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Mowbray Maternity Hospital Renovations

Mowbray Maternity Hospital Renovations

Mowbray Maternity Hospital has begun a major two‑year renovation project to create a safer, more comfortable and efficient environment for...

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Our emergency centres are under pressure, let’s work together to protect health and support staff

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is experiencing significant pressure across hospitals and emergency centres during the...

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The first baby born on New Year’s Day was a little boy at Mowbray Maternity Hospital at 00:00, weighing 3.8 kg to proud mother Geneva Claasen.

A joyful start to 2026: WC public health facilities welcome 28 newborns on New Year’s Day

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is delighted to announce the arrival of 132 babies born in public health facilities...

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The first baby born on Christmas Day was a little girl at Helderberg Hospital to mother Zizibele Silo.

Western Cape public health facilities welcomed 171 babies on Christmas Day

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is happy to announce the birth of 171 babies at public health facilities throughout the...

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Dr Saadiq Kariem and Minister Mireille Wenger speak to Sweetness Qinsile, one of the participants of the joint training exercise.

Western Cape health services prepared for festive season, but public to make safer choices

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness (WCDHW), together with emergency and rescue partners, today hosted a festive season...

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

Stay safe from measles this festive season

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

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MP CHC awareness event

Western Cape health marks 40,000 patient milestone in GBV intervention programme

Since its inception, the Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Intervention Programme has screened 40,000 patients to intervene early in domestic...

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Tygerberg Hospital completes South Africa’s first fully internal limb reconstruction

Tygerberg Hospital, a flagship tertiary facility of the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness (WCDHW), has reached a major national...

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On Wednesday 3 December, the Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre hosted an event to celebrate the diversity of persons with disabilities by encouraging staff and patients to create wheelchair kascars.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Breaking the barriers of disability to create inclusive societies

Behind every person with a disability, there is a person with hopes, dreams and a story to tell. This is the message in light of...

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World Aids Day celebrations was kicked off with a health walk in the streets of Illingelethu, Malmesbury.

Western Cape steps up to close the gap and transform the AIDS response

Under the global theme “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response,” the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness marked...

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