When you live with so much pain that you are unable to perform basic daily tasks, your outlook in life becomes bleak. Mrs Maria Naude was one such individual. She did not
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TAKING THE STING OUT OF CIRCUMCISION, ONE PATIENT AT A TIME Imagine truly wanting to uphold the traditions and cultures of your ancestors, but at the same time being afraid of what
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During July each year, Operation Healing Hands run their Mandela Month campaign. The aim of this campaign is to assist as many underprivileged patients as possible by providing life-changing surgery free of charge. Without the help of many doctors, staff, sponsors and service providers, this of course is not possible.
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28-year old Sipho Hleza has lived a lifetime of hardship and poverty. Sipho grew up with his grandmother in rural Limpopo. A childhood that, though filled with love, could not provide Sipho with the medical attention he desperately needed.
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Jonathan Oosthuizen (16), like many other teenagers, is not a stranger to problems with his ears. Since he struggled with ear infections his whole life, Jonathan and his family did not immediately realise anything out of the ordinary was going on even though it seems as if his hearing had started to deteriorate. If only they knew…
Read More...PATIENT LOSES A WHOPPING 47KG BEFORE LIFE CHANGING SURGERY A humble man Mr. Fred Dockendorff is a humble man with a humble job. As a groundsman at a primary school he doesn’t
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MANIE BLOM HEADING TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DOHA When sports are your passion, and you happen to be really good at it, it can be soul-crushing to not be able to participate.
Read More...PAIN-FREE AND ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR HER FAMILY, THANKS TO AMAZING SURGICAL TEAM It is a story South Africans know all too well. A mother with a meagre salary being the sole
Read More...DAD KICKS CANCER TO THE CURB AFTER RECEIVING LIFE-SAVING SURGERY FOR FREE There is no love like that of a father. Not too long ago, two South-African teenagers were on the verge
Read More...LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY ENABLES LITTLE GIRL TO WEAR SHOES FOR THE FIRST TIME Imagine being eight years old and not being able to wear shoes. Any shoes. That used to be little Tiffany
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