Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is one of South Africa’s largest public tertiary and academic hospitals.
It serves as the primary referral centre for complex care across Gauteng while functioning as the main teaching platform for the University of the Witwatersrand.
It is the only public hospital in Gauteng equipped to perform both liver and kidney transplants.
The hospital’s kidney transplant service supports patients from multiple Gauteng facilities and receives referrals from the Limpopo and North West provinces.
Demand for liver transplants at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital is particularly high because no other public-sector facility in the province offers the procedure.
The unit also supports other solid-organ transplant programmes, including bone marrow.
The unit’s improvements include:
“This upgrade represents a major step forward in our ability to deliver world-class transplant care to public-sector patients who previously had limited options,” said Gladys Bogoshi, CEO of the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.
“We are deeply grateful to the FirstRand Empowerment Foundation for their generous support and longstanding partnership.
“The new facilities will improve infection control, patient safety and staff working conditions, ultimately saving more lives.”
