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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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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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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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…
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Healthcare infrastructure boosted across NMB
The Eastern Cape Health Department is investing millions in hospital upgrades and clinic security across Nelson Mandela Bay to improve care and safety.
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Livingstone Hospital security guards robbed at gunpoint
Three security guards at Livingstone Hospital were robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of Sunday, March 16. According to SAPS Captain Andre Beetge, three masked suspects stole the guards’…
