The Smile Foundation came to Frere Hospital last week to change the lives of three little ones who were given reconstructive surgeries for free after birth defects and harrowing burn accidents compromised their development. A team of 12…
More hospitals should be inspected by the department of employment & labour across the Eastern Cape. This is the call by the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa). They made this call after Frere Hospital in East London was…
The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) donated equipment worth R30,000 to the paediatric oncology unity at Frere Hospital last Thursday. The equipment is used for operational and radiation treatment or children who have cancer.…
Academic shares advances in foetal surgery The East London Health Resource Auditorium was packed with medical practitioners on Tuesday who came to listen to Prof Samad Shaik share information about foetal surgery in a lecture hosted by…
Mziwamadoda Gobe is the latest beneficiary of the PnA Stationers East London and Sweethearts Foundation wheelchair hand-over on Tuesday. Gobe lost his right leg due to from diabetes earlier this year. He first lost his big toe due to the…
The annual Grandads Army took to the road for their 1,160km cycle to Cape Town on March 3 in a bid to raise funds for the Eyabantwana Children’s Trust. The memorial ride is in honour of Rob Burton, Mike McComb, Arthur Salzwedel and…
Despite her busy schedule as pharmacy assistant at Frere Hospital, Malifa Myeki, 26, has initiated a charity drive to collect toiletry essentials for patients from the paediatric ward. “My name is Malifa, and you can’t say that without…
The burns ward at Frere Hospital recently received a facelift courtesy of Eyabantwana Children’s Trust, transforming it into a more child-friendly environment with colourful paintings to ease the frustrations of patients and their loved…
A bedridden patient who shared her humiliation on Facebook over being made to urinate in her lunchbox has forced authorities to act against nurses at Frere Hospital in the Eastern Cape. Sinethemba Joya‚ 29‚ posted a picture of the…
Education on childhood cancer was the order of the day at the annual Eyabantwana Visiting Lecture by Professor Robert Carachi held at the East London Health Resource Centre’s auditorium on Tuesday. Carachi, who is a professor of surgical…
Despite living with severe health issues for most of her life, Charnelle Herbert, 17, is not letting her condition hold her back. This brave young lady was initially diagnosed with encephalitis and bacterial meningitis when she was they…
ANOTHER lucky recipient received the was given the gift of mobility this week at PNA’s ninth Wheelchair Handover. Sara Smal, who suffers from a broken back, broken neck, and damaged knees, was all smiles as she showed off her new set of…
Ten new mothers at Frere Hospital received free car seats for their children, courtesy of the Road Accident Fund. New mom Busiswa Qingana said she did not know the importance of having a car seat until yesterday. “My son Indimangazile was…
LOCAL occupational and physical therapy patient, Nontozinina Nkomiyakhaba was the most recent beneficiary of a PnA Stationers and Sweethearts Foundation wheelchair handover. In partnering with the Sweethearts Foundation last year, owners…
THE annual Eyabantwana for the Children Trust’s lecture at the East London Health and Resource Centre recently was given by visiting Professor Alp Numanoglu, who focused on the role of technology in the medical field. As Charles F M Saint…
