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Source: Supplied. Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger, cuts the ribbon for the new Villiersdorp Ambulance Station. With her is Overberg District Mayor, Ald Sakkie Franken, chairperson of the standing committee for health and wellness Memory Booysen, member Duwayne Jacobs, EMS director Craig Wylie and EMS staff.

New R8.45m Villiersdorp ambulance station enhances emergency services

13 Aug 2024

Drones optimise last-mile deliveries and healthcare access

Drones optimise last-mile deliveries and healthcare access

30 Jul 2024

Cancer rates are climbing in South Africa with Liberty paying our an increasing number of claims related to the disease. Image: Imagerymajestic

Cancer claims are on the rise, says Liberty

Phakamisa Ndzamela 24 Mar 2014

December road death toll 'highest in history'

December road death toll 'highest in history'

3 Jan 2014

Short intervention can help patients with substance, behavioral problems

Short intervention can help patients with substance, behavioral problems

Helen Dodson 10 Dec 2013

Medics make easy prey for gangsters

Medics make easy prey for gangsters

8 Jul 2013

CPR saves teenager's life

5 Jul 2013

Former President Nelson Mandela (Image: Wikimedia)

Poor state of military health service

24 Jun 2013

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Complex vascular surgery performed at Rustenberg hospital

18 Jun 2013

14 die on roads in Western Cape

14 die on roads in Western Cape

Bekezela Phakathi 9 Apr 2013

No seat belts - expect a hefty fine

No seat belts - expect a hefty fine

9 Apr 2013

If you're content, we're content

If you're content, we're content

Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

Pretoria train crash - cable theft the cause?

Pretoria train crash - cable theft the cause?

1 Feb 2013

Doctors up in arms over council's tariff guidelines

14 Aug 2012

Key factors linked to lower death rates among patients with heart attacks

Key factors linked to lower death rates among patients with heart attacks

Karen N. Peart 2 May 2012

Early administration of GIK solution lessens severity of heart attacks

Early administration of GIK solution lessens severity of heart attacks

Helen Dodson 3 Apr 2012

Traffic officials to be out in full force this Easter

Traffic officials to be out in full force this Easter

19 Mar 2012

Travelling? Make sure you have insurance

Travelling? Make sure you have insurance

Hanri Pretorius 19 Mar 2012

Festive season death toll declines

Festive season death toll declines

17 Jan 2012

Road deaths down: report

Road deaths down: report

6 Jan 2012

Crowded emergency departments deliver less effective pain relief

Crowded emergency departments deliver less effective pain relief

29 Dec 2011

Road deaths video footage makes it real

Road deaths video footage makes it real

Philani Nombembe 7 Dec 2011

Pack up your troubles in a first-aid kit

Pack up your troubles in a first-aid kit

Graham Anderson 6 Dec 2011

Arrive alive in 2012... Road safety tips for the festive season

Arrive alive in 2012... Road safety tips for the festive season

2 Dec 2011

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital opens upgraded Burns Unit

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital opens upgraded Burns Unit

15 Sep 2011

Results of medication studies in top medical journals may be misleading to readers

Enrique Rivero 26 Aug 2011

Leading cardiac treatment at Life Vincent Pallotti

Leading cardiac treatment at Life Vincent Pallotti

16 Aug 2011

NHI costs will rise to R225 billion in 15 years

NHI costs will rise to R225 billion in 15 years

12 Aug 2011

Scheme's angry response to Consumer Commission

10 Aug 2011

200 000 waiting for RAF payouts

200 000 waiting for RAF payouts

8 Aug 2011

Specialised burns treatment training Malawian medical practitioners

Specialised burns treatment training Malawian medical practitioners

5 Aug 2011

Finding a doctor is just a click away on mapadoc.co.za

Finding a doctor is just a click away on mapadoc.co.za

27 Jul 2011

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Cancer rates are climbing in South Africa with Liberty paying our an increasing number of claims related to the disease. Image: Imagerymajestic

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December road death toll 'highest in history'

3 Jan 2014

Short intervention can help patients with substance, behavioral problems

Short intervention can help patients with substance, behavioral problems

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Medics make easy prey for gangsters

Medics make easy prey for gangsters

8 Jul 2013

CPR saves teenager's life

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Former President Nelson Mandela (Image: Wikimedia)

Poor state of military health service

24 Jun 2013

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Complex vascular surgery performed at Rustenberg hospital

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14 die on roads in Western Cape

14 die on roads in Western Cape

Bekezela Phakathi 9 Apr 2013

No seat belts - expect a hefty fine

No seat belts - expect a hefty fine

9 Apr 2013

If you're content, we're content

If you're content, we're content

Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

Pretoria train crash - cable theft the cause?

Pretoria train crash - cable theft the cause?

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14 Aug 2012

Key factors linked to lower death rates among patients with heart attacks

Key factors linked to lower death rates among patients with heart attacks

Karen N. Peart 2 May 2012

Early administration of GIK solution lessens severity of heart attacks

Early administration of GIK solution lessens severity of heart attacks

Helen Dodson 3 Apr 2012

Traffic officials to be out in full force this Easter

Traffic officials to be out in full force this Easter

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Travelling? Make sure you have insurance

Travelling? Make sure you have insurance

Hanri Pretorius 19 Mar 2012

Festive season death toll declines

Festive season death toll declines

17 Jan 2012

Road deaths down: report

Road deaths down: report

6 Jan 2012

Crowded emergency departments deliver less effective pain relief

Crowded emergency departments deliver less effective pain relief

29 Dec 2011

Road deaths video footage makes it real

Road deaths video footage makes it real

Philani Nombembe 7 Dec 2011

Pack up your troubles in a first-aid kit

Pack up your troubles in a first-aid kit

Graham Anderson 6 Dec 2011

Arrive alive in 2012... Road safety tips for the festive season

Arrive alive in 2012... Road safety tips for the festive season

2 Dec 2011

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital opens upgraded Burns Unit

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital opens upgraded Burns Unit

15 Sep 2011

Results of medication studies in top medical journals may be misleading to readers

Enrique Rivero 26 Aug 2011

Leading cardiac treatment at Life Vincent Pallotti

Leading cardiac treatment at Life Vincent Pallotti

16 Aug 2011

NHI costs will rise to R225 billion in 15 years

NHI costs will rise to R225 billion in 15 years

12 Aug 2011

Scheme's angry response to Consumer Commission

10 Aug 2011

200 000 waiting for RAF payouts

200 000 waiting for RAF payouts

8 Aug 2011

Specialised burns treatment training Malawian medical practitioners

Specialised burns treatment training Malawian medical practitioners

5 Aug 2011

Finding a doctor is just a click away on mapadoc.co.za

Finding a doctor is just a click away on mapadoc.co.za

27 Jul 2011

New method defibrillates heart with much less electricity - and pain

New method defibrillates heart with much less electricity - and pain

15 Jul 2011

Why reducing a doctor's work week does not increase patient safety

Why reducing a doctor's work week does not increase patient safety

15 Apr 2011

Careful cleaning of children's skin wounds key to healing, regardless of antibiotic choice

Careful cleaning of children's skin wounds key to healing, regardless of antibiotic choice

5 Apr 2011

New device uses submarine technology to diagnose stroke quickly

New device uses submarine technology to diagnose stroke quickly

30 Mar 2011

Norwegian study shows young children are able to learn and perform basic first aid

Norwegian study shows young children are able to learn and perform basic first aid

28 Feb 2011

New blood pressure measurement device may enable doctors to treat patients more effectively

New blood pressure measurement device may enable doctors to treat patients more effectively

21 Feb 2011

Ruptured brain aneurysm treated through the nose

14 Jan 2011

Medical mobile technology 'will evolve faster in emerging markets'

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Medical, socioeconomic, and gender-based factors impact global women's health issues

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