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Health system in the Eastern Cape

Labour unions march against ailing healthcare services

3rd December 2021 Joseph Chirume 0

Unions march for better working conditions and healthcare services in Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman District Municipality.

Community care workers on strike for permanent jobs

17th November 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

Community healthcare workers are on the frontline in the battle against the covid-19 pandemic, yet in the Eastern Cape are still ‘volunteers’.

Staff and community members thank coronavirus for renovation of hospital

8th September 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

The Nessie Knight hospital which was meant to receive a R3-million upgrade in 2013 is being renovated seven years later due to covid-19.

E Cape government says all is well amid Nehawu’s national action

5th September 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

Despite national protests called by the National Education Heath and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) to highlight the ailing public healthcare system, the Eastern Cape government […]

Health workers in PE use Mkhize’s visit to highlight their plight

24th July 2020 Joseph Chirume 0

During his visit to the Port Elizabeth area, Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize admitted that the health facilities in the Eastern Cape are in an appalling state.

Covid-19 exposes ailing health system in E Cape

23rd June 2020 Joseph Chirume 0

The coronavirus has exposed the ailing public health system and the inequalities between private and public healthcare.

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