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Emergency medical services

EC Health Department scrambles to set up new emergency numbers after not paying the phone bill

South Africa

EC Health Department scrambles to set up new emergency numbers after not paying the phone bill

By Estelle Ellis

Eastern Cape healthcare shambles — do political parties have solutions? We asked them

South Africa

Eastern Cape healthcare shambles — do political parties have solutions? We asked them

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

Cable theft plunges Nelson Mandela Bay ambulance service into crisis

South Africa

Cable theft plunges Nelson Mandela Bay ambulance service into crisis

By Estelle Ellis

Only 300 of Gauteng’s 1,081 operational ambulances are on the road due to staff shortages

South Africa

Only 300 of Gauteng’s 1,081 operational ambulances are on the road due to staff shortages

By Michelle Banda

Medicine stockouts, Gupta-linked Mediosa busses thwarting North West rural healthcare

South Africa

Medicine stockouts, Gupta-linked Mediosa busses thwarting North West rural healthcare

By Nthusang Lefafa

New ambulances for Northern Cape but critical vehicle, staff shortages persist

South Africa

New ambulances for Northern Cape but critical vehicle, staff shortages persist

By Refilwe Mochoari

Call for increased security at Western Cape healthcare facilities after spate of attacks

South Africa

Call for increased security at Western Cape healthcare facilities after spate of attacks

By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight

How Vaxi Taxi is repurposing public spaces and partnering with Western Cape communities to bridge the vaccination gap

South Africa

How Vaxi Taxi is repurposing public spaces and partnering with Western Cape communities to bridge the vaccination gap

By Marcela Guerrero Casas

Families struggle to identify loved ones after Eastern Cape horror bus crash

South Africa

Families struggle to identify loved ones after Eastern Cape horror bus crash

By Hoseya Jubase & Estelle Ellis

Health and unrest: Laboratory service and medicine distribution affected

South Africa

Health and unrest: Laboratory service and medicine distribution affected

By Thabo Molelekwa for Spotlight

Paramedics on red alert: EMS crews in Western Cape increasingly in the line of fire

South Africa

Paramedics on red alert: EMS crews in Western Cape increasingly in the line of fire

By Victoria O’Regan

Eastern Cape emergency: Ambulances still a rare sight for the people of Xhora Mouth

South Africa

Eastern Cape emergency: Ambulances still a rare sight for the people of Xhora Mouth

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight