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Mr Shaafie Abrahams from Belhar presented at Melomed Gatesville Hospital in the evening of 13 October with a su dden onset of shortness of breath and chest pain after inhaling a rubber valve while cleaning his fish tank. He had attempted to withdraw the valve as he has on previous occasions but unfortunately he was […]

Mr Bathandwa Zuzo, a 48-year-old male, from Gugulethu was successfully discharged from Melomed Gatesville Hospital after 3 weeks of hospitalisation recovering from the COVID-19 virus. A cheering crowd of staff members lined the hospital’s hallways, as Mr Zuzo said his goodbyes. He was met at the entrance of the hospital by his family members and

Cataract The gift of sight is probably one of the best gifts to give. Therefore, as part of eye awareness month in October, Cure Erasmuskloof and Dr Riel De La Bat (Kloof Eye) took hands and treated 12 patients who desperately needed cataract removal surgery. All procedures were a big success with immediate improvement on

Cure Day Hospitals in Bellville, Somerset West and Paarl received the vote from Die Burger readers for the best private day hospital in the Western Cape. Die Burger hosted a competition earlier this year with their readers to vote for their favourite business. The competition was facilitated by Forum 24. Cure is very proud of

Melomed Gatesville and Melomed Bellville celebrated World Premature Day by celebrating their beautifully thriving premature babies. In attendance were nurses and doctors from the maternity and neonatal units, as well as staff that are responsible for the development of premature babies. The event was graced by the babies, and their parents, who brightened up the

In what has been described as a miracle, a baby born weighing 410g, less than a 500g tub of margarine, was yesterday discharged from the Melomed Gatesville hospital, weighing a healthy 1.840kg after 83 days of care. Born at 26 weeks on July 26, Siphesihle Lambatha was the smallest baby to be born at the

Just by reading this article you are more privileged than thousands of South Africans who suffer daily challenges through the impact of entirely preventable and curable blindness. The five ophthalmologists situated at the Pietermaritzburg Eye Hospital assist community members with cataracts who have limited means by conducting small incision cataract surgery (SICS) surgery at no