In a first for the African continent and only the third time ever, Eyewitness News reports that a 6-year-old patient from George was the recipient of a cutting-edge...Weekly Roundup
Cape Town is the fittest city according to Discovery, and the people also drive better. According to a Health-e News report, for exercise levels, Johannesburg was ranked...Public Health
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies, a coalition of respiratory doctors and scientists, warns that there is mounting evidence to justify calling for a ban...Weekly Roundup
A speedy response from bystanders helped prevent yet another attack on an ambulance crew in Mfuleni in Cape Town, reports The Times. Emergency Medical Services (EMS)...Weekly Roundup
The Health and Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (Hospersa) is demanding that an emergency plan be set up to help protect its members in the Western...South Africa
An eight-year-old boy has died after the ambulance he was being transported in came under attack on the N2 highway, reports Eyewitness News. The child was picked up...Weekly Roundup
The childhood cancer survival rate has risen from 0% in 1950 to almost 80% today, but in developing countries the statistics are reversed, with almost 80% of children...South Africa
Construction of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital has been completed, with its official opening set for December.
Polity reports that Nelson Mandela...
