Health

Strike by Emergency Medical Services ends after four days

EMS employees in Graaff-Reinet went on strike last week Tuesday

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Brief | 18 February 2020

State dental clinic lacks anaesthetics

Gugulethu Community Dental Clinic only treating 40 people a day

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News | 7 February 2020

Crucial patient information lost in Yeoville clinic robbery

Robbers made off with 11 computers each worth R22,000

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Brief | 6 February 2020

Authorities prepare South Africa for coronavirus

No cases detected in the country, but National Institute for Communicable Diseases has put systems in place

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News | 27 January 2020

No pay, no work: Eastern Cape ambulance drivers down keys

They say back-pay owed to them was promised by 6 January

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Brief | 10 January 2020

Clinic closes to most patients after burglary

Kuyasa clinic usually treats about 400 patients per day

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News | 10 January 2020

“Townships should not be a dumping site for unhealthy food”

People’s Health Movement urges government to do more to curb malnutrition and obesity in townships

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Brief | 10 December 2019

Some clinics reopen after closing for three days during security strike

Strike by Phiko Security guards in Motherwell is not over

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Brief | 21 November 2019

Asylum seeker appeals hospital decision to stop dialysis

Alem Bazabe Ereselo was deemed ineligible for a kidney transplant because of her refugee status

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Law | 19 November 2019

Man dies in agony after ambulance takes ten hours to arrive

Partner of deceased says operator told her to “learn to wait”

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News | 15 November 2019

Clinic in Uitenhage shut down by protesters

Anger over staff being unable to locate patients’ medical files

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Brief | 12 November 2019

Unemployed nurses demand vacant hospital posts be filled

Over 200 nurses marched to the KZN Department of Health in Pietermaritzburg

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Brief | 12 November 2019

75-year-old SHAWCO to cut back activity after funding cuts

But medical projects will continue

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Brief | 11 November 2019

Ethiopian woman fights for dialysis

Fundraising campaign started to help her get treatment in the private sector

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Law | 5 November 2019

People with albinism march for skin cancer awareness

Sunscreens are available at state hospitals for people with albinism

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Brief | 4 November 2019

Study shows targeted interventions can reduce gender violence

Results from a programme run in urban informal settlements in eThekwini look promising

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News | 30 October 2019