"The wellbeing of our patients in our facilities receive the highest priority and the treatment they receive must be compared with the best in the world. Read More
Valkenberg Hospital was founded in 1891. The name derives from the farmer Cornelius Valk who purchased the land in 1720. In 1881 the Colonial Government bought the land to build a reformatory. Read More
The 2 May is World Asthma Day, a disease which is impairing the health of thousands of Western Cape kids. The prevalence of the disease is higher in South Africa than the average for Africa and the rest of the world. Read More
Western Cape Minister for Community Safety Leonard Ramatlakane and Health Pierre Uys say the ongoing wage strike by security guards, has now turned into acts of crime and violence. Read More
"This year's theme for World Health Day, 'Working together for health', highlights the critical role played by our health workers, and the importance of working together to achieve the best outcomes for our patients ", Minister Uys said at a... Read More
"The last case of polio that was reported in South Africa was in 1989", Minister Uys said. "But as long as there are still cases of the poliovirus elsewhere in the world, polio can be imported to a polio free area such as the Western Cape", he said. Read More
Be smart; get tested for TB from the start! By creating a focus area every year on tuberculosis on World TB Day, Government hopes that more support will be forthcoming to support the fight against the disease. Read More
The Western Cape Provincial Department of Health has launched a Primary Health Care Information System at 13 Community Health Centres in the province. This system allocates each patient with a unique number, which can be used universally throughout... Read More
FACT - chronic kidney disease and other major chronic non-communicable diseases will claim the lives of 36 million people by the year 2015. Read More
The aim of Pregnancy Education Week is to provide pregnant women, their partners and the broader community with the knowledge of how to ensure a safe pregnancy outcome for both the mother and her baby. Read More
"29 million condoms will be distributed by the Health Department in our province alone this year " Minister Uys said today. They are freely available at all our facilities throughout the province and there is no excuse for people to have unprotected... Read More
Tygerberg Hospital Nurse Training School excel Read More
Researchers based at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have been probing the implications of the high smoking rates in Ravensmead and Uitsig communities. Read More
Data compiled by the Western Cape Health Department's HIV and Aids Directorate indicate high adherence rates to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in the province. Results show that 9 745 (93%) of the 10 515 patients on ART in December 2004 remained on... Read More
The acquisition of a new R 3,2 million Oncology Afterloader, installed at the Tygerberg Hospital, is celebrated on the eve of World Cancer Day on 4 February. Read More
The acquisition of a new R3,2 million Oncology Afterloader, installed at the Tygerberg Hospital, is celebrated today (3 February) on the eve of World Cancer Day (4 February ) Read More
Data compiled by the Western Cape Health Department's HIV and Aids Directorate indicate high adherence rates to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in the province. Results show that 9 745 (93%) of the 10 515 patients on ART in December 2004 remained on... Read More
Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, the National Minister of Health has announced that as from 2006, February will be designated as National Reproductive Health Month. The National theme for 2006 is 'Save the Nation, Strengthen Reproductive Health'. Read More
Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, the National Minister of Health has announced that as from 2006, February will be designated as National Reproductive Health Month. The National theme for 2006 is 'Save the Nation, Strengthen Reproductive Health'. Read More
Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, the National Minister of Health has announced that as from 2006, February will be designated as National Reproductive Health Month. The National theme for 2006 is 'Save the Nation, Strengthen Reproductive Health'. Read More