HEALTH

CHWs at Boekenhouthoek Clinic Told to Stay Home While Patients Suffer
Boekenohouthoek Clinic is in the kwaNdebele region (in Mpumalanga province), which is a rural area

Experiences of CHWs in Kwamhlanga CHC in Mpumalanga
Community Healthcare Workers at Kwamhlanga Community Healthcare Centre (CHC) in Mpumalanga are worried about the

Vosloorus Ext 28 Clinic Report
The Ext 28 Clinic in Vosloorus South (on the Eastrand of Gauteng) is a small

Pregnancy Awareness Week in Ekurhuleni
Many people regard pregnancy as one of the hardest times due to the many different…

Gauteng Health Department Only Want Statistics
Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) work so hard to provide services to the community…

Voslooorus Hostel Residents Welcome CHWs and Want More Info about COVID-19 Vaccines
On 26 July 2021, Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) from Eden Park and Palm Ridge (township…

Patient Forced to Give Birth Outside Clinic in Orange Farm
Patients at Orange Farm Extension 7A Clinic, in Orange Farm (south of Johannesburg), usually…

Vaccination Experiences at Vaccine Site in Orange Farm
When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the COVID-19 vaccine would start being rolled out in…

Gauteng Health Department Faces Huge Challenge of Shortages in Clinics
“Gauteng is facing a huge challenge. All we hear about is bed shortages in hospitals,…

Clinic in Wattville Needs Major Improvements to Service Community Properly
Most of the community of Wattville in Benoni (east of Johannesburg) only have access…

Health Campaigns Lacking in Braam Fischerville Community
In the community of Braam Fischerville (in Soweto, about 25kms south west of Johannesburg), there are…

Deadly Third Wave Pushes Khanya College Move Back to ‘Lockdown Level 5’
In the past few weeks, the rate of Covid-19 infections in South Africa, but particularly in Gauteng…