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Nelson Mandela Bay mother Elmarie van der Merwe Brynard is desperate for the state cath lab – closed for almost two years – to open again so her son Joshua can access the services he so desperately needs to save his life.Image: SUPPLIED
EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Heartbreak for families as life-saving cath lab still not open

A mother who suffered a breakdown as she watched her little boy turn bluer and weaker over time and an elderly man who is constantly nauseous and feels “like I am being hit on the head with a hammer”. These are just two of the many Nelson…

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Patients wait to be attended to at the Provincial Hospital in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. Image: Eugene Coetzee
LIVINGSTONE HOSPITAL

Linen shortages due to go-slow at Livingstone and Provincial hospitals hits admissions

A dispute between unions and management at Livingstone and Provincial hospitals in Port Elizabeth has now trickled down to affect patients‚ with some turned away over the past few days. A doctor at the Provincial Hospital‚ who asked not…

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