EC mental health unit needs facelift, says PSC
In a report released today, the Public Service Commission has described seclusion rooms at an Eastern Cape mental health unit as akin to “apartheid secluded prison cells”.
Living on a prayer! Navigating a safe passage to health care in the EC.
In the rural Eastern Cape a forest and a river can lie between you and the nearest clinic. As one local puts it, “Many people come here and see beauty, we just see suffering”.
Lifesaving programme under threat
Keiskamma Trust, an Eastern Cape based health organisation, praised around the world for its incredible community work which has saved thousands of lives, is in danger after funding cuts. Ntsiki Mpulo spent time with a community worker to give us a glimpse into the important work they do in a province where the health system is unable to deliver.
Priority-Setting, Social Justice and Human Rights in the Eastern Cape
The stories of health care users experiences with the health system as published by Spotlight are devastating. Various factors play a role when patients’ rights are violated, such as poor planning, inadequate HR management, budget cuts, healthcare worker attitudes, medicine stock-outs, poor policy implementation, and well-intentioned policies that fail to address the rural context.
