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Charlotte Maxeke hospital launches clinic to mark World Cancer Day
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and a leading cause of death among South African women
The renal revolutionary
From silent killer to centre stage, Dr June Fabian is spotlighting kidney disease in Africa
Why so many government patients get cervical cancer — and what to do about it
Every year thousands of women die of cervical cancer, caused by the human papillomavirus. Gynaecologic oncologist Langanani Mbodi explains to Mia Malan what can be done
Gauteng health department fails to provide bulk of care promised to cerebral palsy patient
In a precedent-setting negligence case brought by a woman on behalf of her cerebral palsy child, a judge in Gauteng allowed the department to offer services in its own facilities…
How Johannesburg water and electricity woes affect hospitals
A combination of failures by the municipal, provincial and national government left a hospital in the south of Johannesburg without water and electricity for parts of November
Torchlight tragedy: inside a Joburg emergency room during load-shedding
In July, power blackouts left Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital without a CT scanner, a piece of equipment that could have helped save a patient who suffered a…
Gauteng patients are victims of a sick system
The blame for the fire at Charlotte Maxeke hospital and the delays in refurbishing and reopening its damaged sections has been placed squarely at the feet of the provincial…
Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system
South Africa’s nurses are moving to the private sector or being recruited to high-income countries that are affected by the global shortage of healthcare professionals
TAC spends the night outside Makhura’s office in protest
Hundreds of Treatment Action Campaign members braved the Joburg cold to camp outside David Makhura’s office on Tuesday night, demanding Charlotte Maxeke Hospital reopens
Treatment Action Campaign demands Makhura fix Gauteng’s health system ‘mess’ now
The TAC wants the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, closed after a fire in April, to reopen fully as soon as possible, because other hospitals are overburdened.
Admissions soar as second wave tightens its hold
The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the…
Possible strike action looms at Charlotte Maxeke hospital
Hospital workers may down tools on Wednesday after not receiving proper compensation for working extra hours
Search dogs called in to find victims trapped under the rubble
Emergency services say three more people may still be buried in the rubble.
Private sector lags in HIV testing
Government facilities are trumping their larnier colleagues in providing HIV services.
Neonatal ward overcrowded at time of baby deaths
The neonatal ward of the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital was overcrowded when six babies died of diarrhoea, the Gauteng health minister said on Wednesday.