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Cultural reasons hamper skin donation drive

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South Africa has a dire shortage of skin to treat burn victims and the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Centre for Tissue Engineering and the Organ Donor Foundation have issued an urgent plea for more people to become skin and organ donors.

Ramatamo
October 23, 2018

Life beyond scars for taxi fire survivor

Our Health

Every year thousands of South Africans sustain burn injuries from fire, steam, boiling water and chemicals. Many victims are left dejected and feel they have no hope of living a normal life.

Zizo Zikali
August 29, 2018

Toddler suffers burns at crèche

Health, Our Health

An open fire and hot water spelled disaster for a toddler, who sustained burn wounds to both hands, at a daycare centre in Limpopo.

suprisenemalale
August 5, 2015

SA performs world’s first cost-effective skin transplant

Health, News

Burns survivors have new hope after a Stellenbosch doctor performed the first successful skin culture transplant using skin “grown” with a novel technique that cost a fraction of the price of other skin culturing procedures.

wilmastassen
May 28, 2015

Risk of burns increases with cold weather

Health, Our Health

As winter drags on, Klerkdorp’s Tshepong Hospital continues to receive burn victims and is urging people, especially those in informal settlements and parents, to be cautious keeping warm this season.

jobamatsheng
July 16, 2014

Cultural reasons hamper skin donation drive

Life beyond scars for taxi fire survivor

Toddler suffers burns at crèche

SA performs world’s first cost-effective skin transplant

Risk of burns increases with cold weather

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