Free State woes continue
The antiretroviral shortages in the Free State which reached crisis proportions last year when the province ran out of the critical medication are continuing, according to the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC).
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Free State villagers battle ongoing water shortages
Villages in Qwaqwa in the Free State, hit by drought in June 2015, are continuing to struggle severe water shortages.
Free State university cancer survivor gives back
It was supposed to be a time of celebration but, for Cebile Zulu, passing matric coincided with devastating news.
Free State toddler dies during tooth extractionÂ
This is the second patient death reported in the province in the last week.Â
Free State taxi passengers ignoring Covid-19 precautions, say drivers
Despite national regulations for public transport, taxi passengers in the Free State are refusing to wear masks and sanitise their hands. The taxi association in Botshabelo is calling on passengers to adhere to regulations as Covid-19 infections continue in the province.
Free State targets primary health care
The Free State has more than doubled its expenditure on Primary Health Care (PHC) from R91 per patient in 2001 to R221.
Free State suffering continues
Drug stock-outs are continuing in the Free State with many HIV patients continuing to die while waiting to access anti-retrovirals while scores of patients who are already on treatment are defaulting as health facilities run out of drugs.
Free State shouldn’t violate patients’ rights, SAHRC warns
Some of society's most helpless people are admitted to the Free State Psychiatric Complex for care. But with the challenges the facility has, it’s unable to do that to the best of its ability.
Free State shares sober lessons about ARV rollout
At the first public forum to discuss the antiretroviral rollout, healthworkers are blunt about their problems.
Free State schools: Makgoe losing sleep over COVID-19 cases
Free State Health MEC, Tate Makgoe, has expressed his concern at the rising number of COVID-19 cases in several schools and has urged learners to exercise extreme caution as the virus continues to batter the province.
Free State saves more mothers
The Free State has slashed the deaths of women in childbirth by 43% in one year, thanks mainly to making ambulances available to take those with labour complications to hospitals.
Free State rural areas in dire need of mobile clinics
 Pregnant with her second child, 25-year-old Kea Selai hopes to raise her kids in an environment with access to health care services. Her wish, however, seems unobtainable as she and others living in Zone 1 in Thaba Nchu have…
Free State residents go thirsty as dam dries up
For thirsty Qwaqwa residents in the Free State, their next drink of water may be more likely to come on wheels instead of from the tap as reservoir water levels run low.
Free State psychiatric complex workers strike over pay and safety concerns
The ceiling is leaking, and workers are worried that it can fall. The walls are damaged, and the grass around the hospital building is overgrown.Â
Free State protest for community health workers
Bloemfontein recently came to a standstill as community health workers (CHW) and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) marched to the magistrate’s court in support of 118 health workers arrested in July last year.