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/ 22 November 2013
Sihle Batiya’s luckier than most – but the odds are stacked against kids with Down’s syndrome in the Eastern Cape.
Mentally disabled people in the rural Eastern Cape are considered worthless, even evil. When girls are sexually abused, mothers are no longer shocked.
The Eastern Cape health department claims hospital staff misled a government inspection team to create a bad impression.
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/ 23 October 2013
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s "careful control of the wage Bill" will impact negatively on health service delivery, says a health economist.
Eastern Cape royals are campaigning to use medical circumcision in traditional rituals.
Hospitals and clinics are to be demolished and rebuilt to reboot the Eastern Cape’s "broken" health system.
Experts say the vast sum spent by Sylvia Lucas on unhealthy food is indicative of a big fat problem.
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/ 6 September 2013
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has promised to get state facilities running to the highest standards.
An effective healthcare system will free up donor money for more desperate countries.
During this initiation season, we look back at what happened in 2013 when bungled initiations cost boys their penises.