Healthcare
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WSU Launches Indigenous Health Research Institute in Mthatha
Walter Sisulu University has launched the Indigenous Health Systems Research Institute in Mthatha to advance Afrocentric healthcare research.
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Patients ‘forced to sweep clinic’ amid staffing crisis
Patients at Ngcizele Clinic in Centane say they are forced to sweep waiting areas and endure long waits as staff shortages leave only one nurse on duty.
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Eastern Cape trains its first chemical pathology specialist
Dr Phathiswa Sifuba-Makapela becomes Eastern Cape’s first locally trained chemical pathology specialist, improving rural lab turnaround times.
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Beloved doctor retires after 18 years
After 18 years of dedicated service as a family physician at Mthatha General Hospital, Dr Ramprakash Kaswa, a pillar of the community, has retired.
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Eastern Cape Health Department invests R416 million in new oncology unit
Eastern Cape invests R416m in new Oncology Unit at Nelson Mandela Academic Central Hospital, saving cancer patients up to 800km of travel.
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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…
