Crucial cardiac facility remains closed after health department’s 17-month bungle: It has been 17 months since the cardiac catheterisation laboratory (cath lab) at the Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital broke down, leading to the collapse of groundbreaking programmes to help ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Stolen cell phones taken in an armed robbery, recovered within hours: Port Elizabeth: KING WILLIAM’S TOWN - The zest and excellent synergy between members of the South African … [Read more...] about Crucial cardiac facility remains closed after health department’s 17-month bungle – Port Elizabeth in the News
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National Health Bill could be law by August 2020 – Port Elizabeth in the News
National Health Bill could be law by August 2020: Dhlomo was speaking on the sidelines of the public hearings on the NHI Bill in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Forging ahead The Eastern Cape leg of the public hearings will be the last for 2019. The ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Eastern Cape breaks drought records — with no end in sight: Garth Sampson from the Weather Office in Port Elizabeth said the rainfall between September and November was a new record low, and coupled with … [Read more...] about National Health Bill could be law by August 2020 – Port Elizabeth in the News
Connecting People to Therapists and Mental Health Services – MyPR.co.za
Connecting People to Therapists and Mental Health Services: Cape Town, October, 2019 – In a bid to improve access to mental health services throughout South Africa (and beyond), TherapyRoute.com has announced opening its online – free to list – mental health service directory to all qualified mental professionals and service providers including non-profits, community clinics, and private practices. TherapyRoute believes that opening their platform, to both private and … [Read more...] about Connecting People to Therapists and Mental Health Services – MyPR.co.za
Health, Sanitation and Sexual Awareness Campaign for Dutyini Learners Approaching Puberty – MyPR.co.za
Health, Sanitation and Sexual Awareness Campaign for Dutyini Learners Approaching Puberty: On 12 of September 2019, the Adopt-a-School Foundation, an entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation in partnership with Afrocentric Group an investment holding company will be hosting the Health, Sanitation and Sexual Awareness Campaign at Dutyini Junior Secondary School, located in the Eastern Cape. The awareness campaign is targeting Grade five to seven learners to ensure they are equipped with useful … [Read more...] about Health, Sanitation and Sexual Awareness Campaign for Dutyini Learners Approaching Puberty – MyPR.co.za
Mthatha News: EC health vehicle hijacked with corps inside
EC health vehicle hijacked with corps inside: An Eastern Cape department of health vehicle, transporting a female corpse, was hijacked near Mthatha on Monday. Provincial health department spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo says an unknown number of ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Department of health car and corpse hijacked near Mthatha: Kambi Village, Eastern Cape - An Eastern Cape department of health Ford Ranger carrying a corpse was hijacked near Mthatha on Monday. According to Sizwe Kupelo, … [Read more...] about Mthatha News: EC health vehicle hijacked with corps inside
Mthatha News: Eastern Cape MEC summons hospital bosses in bid to improve health care
Eastern Cape MEC summons hospital bosses in bid to improve health care: The MEC has made several unannounced hospital visits in Maclear, Mthatha and East London to gauge how hospitals are being managed and whether patients are fairly and professionally treated, said ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. SEVEN INITIATES DIE AT ILLEGAL SCHOOLS: Two of the dead are from Mhlonhlo, another two from Flagstaff and one each from Mbizana, Ngqeleni and Mthatha. Of the seven initiates, one lost his life … [Read more...] about Mthatha News: Eastern Cape MEC summons hospital bosses in bid to improve health care
Mthatha News: Eastern Cape MEC summons hospital bosses in bid to improve health care
Eastern Cape MEC summons hospital bosses in bid to improve health care: The MEC has made several unannounced hospital visits in Maclear, Mthatha and East London to gauge how hospitals are being managed and whether patients are fairly and professionally treated, said ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. SEVEN INITIATES DIE AT ILLEGAL SCHOOLS: Two of the dead are from Mhlonhlo, another two from Flagstaff and one each from Mbizana, Ngqeleni and Mthatha. Of the seven initiates, one lost his life … [Read more...] about Mthatha News: Eastern Cape MEC summons hospital bosses in bid to improve health care
Makhanda News: Water crisis in Makhanda a microcosm of SA’s looming health catastrophe – expert
Water crisis in Makhanda a microcosm of SA's looming health catastrophe - expert: Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), in the Eastern Cape's Makana municipality, is in the grips of the worst water crisis in its history. Erratic water supply, failing sewage infrastructure, the toxicity ... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. Makhanda declared a disaster area: MAKHANDA - Makhanda has declared a local state of disaster. The Eastern Cape town, formerly known as Grahamstown, is struggling to deal with a … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: Water crisis in Makhanda a microcosm of SA’s looming health catastrophe – expert
Making it Easy to Find Therapists and Nearby Mental Health Services – MyPR.co.za
Making it Easy to Find Therapists and Nearby Mental Health Services: TherapyRoute.com improves access to mental health services and invites providers to list their services. Photo: Shutterstcock Cape Town, March, 14, 2019: There are many barriers to mental health services throughout the world. Stigma (awkwardness at approaching doctors), limited public awareness, lack of resources, prohibitive costs, and challenges around finding the right service, and even phone number, are real. The internet … [Read more...] about Making it Easy to Find Therapists and Nearby Mental Health Services – MyPR.co.za
Grahamstown News: South Africa is failing the rights of children to education and health
South Africa is failing the rights of children to education and health: On 10 December 2018, the Grahamstown High Court gave an order dismissing an urgent application by the Centre for Child Law that 37 children should be admitted to a public school pending final determin... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Odeon Cinema Building at Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: Odeon Cinema Building at Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa Odeon Cinema Building … [Read more...] about Grahamstown News: South Africa is failing the rights of children to education and health
Grahamstown News: South Africa is failing the rights of children to education and health
South Africa is failing the rights of children to education and health: On 10 December 2018, the Grahamstown High Court gave an order dismissing an urgent application by the Centre for Child Law that 37 children should be admitted to a public school pending final ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Tshwane suburbs asked to curb water use as leak is fixed: The Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, which includes drought-stricken Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), was … [Read more...] about Grahamstown News: South Africa is failing the rights of children to education and health
Mental Health First: Preparing for the Holidays – MyPR.co.za
Mental Health First: Preparing for the Holidays: While many experiences the year ending as a time filled with exciting thoughts of the upcoming holidays’ others have an entirely different experience. For some, it’s filled with the dread of being exposed to the hole left by the absence of work while others are confronted with memories of lost loved one and better years. There are many things which can taint our experience of the holidays. Fortunately, all of them can be worked through or … [Read more...] about Mental Health First: Preparing for the Holidays – MyPR.co.za
Grahamstown News: Health to pay R275k for Frere negligence
Health to pay R275k for Frere negligence: The Grahamstown High Court has ordered the Eastern Cape health department to pay out R275,000 in damages to a woman after the negligence of medical and nursing staff at Frere Hospital resulted in the ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Lengthy sentence welcomed by the Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner: On the 19th December, the victim sadly did not recover and passed away. Today in the Grahamstown High Court, Judge Clive Plasket handed down the … [Read more...] about Grahamstown News: Health to pay R275k for Frere negligence
Free health screening in Somerset East – MyPR.co.za
Free health screening in Somerset East: During the lead-up to the annual Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer, the Eastern Cape Department of Health will host a free health screening at the Somerset Spar in Nojoli Street on Friday, October 5 from eleven in the morning till two in the afternoon. The screening forms part of a province-wide awareness campaign that includes free health screenings in various malls in the major centres in the run-up to the event. The health screenings include tests for … [Read more...] about Free health screening in Somerset East – MyPR.co.za
‘Town and Gown’ collaboration boosts Bay township health
‘Town and Gown’ collaboration boosts Bay township health: An award-winning psychology centre in one of Nelson Mandela Bay’s most impoverished townships is making a dramatic difference to hundreds of lives – and highlighting the critical importance of a multidisciplinary approach to health care in South Africa. Source: News Latest News. … [Read more...] about ‘Town and Gown’ collaboration boosts Bay township health
