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Medical waste rots on hospital floor A dispute between a Joburg hospital and a waste removal company has apparently left dangerous bio-medical waste like rotting placentas in the basement. Full Story... |
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Bodies removed from overcrowded mortuary More than 200 corpses - some unclaimed since 2008 - have been removed from the overcrowded Gail Street Mortuary in Durban and buried. Full Story... SA clinics ready for World Cup influx Deputy Health Minister Molefi Sefularo is confident that hospitals and clinics will be able to provide comprehensive medical care to locals and foreigners during the Fifa World Cup. Full Story... Hospital stops surgeries Patients have been left languishing in frustration at the King Edward VIII hospital after six of its operating theatres were closed two weeks ago. Full Story... 'The baby was not breathing or crying' Boniswe Msomi, 23, of Shongweni, is looking forward to telling her newborn son the tale of his birth some day. Full Story... Man accused of dumping medical waste The Green Scorpions have arrested a Free State man believed to be involved in the illegal dumping of medical waste in the Welkom area. Full Story... |
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SAMHS to be on hand for 2010 2010-02-08 13:01:18 The South African Military Health Services will setup and manage a national health command and control centre for the Fifa World Cup. Full Story... Warning: toxic leather shoes sold here 2010-02-08 11:09:18 Consumers purchasing leather shoes should have a choice whether they want to buy a product that could be hazardous to their health and the environment, according to environment group groundWork. Full Story... Let Zuma 'reflect' on love child concerns 2010-02-05 16:04:57 The ANC has urged South Africans to leave President Jacob Zuma and his family alone to 'reflect' on the concerns expressed by South Africans over his love child with Sonono Khoza Full Story... Simply Slim diet pill recalled 2010-02-05 15:21:57 The Health Department say the diet pill Simply Slim has been recalled with immediate effect for safety reasons. Full Story... Evicted nursing students set to return 2010-02-05 13:27:12 Nearly 700 students who were evicted from the Western Cape College of Nursing after violent protests are set to return to the college on February 15. Full Story... Measles drive fast-tracked 2010-02-05 13:52:25 The Western Cape health department says it has fast-forwarded its immunisation and awareness campaign against polio and measles after an outbreak of the highly contagious diseases. Full Story... Rest of triplets born in mall toilet die 2010-02-05 11:33:13 The young mother who unexpectedly gave birth to triplets in a Cape Town mall is grief-stricken after all three of her baby boys died. Full Story... US puts locals in charge of Aids spending 2010-02-04 19:42:19 US and South African Aids workers say putting more decision-making in local hands can help stretch donor money, amid concerns that international giving will be limited because of the global recession. Full Story... 5 steps to good health 2010-02-04 15:56:08 Today is World Cancer Day and the theme is Better than Cure - Prevention. Lindsay Ord looks at the Cancer Association's top five ways to minimise your risk. Full Story... Family gets help with conjoined twins burial 2010-02-04 13:35:56 A Transkei undertaker will cover the cost of burying the one-month-old twin girls born joined at the chest. Full Story... Authorities defend measles 'cover-up' 2010-02-04 13:29:55 The Western Cape Health Department has been lambasted for withholding information about the measles outbreak in the province. Full Story... Mkhize sets deadline for clearing of mortuary 2010-02-03 23:03:22 KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize has given the managers at the Gale Street state mortuary a strict time frame to deal with the 180 corpses at the facility. Full Story... Joined Transkei twins die 2010-02-03 17:16:27 The girl twins born joined at the chest at Mthatha's Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital last month have died. Full Story... Triplets born in mall toilet 2010-02-03 11:40:42 A Cape Town mother who was expecting one baby in two months time got the shock of her life when she gave birth to three tiny boys at the mall where she works. Full Story... Durban mortuary too full 2010-02-02 21:09:46 Durban's Gale Street Mortuary is overcrowded and workers there have threatened to go on strike if something is not done, KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo said. Full Story... Baby Ashleigh can now 'move her fingers' 2010-02-02 16:09:08 Baby Ashleigh Louw, who was born with her heart outside her chest, is reportedly showing small signs of improvement. Full Story... 'President's escapades could scuttle Aids fight' 2010-02-02 12:58:39 Reports that President Jacob Zuma had unprotected, extramarital sex could harm the government's HIV and Aids prevention efforts and its campaign against multiple sexual partners, Lovelife has warned. Full Story... DUT staff back after Haiti relief mission 2010-02-02 14:54:44 With thoughts of utter chaos, unimaginable human suffering and death fresh in their minds, a group of Durban University of Technology lecturers were back in the classroom, rolling up their sleeves for challenges of a different kind. Full Story... Measles alert issued in Cape Town 2010-02-01 23:49:35 Cape Town health officials have urged parents to take their children for measles vaccinations after an outbreak of the viral infection in the city. Full Story... Cape measles outbreak 2010-02-01 15:03:05 Western Cape health authorities say they are on high alert after receiving reports that nearly 250 people around the province have contracted measles in the past five months. Full Story... Could you cut out alcohol for a month? 2010-02-01 15:16:41 Attention all South Africans: Dig deep, because Alcohol Free February has arrived! Full Story... Pupils vow not to have a drink in February 2010-02-01 15:38:43 A group of KwaZulu-Natal pupils have pledged not to drink during February. Now their rector and teachers have joined them and are challenging other schools and individuals across South Africa to do the same. Full Story... Amputated child reunited with twin 2010-01-30 13:28:59 All Thembisa Nikelo wants is to play with her sister Thembakazi like they used to. But the toddler, whose gangrenous legs had to be amputated following treatment for burns to her hands, can no longer keep up with her able-bodied twin. Full Story... Christian group accuses papers of censorship 2010-01-29 16:47:54 A Christian organisation has accused two Cape Town newspapers of censorship after they refused to publish anti-abortion advertisements. Full Story... 'Wine-weaning sends wrong message' 2010-01-29 15:08:36 Wine-weaning might be an unfamiliar term to many South Africans, but the concept isn't. Full Story... 'Protect kids from cancer-causing phones' 2010-01-29 13:56:50 An American scientist has urged the South African government to restrict the use of cellphones among small children as they are much more vulnerable to radiation. Full Story... Is there a Doctor in the house? 2010-01-29 07:01:38 Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Doctor Khumalo seems to have made a remarkable recovery from an illness that kept him away from court. Full Story... Speeding car holds surprise for cop 2010-01-29 08:20:29 Cape Town Ghost Squad member Denver Peregrino pulled over a speeding car and found the passenger in extreme pain and going into labour. Full Story... 'I helplessly watched her die' 2010-01-28 09:27:27 Devastated parents of a toddler, who died at the camp shelter for displaced for Zimbabweans migrants, say her death could have been prevented. Full Story... SA poll confirms joke about sex and marriage 2010-01-28 07:04:17 The survey results show that four percent of both men and women in a marriage believe they will never have sex with their partners again. Full Story... Hospital scores reprieve from health chiefs 2010-01-27 23:01:33 The Health Department has thrown Addington Hospital a lifeline by unfreezing 52 posts to boost low staff numbers which had resulted in some departments temporarily closing down. Full Story... SA 'using fewer condoms' 2010-01-27 18:34:42 Condom use among South Africans has dropped by more than 4 percent since 2006, according to a survey. Full Story... Aids ignorance in SA is down, survey says 2010-01-27 13:35:27 A new survey suggests that more South Africans are discussing HIV testing with their partners and, as a result, those couples are more likely to submit themselves for tests. Full Story... Du Noon clinic 'a health hazard' 2010-01-27 14:47:49 A City of Cape Town health and safety report has revealed that its Du Noon clinic building is structurally unsound and poses a major risk to patients and staff. Full Story... Fake healers - DA concerned 2010-01-27 13:05:55 The DA is to ask the Medicines Control Council about their plans to root out people offering bogus "miracle" cure for ailments. Full Story... Amputee's mom wants answers 2010-01-27 11:57:15 My name is Celina Kometsi, mother of Thembisa Nikelo, and I am writing to reply to your letter ... to give the facts of what happened to my daughter. Begins the response of a mother in pain. Full Story... Ill inmates get raw deal - report 2010-01-27 10:41:19 An expert report says prisoners have complained about poor health care in jails and uncaring medical staff, with some inmates washing their fellow ailing detainees. Full Story... King Edward patients at risk, doctors warn 2010-01-26 23:10:25 Repairs at King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban have led to some surgical theatres being shut down. Full Story... Brain-damaged baby's mom to sue 2010-01-26 10:49:02 A mother whose baby allegedly suffered severe brain damage during birth had to approach the court for help in obtaining her hospital records. Full Story... HIV - faithfulness goes a long way 2010-01-25 13:05:25 Most people think their faithfulness could protect them against HIV, a survey has found. Full Story... Browse the [Health] Archive |
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