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Inside Dr George Mahembe’s fight for healthcare in rural Eastern Cape

At Wilo Clinic in Jojweni Administrative Area near Mqanduli, a rural part of the OR Tambo District in the Eastern Cape, a woman arrived in […]

RURAL HEALTH CHAMPIONS

Ordinary people in rural areas do extraordinary things

Budget 2025: focus on health

Umhlobo Wenene FM- Health Funding

Budget’s provincial health focus is helpful, but must come with improved oversight to ensure efficiencies

The employment of more than 800 post-community service doctors over the next three years is an important move by the government to ensure that critical […]

Collaborative action is needed to support teenage mothers in vulnerable communities

For young mothers to finish their high school education, further themselves and be able to provide for themselves and their babies, they need support that […]

New health appointments will help, but must be distributed to rural areas

The National Department of Health’s plans to hire an additional 1600 healthcare workers must be commended as a necessary step to ensure accessible healthcare becomes […]

The Key to Better Healthcare? Strengthening Service Capacity in Rural Areas

By: Palesa Chidi Access to healthcare in under resourced areas is a major challenge, often due to limited service capacity. But what does service capacity […]