From the outside the centre looked like an abandoned house, the paint was peeling off from the walls, some windows were broken and the roof was damaged.

The Limpopo Social Development Department is investigating the centre, with plans to relocate patients to safer facilities.

Smokers had higher levels of harmful bacteria – like Fusobacterium, Campylobacter and Tannerella forsythia – in their mouths.

Traditional healers are trusted healthcare providers in many communities, and recent efforts have focused on integrating them into formal healthcare systems.

Physical inactivity and obesity, often associated with heavy drinking, also separately increase cancer risks but on top of alcohol makes this much worse.

In Gauteng, poor management and resource shortages in public healthcare are blamed for the high number of medical negligence cases.

Vulnerable populations, including women, children, and the elderly, will be the focus, with the goal of reducing preventable deaths and improving overall health outcomes.

The surgical backlogs, which have been attributed to a shortage of skilled specialists, has exacerbated such cases.

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