The infant mortality rate at the Pelonomi Regional Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State, is almost three times higher than the national average – and many of these deaths could have been avoided. This is according to Mariette Pittaway, DA MPL in the Free State, who said the hospital’s maternity ward had been plagued by severe..
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High infant death rate in dysfunctional Pelonomi Regional Hospital in Bloemfontein
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Staatshospitaal in Koster, Noordwes in wanorde; skoonmaker voer pasiënte
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Die staatshospitaal in Koster, Noordwes, is vervalle, onhigiënies en net ses lyke kan in die lykshuis geberg word. Dit is volgens Cobus Snyman, DA-raadslid in die Kgetlengrivier-munisipaliteit wat die gebied bedien, die toestande wat die party op ’n onlangse besoek aan die hospitaal aangetref het. Tebogo Lekgethwane, woordvoerder van Noordwes se gesondheidsdepartement, erken die lykshuis..
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Omstrede psigiatriese hospitaal in Kimberley wat belastingbetaler R2 miljard gekos het, steeds in onbruik
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Meer as 12 jaar nadat bouwerk aan Kimberley se omstrede psigiatriese hospitaal begin het en nadat meer as R2 miljard reeds aan die projek bestee is, staan die hospitaal steeds leeg en ongebruik. Andrew Louw, die DA se provinsiale leier en premierskandidaat in die Noord-Kaap, het Woensdag op Wêreldgeestesgesondheidsdag die terrein saam met ’n DA-span..
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Staatsklinieke op Upington se krag in snikhete afgesny weens wanbetaling, medisyne moet dringend verskuif word
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Medisyne in staatsklinieke op Upington wat glo na koeler bergplekke verskuif moes word omdat hul krag in die snikhete afgesny is, mors geld en lei tot swak dienslewering. Só sê Andrew Louw, Noord-Kaapse DA-leier, wat aan Fufe Makatong, die LUR vir gesondheid, geskryf het om te versoek dat die departement sy elektrisiteitsrekeninge betyds betaal. “Die..
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Limpopo medisyne krisis – hospitale en klinieke sonder die nodige medikasie tog verklaar Cyril dat alles in SA onder beheer is
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Die vorige stelsel van medisyne verskaffing in Limpopo is vervang met ‘n nuwe stelsel wat nie werk nie, en nou kan hospitale en klinieke nie medisyne bestel nie aangesien die stelsel nie bestellings “per hand” toelaat nie. Weereens word daar nie gemeld wie die verskaffer van die nuwe stelsel is nie maar dit sal sekerlik..
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ATM pharmacy launches in Bloemfontein (Free State)
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Twin City Mall in Bloemfontein is the newest site for the innovative ATM pharmacy that gives patients with chronic illnesses repeat medication in under five minutes.
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Why is alcohol withdrawal so hard on some people, the genes may hold the answer
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Some heavy drinkers suffer intense withdrawal symptoms when they try to stop drinking – some, less so. A new Yale-led international study of individuals with alcohol dependence has identified gene variants that may help explain why “detox” from alcohol is particularly difficult for some people.
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Goedkoop generiese antiretrovirale middels wat deur die staat versprei word veroorsaak kommerwekkende newe-effekte
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Een van die generiese antiretrovirale middels (ARM’s) wat deur Sonke Pharmaceuticals namens die staat versprei word, veroorsaak kommerwekkende newe-effekte. Só sê Sello Mokhalipi, voorsitter van die Positive Action Campaign (PAC) in die Vrystaat, ná ’n besoek Donderdagoggend aan die Bloemspruit-kliniek buite Bloemfontein. Tans gebruik dié pasiënte Abacavir vir babas. Dit help nie. Inteendeel, dit veroorsaak..
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Fake doctor rapes teen mom at an Eastern Cape hospital just hours after giving birth
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A 17-year-old girl was raped at an Eastern Cape hospital just hours after giving birth‚ provincial police said on Wednesday. Captain Dineo Koena said the girl had given birth on Monday. “On Tuesday‚ a man came posing as a doctor. He asked her how she was doing following the birthing experience. She complained of heavy..
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Final year medical student has been informed that South-Africa’s the Department of Health has no placement for her, this happening in a 3rd world country continuously complaining of its lack in medical doctors
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As a final year medical student who has completed her studies with an aggregate above 70%, ….. has just been informed that the Department of Health has no placement for me, and a multitude (almost 10% of all MBChB graduates of the class of 2017) to do my obligatory internship in 2018. I am thus..
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