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Limpopo villagers angry over ambulance shortages
Despite the Limpopo Department of Health having unveiled many state of the art ambulances so far this year, fed-up residents of Ha-Mashau village, near Louis Trichard are still waiting for an ambulance to be delivered at their local clinic.
“Years of dental neglect have caused my teeth to fall out”
While dental services at government health facilities are free, the fact that they are limited, many poor people in rural communities are unable to make use of them or are not aware of them. It’s an issue that is receiving some attention as September is oral hygiene month.
Global plan to fight superbugs
Pneumonia, gonorrhoea and urinary tract infections that no longer respond to antibiotics are fast becoming a reality worldwide.
Community clinic closed after being vandalised
The Wrenchville community clinic, situated about 5kms outside Kuruman in the Nothern Cape, has been badly vandalised by angry community members who stoned the facility and burnt down the community hall and library.
Hospital strike spreads in Free State
A week after workers at the Monapo Hospital in Phuthaditjhaba, in Qwa Qwa in the Free State began their strike, healthworkers at other hospitals are joining the action – in a crisis that is set to bring the healthcare sector in the province to its knees.
An agonising choice: go deaf or die!
Like other Multi Drug Resistant TB patients, Linah Choene (23) faced a terrible decision: either give up her treatment and die, or continue with it and go deaf.
Free State hospital hard hit by strike action
An ongoing strike at Monapo Hospital in Qwa Qwa in the Free State is not only set to continue, but other hospitals in the area are now threatening to join the action.
KZN teenager pushes for organ donor awareness as he waits years for a heart and lung transplant.
A Durban teenager, who has been waiting for years for the transplant surgery he desperately needs to live a normal, healthy life, is pinning his hopes on organ donor awareness campaigns.
HIV counsellor arrested for stealing ARV’s from clinic
A lay counsellor working for the Department of Health at the Kanyamazane Clinic outside Nelspruit in Mpumalanga appeared in court this week on allegations of stealing medication from the clinic.
Sugar tax “pro poor” says health expert
As more parties refute industry's job losses claims, some argue the cost of inaction is much higher to society.
Mpumalanga women failing to go for cervical cancer checks
Despite ongoing campaigns to encourage regular cervical cancer checks, women in rural Mpumalanga are hesitant to comply and many believe it is not worth going for their pap smears because they never receive their results.
Set limit on antibiotic use, say experts
Global health experts want world leaders to set country-level limits on the use of antibiotics to combat a looming crisis of drug-resistant “superbugs.”
One woman’s drive to encourage home grown vegetables to save money and stay healthy
As South Africa marks Women’s Day today, one woman in Vhembe, Limpopo is making a positive difference to community by promoting the benefits of home vegetable gardens.
Search for AIDS cure to be intensified
The search for an AIDS cure will be intensified, according to the International AIDS Society (IAS), which yesterday published its cure strategies and priorities.