Celebrating the First JJ van Noordwyk Stoma Nurse Bursary Recipients
SASS is proud to officially announce and celebrate the first recipients of the Jolanda Janse van Noordwyk (JJ van Noordwyk) Stoma Nurse Bursary Fund — a milestone moment in our commitment to securing the future of specialised stoma care in South Africa. Launched in January 2026, the bursary was established in response to a growing […]
SASS CONFERENCE 2026
How bureaucratic silence is destroying stoma patient dignity
Restoring Dignity Through Partnership & Education
SASS and Helen Joseph Hospital Lead the Way in Stoma Care In April and May 2025, the South African Society of Stomates (SASS) partnered with Helen Joseph Hospital (HJH) in Johannesburg for a multi-day capacity-building initiative aimed at improving stoma care services in the public health system. What started as a workshop quickly became a […]
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