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The public are encouraged to make blood donation part of Heritage Month
BLOOD

WCBS urges the public to make blood donation part of Heritage Month

Join the Western Cape Blood Service's campaign this Heritage Month and discover how your blood donation can save lives. Embrace the theme 'Giving Is in My Blood' and make a…

  • Staff Reporter
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The donor nephrectomy surgery was performed by urologist Dr Danelo du Plessis (pictured), a joint staff member for Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, using the da Vinci Xi Robotic platform.
SURGERY

Revolutionary robotic surgery: Tygerberg Hospital's first living donor kidney procedure

Tygerberg Hospital has successfully performed South Africa’s first living donor kidney removal using robotic surgery technology.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read