News and Speeches for Department of Health and Wellness
Paediatric Specialist Recognised as one of Africa’s Most Influential Women
31 July 2014Prof. Mignon McCulloch, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Consultant and Nephrologist at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, was recently recognised for her contribution to health. Prof. Read More
Western Cape Health Minister Welcomes Withdrawal of "Certificate of Need"
29 July 2014The Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, welcomes the withdrawal of the proclamation on the Certificate of Need in Sections 36 – 40 of the National Health Act of 2003. Read More
Upgrading of Parents Accommodation at Red Cross Starts
24 July 2014Building commenced on 24 July 2014 at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital to expand and upgrade the on-site Parents Accommodation.Corporate and individual donors gathered to celebrate this milestone at a symbolic brick-laying event. Read More
Eight Things You Should Know About MDR Tuberculosis
23 July 2014Tuberculosis, or TB as it is generally known, affects millions of South Africans every year. However, Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR TB) is fast becoming more widespread. Read More
Kuyasa Clinic Officially Opened
10 July 2014Representatives from the Western Cape Government Health, the Isisombululo Programme, the Hasso Plattner Foundation and the University of Cape Town attended the official opening of Kuyasa Clinic in Thembalethu, George on 9 July 2014. Read More
Premier Zille Highlights the Need for More Organ Donors
4 July 2014The Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, was the honorary guest at a media conference to highlight the need for more donors in the Western Cape and specifically the desperate need of children on the transplant waiting list who need life-saving... Read More
Heideveld Emergency Centre Preparing To Open On Monday
3 July 2014The new Heideveld Emergency Centre at the Heideveld Community Day Centre will open on Monday, 7 July. Read More
Mediclinic Donates Almost 500 Skin Staplers to Khayelitsha Hospital
1 July 2014Mediclinic Southern Africa donated 490 disposable skin staplers worth R40 000 to Khayelitsha Hospital, the state hospital with the busiest emergency centre in the Western Cape. Read More
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