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Special mental health unit built for Western Cape’s teenage girls

The Western Cape has spent millions designing and building a specialised inpatient ward for teenage girls battling severe mental health issues, reports IOL. Lentegeur Hospital’s...

Major expansion for Umhlanga’s Gateway Private Hospital

New ICU and high-care beds as well as a seventh operating theatre at Busamed Gateway Private Hospital are indications of the growing healthcare demand...

Reusable catheters safe and shave millions from budget – UK study

Reusable catheters could not only slash hospital costs but are just as safe for patients as single-use ones and don’t increase the risk of...

Respectful maternity care can save South African lives – Lancet

A recent study led by the SA Medical Research Council and UKZN and published in The Lancet Regional Health – Africa, found that improving...

MEC orders turnaround plan after Wentworth Hospital visit

While an unannounced late night visit to Durban’s Wentworth Hospital by KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane was welcomed by the nursing union, it was...

Red Cross Children’s Hospital celebrates 70 years

The first and only stand-alone tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa dedicated entirely to child healthcare, the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape...