Health

Covid-19: Eastern Cape doctor describes life-and-death decisions

“There’s no doubt that this is the biggest challenge we face in the living memory of being in practice for 20 years”

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Interview | 21 July 2020

Clinic reopens after agreement between workers and health department

Facility closed on Friday because of lack of PPE

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Brief | 20 July 2020

Clinic without proper electricity and running water for ten months

Staff say they make daily trips to collect water from the nearest facility about 10km away

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News | 17 July 2020

KZN hospital shut down, patients evacuated

“Thanks for the opportunity but we will not be commenting” says provincial health department

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News | 17 July 2020

Groote Schuur doctor describes her day in a Covid-19 ward

“The reality is the beds are full and people are dying”

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News | 15 July 2020

How to access public mental health services

If you feel that you need help, reach out

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Explainer | 14 July 2020

Community health care workers protest in Khayelitsha

They are demanding to be integrated into the health department

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Brief | 8 July 2020

Old age home staff protest after patient deaths

Staff refused to work after 11 of them tested positive for Covid-19 at a home in Uitenhage

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Brief | 7 July 2020

Covid-19 headache was worse than surgery or childbirth, says Cape Town woman

Woodstock family describes life under Covid-19 quarantine

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News | 25 June 2020