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Department of Health and Wellness

Child Health

Professor Heloise Buys, Head of Ambulatory and Emergency Services at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.

Help us keep our young children safe this paediatric surge season in the Western Cape

Every year from November to May, more young children become ill with diarrhoea and pneumonia. These illnesses are common in young children...

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An immunisation outreach at Middelpos, Diazville, in the Saldanha Bay subdistrict.

Rapid increase in vaccine preventable disease in the Western Cape

The Western Cape is seeing an increase in measles outbreaks in urban areas such as Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Eerste River, Somerset West...

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Child Health and Immunisation

We are dedicated to helping children grow up healthy, strong, and supported. Our child health services are carefully designed to give every...

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