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Groote Schuur hospital

Groote Schuur Hospital launches ‘trauma surges’ funding project ahead of Easter weekend

South Africa

Groote Schuur Hospital launches ‘trauma surges’ funding project ahead of Easter weekend

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Groote Schuur Hospital unveils upgraded liver treatment clinic

South Africa

Groote Schuur Hospital unveils upgraded liver treatment clinic

By Nkululeko Ndlovu

‘Waiting lists to work for free’ – the struggle to specialise for young doctors in SA

Maverick Citizen

‘Waiting lists to work for free’ – the struggle to specialise for young doctors in SA

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Chronic kidney disease rates have dropped in people with HIV, but late diagnosis remains a serious problem

South Africa

Chronic kidney disease rates have dropped in people with HIV, but late diagnosis remains a serious problem

By Elri Voigt for Spotlight

Top forensic pathologist looks back as Cape Town gets shiny new mortuary

South Africa

Top forensic pathologist looks back as Cape Town gets shiny new mortuary

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

Tertiary hospital professionals sound the public healthcare alarm after severe national budget cuts

South Africa

Tertiary hospital professionals sound the public healthcare alarm after severe national budget cuts

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Medical Day Zero - catastrophic budget cuts endanger Western Cape’s three academic hospitals

South Africa

Medical Day Zero - catastrophic budget cuts endanger Western Cape’s three academic hospitals

By Elsabé Brits

Meet the Groote Schuur Hospital team tackling epilepsy head-on

Sci-Tech

Meet the Groote Schuur Hospital team tackling epilepsy head-on

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Cape metro healthcare staff attacked, surgeries delayed as hospitals, clinics ‘bear the brunt’ of taxi strike

South Africa

Cape metro healthcare staff attacked, surgeries delayed as hospitals, clinics ‘bear the brunt’ of taxi strike

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Sixth child dies six weeks after horrific Mitchells Plain scholar transport crash

South Africa

Sixth child dies six weeks after horrific Mitchells Plain scholar transport crash

By Velani Ludidi

Groote Schuur Hospital clears backlog of 1,500 surgeries – here’s how they did it

South Africa

Groote Schuur Hospital clears backlog of 1,500 surgeries – here’s how they did it

By Elri Voigt

‘South Africa is not falling apart’ — Gift of the Givers' Imtiaz Sooliman tells The Gathering 2022

Maverick News

‘South Africa is not falling apart’ — Gift of the Givers' Imtiaz Sooliman tells The Gathering 2022

By Victoria O’Regan