Many ECape clinics still short on drugs
LUSIKISIKI. - OurHealth spoke to patients and staff at various clinics in the OR Tambo district to hear about people's personal experiences with the health services here.
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Free State community unhappy with service at mobile clinic
BETHLEHEM. ' Poor, marginalised communities in the rural area near this Free State town have been unhappy with the health services they have been receiving from a mobile unit from the Bethlehem Clinic. Patients' complaints range from unreliability of the service to reduced amount of medication being dispensed.
Child hospitalised after taking rat poison
SOSHANGUVE. - A little Tshwane boy had to be rushed to hospital after accidentally taking rat poison.
Floods bring relief for community without water
VHEMBE. - While many people here are still trying to recover from the damage caused by the recent floods, the community of Josefa, next to the Kruger National Park's Punda Maria gate, is pleased with the steady supply of water it has brought.
Foiled heist results in shootout at clinic
SOSHANGUVE. ' An attempted cash-in-transit heist ended in a shootout between security and robbers at a clinic in Block TT here. One robber was killed and a patient and nurse was injured in the commotion.
E Cape demands better health services
BISHO. ' Members of the Ubuntu Bethu last week marched to the offices of the Eastern Cape Health MEC to demand better health services in the province.
Soshanguve community unhappy with clinic services
SOSHANGUVE. - It's early on a Wednesday morning and children are crying because of the heat while waiting in line at the JJ Clinic in the Tshwane health district. The clinic often sees more than 150 patients a day who comes to consult on various health problems.
Nyaope: an addict’s story
TSHWANE. - Daniel Vilakazi is a 19-year-old from Soshanguve where he lives in Block TT with his parents. He is also a recovering drug addict who was until recently a regular user of a concoction called nyaope.
Govt departments without electricity
LUSIKISIKI. ' Five governmental departments in this Eastern Cape village have been without electricity for weeks. The district offices for the Departments of Education, Health, Social Development, Traffic and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have been unable to provide services to communities here because their electricity was cut.
Limpopo pre-schooler bitten by snake
VHEMBE. ' Requests to the Department of Education to upgrade facilities at the Mafukani pre-school have fallen on deaf ears, and have eventually resulted in a four-year-old nearly losing her life after being bitten by a snake in the sub-standard toilet facilities at the school.
Limpopo teen troubled after abortion
VHEMBE. ' A 19-year-old girl from Gumela village in Limpopo thought she was solving her problems by going for an abortion, but was actually causing more problems than she thought.
Free State community shares one tap between 40 households
BETHLEHEM. ' Sanitation in the Bohlokong area in the Free State is so poor that it has started affecting the health of children in the Baipeing community in Bethlehem.
Organisation fights for women’s rights
MGUNGUNDLOVU. - Challenge for Women is an organisation that empowers girls and women in their daily struggle against abuse.
‘Long live those living with HIV’
LUSIKISIKI. - Nkosiphendule Ngwendu, or Di, as people call him, lives in Mevana Administration Area in Lusikisiki. He is 32 years old and living with HIV.
Vhembe clinic thankful for volunteers
VHEMBE. ' A group of women from this community volunteers their time and services at the local Matavhela Clinic without expecting anything in return.