health
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KYK: Gordonsbaai ma-en-dogter ‘niervriende’ inspireer met oorlewingsverhaal
Gordonsbaaise ma Dominique Liebenberg het twee jaar gelede ‘n nier aan haar 18-jarige dogter Makayla geskenk en hulle deel nou hul inspirerende verhaal tydens Nasionale Orgaan- en Weefselskenking-bewusmakingsmaand om ander…
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Restoring dignity: Kenya slum exchange offers water for plastic
NAIROBI, Kenya – Using a crutch to bear her weight, 85-year-old Molly Aluoch trudges from her mud-walled room on the outskirts of a sprawling Nairobi slum, shouldering a sack of…
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Preventing injuries: Expert tips for South Africa’s growing padel community
Padel’s rising popularity in South Africa increases injury risks, demanding proper warm-ups, training, and suitable footwear for safety.
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Northern Cape hospitals face ‘corrective actions’ after Ombudsman’s shocking report
Following a shocking report, Northern Cape Health MEC Maruping Lekwene pledged to address failures in healthcare, focusing on accountability, infrastructure repairs, and staff retraining.
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St Elizabeth Hospital opens lifesaving haemodialysis unit
Patients suffering from chronic renal failure will now breathe a sigh of relief after the Eastern Cape Department of Health launched a much-needed haemodialysis unit at St Elizabeth Hospital in…
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Research: Walking 7 000 steps a day a huge boost to health
People who walk 7 000 steps a day have a dramatically lower risk of a broad range of serious health problems, the largest review of the evidence yet said Thursday.…
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Province rethinks HIV/ TB strategy after funding blow
After a funding lifeline was abruptly withdrawn earlier this year, the Western Cape is rethinking its response to two of its most pressing public health challenges, HIV and tuberculosis (TB).…
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