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The Christmas break is seen as a time to spend with loved ones, go on holiday or take some time off work. But for many people, their families could be the source of their anxiety and depression, making the “festive” season, a time of loneliness and sadness. South Africa is not at war, yet our rates of violence are similar to war zones. Virtually every child surveyed in Soweto has witnessed extreme violence, which means they have more in common with Palestinian children than our African neighbours – and our mental When having ‘the talk’ is about more than just the ‘birds and bees’.. STATE PATIENTS DITCH SURGERY WAITING LIST THANKS TO MEDICLINIC LIMPOPO. A collaboration between the Limpopo Department of Health and a private hospital has seen many patients waiting for surgery at state facilities receive their operations through a pro bono agreement. Heat waves have been hitting parts of South Africa as summer takes hold and the holiday season approaches prompting health authorities to warn people to stay out of the sun when temperatures spike and to drink lots of water. For the past eight months, the national Department of Health has been unable address poor conditions at its head office, Civitas, in part because of a breakdown in relations between the Minister and the Director General. MPUMALANGA – Operations on 50 blind elderly persons at KwaMhlanga Hospital have been mostly successful, with 49 of the patients having Universal health coverage (UHC) or National Health Insurance (NHI) will remain a “pipe dream” if human resources for health, hospitals, clinics and Thuthuzela centres for survivor’s of se*ual as*ault About Health-e News Health-e News is an award-winning print and TV health news service providing content to South African news outlets. It is also home to the OurHealth citizen journalism initiative. Read more. Subscribe for weekly updates Get the latest health news via email every week. Subscribe