BETHLEHEM. '€“ In November last year OurHealth reported on the tragic death of Boitumelo Mokoena (5) who died in the casualty ward at Phekolong District Hospital in Bethlehem after she was knocked down by a car. On that specific day only two nurses were on duty in the ward which led to slow service delivery and resulted in Boitumelo not being treated in time.

LUSIKISIKI. '€“ A 27-year-old woman was only treated for pain she has been experiencing in her feet after complaining for six months.

LUSIKISIKI. '€“ Tandeka Vinjwa-Hlongwane, one of OurHealth'€™s citizen journaliasts who often reports on the poor health services in the Eastern Cape, recently had first-hand experience of the health systems there.

VHEMBE. '€“ Young people in Matavhela village here have expressed their worry and disappointment about the closure of the Love Life site at their local clinic.

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.

THOHOYANDOU. '€“ During a recent school visit, officers from the Mutale Police Station advised learners at the Matavhela Secondary School in Mutale on how to protect themselves against rape.

VHEMBE. '€“ On Women's Day about 350 people gathered at Guyuni Clinic here to celebrate the occasion.

TSWANE. '€“ There was an urgent call to classify a concoction called Nyaope as a banned illegal substance at a two-day summit by the Department of Social Development recently held in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. Together with the ban, community leaders also lobbied to make the possession of the substance a prosecutable offence.