In light of the fact that more than 9 000 cases of teenage pregnancy were realised in the province during the past year, has given enough reason to seek legal means to bring perpetrators to account for these outrageous statistics which have not only brought about shame on the province,…
MBOMBELA- Rob Ferreira Hospital has achieved a significant surgical milestone. This is after surgeons successfully removed a Wilms’ tumour on a child with thrombus extending from the left renal vein into the IVC, followed by IVC venotomy. The child had a kidney cancer called Wilms which was operated and removed.…
ALKMAAR – With the festive season upon us, patients are advised by the provincial Department Of Health to collect medication earlier. The above was stated by MEC for Health, Sasekani Manzini during the launch of the 2025 Festive Season Contigency Plan on Tuesday morning on the N4. This was to…
KABOKWENI – Students at the Mpumalanga College of Nursing in Kabokweni, Mbombela, have shut down college operations yesterday, May 7, to protest several challenges they have been facing. This follows the Students Representative Council’s (SRC) failed attempts to address the issues with management internally. Despite their efforts, their concerns were…
MBOMBELA – The Mpumalanga MEC for Health, Sasekani Manzini, reported a remarkable decline in malaria cases in the province during the World Malaria Day commemoration. The event, which is annually celebrated on April 25, took place at the Nutting House on May 2, bringing together distinguished guests, including traditional leaders…
TONGA – Emotions ran high as Lydia Makhoba’s family sat outside Tonga Hospital a few hours after she died. Makhoba, who passed away on Thursday at around 04:00 is the patient whose video of her lying on the floor in a ward undressed went viral this week. She was allegedly…
TONGA – “We rely on healthcare workers to take care of loved ones, but what happens when they are the very same people who mistreat our mothers in hospitals?” The above was uttered by Lola Funzama, whose mother, Lydia Makhoba was allegedly assaulted and manhandled by a nurse at Tonga…
MBOMBELA – Following the protest by several unemployed medical doctors in Mpumalanga, the provincial government has initiated a recruitment drive to employ approximately 35 medical doctors. The recruitment process was discussed in a meeting on Tuesday, February 4, at the government headquarters attended by Health MEC, Sasekani Manzini, Premier Mandla…
MIDDELBURG- The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Mpumalanga Beta Implementation system was officially launched on Thursday. This is to ensure that patients’ records are kept safe and easy to retrieve. According to the Department of Health, this will improve healthcare management and provide real time access to patients information across facilities,…
MBOMBELA- One of the pipes at Rob Ferreira Hospital caught fire on Tuesday afternoon. The Department of Health says reports reveal that the fire was caused by a cigarette butt thrown by a patient who was smoking. Unfortunately it fell on the wrong place and it started a small fire.…