Health

Emergency workers sit around all day because there are no ambulances

KZN’s broken ambulances: no help for people in emergencies and EMS personnel put in danger

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News | 3 July 2019

Child-headed household faces bleak future

Siyanda Nyovane is head of his household and lives in a shack. The 19-year-old has kept himself and his younger brother in school for years

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News | 2 July 2019

About 400 newly qualified nurses without jobs in Limpopo

Department of Health says there is no money to hire additional staff

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Brief | 24 June 2019

Western Cape seniors taste benefits of Ikamva Labantu clubs

Confidence returns as elderly enjoy activities, company and affirmation

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News | 14 June 2019

Health workers sit in at PE clinic following attack on nurse

Health department says it cannot deploy security guards into a room where confidential consultations take place

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News | 13 June 2019

AIDS drug shortage in Limpopo, says TAC

Global shortage of essential antiretroviral lamivudine, reports Department of Health

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News | 12 June 2019

KZN district is beating the HIV epidemic

Eshowe has reached UN targets a year ahead of schedule

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News | 12 June 2019

Protesters arrested after shutting down Pietermaritzburg clinic

They claim they were promised jobs at the facility

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Brief | 30 May 2019

Hospital reports foreign residents to Home Affairs

Health department says it’s the law, but human rights lawyer disputes this

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News | 28 May 2019

Nurses in village clinic buy medical essentials with their own money

Health workers have to draw blood without gloves

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News | 27 May 2019

Garden for psychiatric patients struggles to find funding

Lentegeur Market Garden may not make it through the year

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News | 21 May 2019

Drug epidemic overloads state social workers

They make a big difference to people’s lives but the work is tough

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Feature | 17 May 2019

Cape Town paramedics protest against work hours

Union also demands health department takes over salary payments of NGO community workers

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Brief | 3 May 2019

Grabouw gets 24-hour health service following protests

Residents express delight but still want a public hospital

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Brief | 3 May 2019