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rural healthcare

Empowering change: medical students tackle healthcare gaps in Western Cape's rural areas

South Africa

Empowering change: medical students tackle healthcare gaps in Western Cape's rural areas

By Sue Segar

Access to contraception and mental healthcare services is critical to empowering women in SA’s rural areas

Maverick Citizen

Access to contraception and mental healthcare services is critical to empowering women in SA’s rural areas

By Celene Coleman and Hanifa Mahlangu for Spotlight

Meet the Lowveld scientist fighting to keep rural healthcare from falling through the cracks

Maverick Citizen

Meet the Lowveld scientist fighting to keep rural healthcare from falling through the cracks

By Ufrieda Ho for Spotlight

Stitching up the gaps: The vision of a paediatric surgeon determined to expand care to rural South Africa

South Africa

Stitching up the gaps: The vision of a paediatric surgeon determined to expand care to rural South Africa

By Maru Attwood

Report finds some improvement at Mpumalanga clinics, but serious challenges remain

South Africa

Report finds some improvement at Mpumalanga clinics, but serious challenges remain

By Nthusang Lefafa

Eastern Cape pensioners resort to building own clinic but health department unable to provide nurses

South Africa

Eastern Cape pensioners resort to building own clinic but health department unable to provide nurses

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp