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New Ceres Community Day Centre to improve patient experience and access to healthcare in Witzenberg

Residents of Ceres and surrounding communities can look forward to a more comfortable healthcare experience following the official opening...

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Western Cape calls for urgent intervention at ports to speed up medicine supplies

Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger, has called on national Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, to urgently...

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Western Cape calls for national action as medicine supply challenges continue

The Western Cape Government remains concerned about the ongoing medicine supply challenges. The provincial Department of Health and Wellness...

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Western Cape launches SA’s first health rewards pilot for public healthcare users

Today, the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is proud to launch South Africa’s first rewards programme for residents who make...

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Western Cape ramps up TB testing as 84% of patients start treatment within a week

Between April and August 2026, 84% of the approximately 17 100 people who started TB treatment in the Western Cape began treatment within...

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New Acute Psychiatric Unit opened at Khayelitsha District Hospital

The second of three new Acute Psychiatric Units (APUs) scheduled to open in the Western Cape this year was officially opened at Khayelitsha...

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Western Cape delivers 400 000 chronic medicine parcels a month, freeing up clinics for patient care

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness’ Chronic Dispensing Unit (CDU) packs approximately 2 million individual medicine items...

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Khulisa Care pilot reaches more than 2 000 mothers as Western Cape tests new approach to preventing child stunting

The Western Cape Government’s Khulisa Care pilot has reached an important milestone, with 2 027 mothers enrolled across testing sites in...

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Paarl Hospital OPD Reopening

Paarl Hospital Outpatient Department officially reopens months after devastating fire

The Western Cape Government has officially reopened the Paarl Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) following the completion of major...

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Nearly 9 in 10 people choosing Lenacapavir in the Western Cape are first-time users of long-acting HIV prevention

In just seven weeks, the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has taken an important step forward in expanding HIV prevention...

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