Operation Smile returns to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha to offer free, life-changing cleft lip and palate surgeries for children and adults across the Eastern Cape.
Health authorities in the Eastern Cape have confirmed two new cases of mpox in Ndlambe and Makhanda, bringing the total to 26 as officials urge the public to avoid stigmatisation and ramp up contact tracing.
South Africa has recorded four new laboratory-confirmed mpox cases, bringing the national total to 26 since January 1, the department of health said on Sunday. The cases include 18 in the Western Cape, three in Gauteng, two each in the…
Public health facilities across the Eastern Cape have commenced the rollout of Lenacapavir, an injectable PrEP that delivers up to six months of HIV protection and cuts contraction risk by up to 99%.
Tuffy's award-winning 'Tough enough to care' initiative turns collected plastic bottle tops into recycled refuse bags, funding cleft surgeries and wheelchairs through Operation Smile and the Sweethearts Foundation.
A multimillion-rand medical negligence payout at Mthatha General Hospital highlights the painful balance between compensating victims and protecting South Africa's strained public healthcare system.
The Eastern Cape health department is seeking to negotiate payment terms after the Bhisho High Court ordered it to pay over R15m to a child left disabled during birth at Mthatha General Hospital.
