parts of the world, will continue to die from unsafe abortions.
Help for man with lipoma growth
Jacob Skhosana – a 75-year-old man with a large, debilitating growth behind his ear – is a happy man after it was removed.
HPCSA urges residents to report misconduct
Patients who are badly treated at Limpopo hospitals are failing to report negligence or misconduct, prompting the Health Professions Council of South Africa to launch an awareness campaign to inform people of their rights, Mogale Mojela writes.
No closure 3 years after father’s death
A Johannesburg woman is struggling to find closure three years after her father died a a Tembisa Hospital following an attack.
Disabled mom’s 4-year wait for child grant
A disabled mother in rural Limpopo has repeatedly applied for a child grant for her now four-year-old son, with no success.
Rainy weather brings outbreak of flies to Limpopo
While heavy rains in Limpopo, particularly in the Vhembe area, may have brought relief in the form of higher dam levels, residents of the are now concerned by an outbreak of house flies.
One small step closer for breast cancer drug
Roche continues to block access to its breast cancer drug, Herceptin, say activists, while women around the world suffer.
Limpopo medical practitioners fight to be paid
While more than 10 Limpopo doctors have not been paid their salaries and another 30 received only part of their earnings at the end of January, the Limpopo Department of Health has promised that the problem is being addressed and that everyone will receive their full salaries writes Mogale Mojela.
Link found between drinking & sexual behaviour
The easy availability of alcohol relates directly to sexual behaviour.
The inequality gap and its impact on health
Social injustice is the biggest threat to global health and a radical change in society is needed if we really want people to live long, healthy lives.