Healthcare
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Walter Sisulu University medical school officially launched in Lusikisiki
The Walter Sisulu University Rural Clinical School officially launched at St Elizabeth Regional Hospital in Lusikisiki on February 4, addressing healthcare shortages in rural Eastern Cape communities. Health MEC Ntandokazi…
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EC opens first public IVF clinic to serve rural communities
MTHATHA – THE MEC for the Department of Health, Ntandokazi Capa, officially opened an In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Clinic at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha, positioning the institution as…
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Student wins R120,000 for affordable prosthetic foot design
It is estimated that there are more than 300,000 amputees in South Africa, with many from lower-income households unable to afford quality, if any, prosthetic legs, which can cost upwards…
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MSF helps fight chronic health conditions in rural areas
BUTTERWORTH – TO commemorate World Diabetes Day on 14 November, Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières – MSF) Southern Africa showcased some of its successes and the life-changing impact of…
