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An ambulance collided with a Quantum just before Ultra City Mthatha on Saturday morning.Image: SUPPLIED

Driver injured as ambulance collides with Quantum

An ambulance collided with a Quantum just before Ultra City Mthatha on Saturday morning. The ambulance was driving from Mbekweni Health centre, heading to Mthatha with a patient on board. A Toyota Quantum made a u-turn, striking the…

A paramedic was seriously injured while treating a patient at an accident scene when a motorist ploughed into the ambulance.Image: Supplied

Durban paramedic seriously injured at accident scene as motorist ploughs into ambulance

A Durban paramedic, who was treating a patient at the scene of an accident, suffered severe injuries when another motorist lost control and crashed into the ambulance he was working in. Rescue Care said in a statement that the incident…

Off-road scooters not part of emergency fleet

“The Eastern Cape Health Department has noted with regret the misperception that has been created on social media platforms following the launch of mobile clinics and scooters. Contrary to malicious reports that the Department has…

Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba Image: MICHAEL PINYANA

Stop attacking EMS crews, warns Eastern Cape health MEC

The continued attacks on Emergency Medical Services crews in the Eastern Cape will end up disadvantaging people who desperately need medical attention as no-one will want to go to hotspot areas, health MEC Sindiswa Gomba warned on Friday.…

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LAUNCH OF 100 EMS SCOOTERS IN THE EASTERN CAPE

Remarks by the Hon. Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba at the 100 EMS Scooters launch on 12 June 2020. Unedited. Protocol observed “We are fighting the spread of COVID-19 and most of our energy is focused on that. But that does not mean we have…