School a blur for many kids

A third of Grade1 pupils have eye, hearing or speech problems, according to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.  He was speaking at a conference of the Hospital Association of SA in Sandton, Johannesburg, yesterday. Motsoaledi said school health teams had screened 289000 Grade1 children in the past 18 months and had found that 89000 had “serious” speech, hearing or visual impairment…..more

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