No progress on new Eastern Cape clinic
During a meeting on November 12 between the DoH, the local municipality, Public Works, the Treatment Action Campaign and members of the community, it was decided to erect a new structure about 500m...
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Ayanda woke up the next morning, not nowing what happened, until the video started doing the rounds on social media. She immediately went to the police and lay charges of rape, drugging and pornography...
View ArticleHeavy rain affected health services
The part worst affected was the female medical ward, particularly the ward for patients with tuberculosis (TB). “The rain leaked through the roof and it couldn’t be fixed while it was raining,” said...
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Clinics without family planning injections
A professional nurse at the Village Clinic, who asked to remain anonymous, told OurHealth: “We advise people to go to a pharmacy because Depo-Provera [a contraceptive] is out of stock. We ordered more...
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New pills bring new hope
So far about eleven people in the region were started on FDC – five of which are pregnant women and the other six newly initiated ARV patients. A 17-year-old grade 11 student at Mgezwa Secondary School...
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Heavy rain affected health services
“The rain leaked through the roof and it couldn’t be fixed while it was raining,” said a staff member, who asked to remain anonymous. The ward usually houses six patients, but was empty on the day...
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Village Clinic: TAC pressure sees minister step in
Temporary clinic Ongoing pressure and threatened litigation from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has led to the construction of a temporary clinic in Lusikisiki and confirmed plans to build a...
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Explaining ARV treatment to children is hard
The survey, done by AIDS Training Information and Counselling Centre (ATICC) based at the Walter Sisulu University in Lusikisiki, one of the reasons is because there is no bond between parents and...
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No water in town outside Lusikisiki
Communities from these locations were fetching water from the nearby fountain. Some have hired vans to fetch water from Tshandatshe water supply. Water and sanitation manager M Nomandindi said: “We...
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R30 million in medicines found wasted at illegal depot
According to the South African Press Association (SAPA), a rapid response team, dispatched to the Eastern Cape’s OR Tambo District by MEC for Health Sicelo Gqobana, discovered the drugs. The Treatment...
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Missing babies, missing booster shots
Many babies in Lusikisiki do not make it back to the clinic on time to get their measles booster shot, say nurses At Lusikisiki’s St Elizabeth Gateway Clinic about 120 kms outside Mthatha two nurses...
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Temporary clinic leaves patients soggy
Pictured in May 2013, the Village Clinic has been plagued by problems since its relocation from its previous building in December 2012. In 2012, the Eastern Cape provincial government failed to pay...
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Water shortage sparks diarrhoea cases
A recent water shortage in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape and surrounding areas is being blamed for at least four cases of diarrhoea among local children. Lusikisiki and the surrounding areas of Arthur...
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Lost patient cards compound long queues
Patients say that lost clinic cards add to already long waits at the hospital (File photo) Thembinkosi Mabena recently went to collect his antiretrovirals (ARV) at the Eastern Cape’s St. Elizabeth...
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True Life: “I’ve never seen an ambulance”
An ambulance sits at the Ngcwanguba satellite dispatch centre about 80 kms outside Mthatha Recently, the South African Human Rights Commission held a two-day hearing into the lack of emergency and...
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Heavy rain affected health services
“The rain leaked through the roof and it couldn’t be fixed while it was raining,” said a staff member, who asked to remain anonymous. The ward usually houses six patients, but was empty on the day...
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Village Clinic: TAC pressure sees minister step in
Temporary clinic Ongoing pressure and threatened litigation from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has led to the construction of a temporary clinic in Lusikisiki and confirmed plans to build a...
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Explaining ARV treatment to children is hard
The survey, done by AIDS Training Information and Counselling Centre (ATICC) based at the Walter Sisulu University in Lusikisiki, one of the reasons is because there is no bond between parents and...
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No water in town outside Lusikisiki
Communities from these locations were fetching water from the nearby fountain. Some have hired vans to fetch water from Tshandatshe water supply. Water and sanitation manager M Nomandindi said: “We...
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R30 million in medicines found wasted at illegal depot
According to the South African Press Association (SAPA), a rapid response team, dispatched to the Eastern Cape’s OR Tambo District by MEC for Health Sicelo Gqobana, discovered the drugs. The Treatment...
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