Ostomy care: the orphan of SA healthcare system
Programme aims to help ostomates get back their life
Stoma Reversal: Year-Long Wait As Province Tackles Surgical Backlog
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Colorectal or colon cancer is among the top three cancers for both men and women in South Africa with 1 in 77 males and 1 in 132 females diagnosed according to the National Cancer Register (2019). There is evidence of many younger individuals being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. It’s the second most common cancer in […]
SASS Webinar – 27 March 2024
SAVE THE DATE Our March broadcast of the SASS Support Group Meeting is Proudly Sponsored by HOLLISTER. Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products and services worldwide. Our virtual meetings will now be streamed across multiple platforms simultaneously and can be viewed on FaceBook, Instagram & Youtube and […]
Fasting during Ramadan and Salah as an Ostomate
Imaam Rashied Omar will be joining us to discuss a topic many of our Muslim Ostomates have been asking, namely can I fast during Ramadan and how do I make salaah and is my wudu not voided because of my stoma.https://youtu.be/cs2LUfjJuQA
SASS – February 2024 Webinar
We are doing things differently in 2024. Our virtual meetings will now be streamed across multiple platforms simultaneously and can be viewed on FaceBook, Instagram, LinkedIn & Youtube.Our first Webinar included: Our Constitutional Rights as Patients in South Africa facilitated by SECTION27 How does Functional Fitness benefit an Ostomate and how can this reduce the […]
Intimacy With My Ostomy
For most ostomates, a stoma has little or no effect on the ability to enjoy sex, regardless of sexual preferences or lifestyle before surgery. Sexuality and ostomy are complex subjects with many aspects to it: the physical, emotional, and psychological pressures are major influences in ones’ life. Below, we will break down these issues […]
SASS Virtual Support Group Meeting – Feb 2024
SAVE THE DATE Our February broadcast of the SASS Support Group Meeting is Proudly Sponsored by Convatec. Convatec is a global medical products and technologies with leading market positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care and infusion care. We are doing things differently in 2024. Our virtual meetings will now be streamed across multiple […]
A patient’s plea to the Health Department: Just talk to us about ostomy care
