News and Speeches for Department of Health and Wellness
Mental Health Awareness Month - October 2013
24 October 2013The growth in the burden of mental illness has put strain on the whole care pathway, from primary care facilities to psychiatric hospitals and necessitated the need for Western Cape Government Health to apply ambulatory care strategies, improve... Read More
Update on New Mitchells Plain Hospital and Temporary Closure of GF Jooste Hospital
23 October 2013The commissioning of Mitchells Plain Hospital is entering a new phase next week with the new hospital opening for its first outpatients on Tuesday (29 October) and the Kangaroo Mother Care and post-natal services opening on Friday (1 November). Read More
New Clinic Opened in Knysna
21 October 2013Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha officially opened the Knysna Town Clinic today, 21 October 2013. The new clinic will attend to about 2000 patients per month and is complete with a waiting area and ablutions, five consulting rooms, an... Read More
Hanover Park Community Health Centre Re-opened
21 October 2013The Western Cape Government Health announced on 21 October 2013 that the Hanover Park Community Health Centre (CHC) re-opened after it was forced to close due to a shooting incident near the facility. Read More
Official Opening of Knysna Town Clinic
21 October 2013The Knysna Town Clinic that the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha opened in Knysna on 21 October 2013, counts among 114 health infrastructure projects completed in the past two years in the Eden District. Read More
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Opens New Infectious Diseases Centre
14 October 2013Pneumonia remains the major cause of death in children worldwide despite the fact that it is preventable, according to health professionals at South Africa’s renowned children’s hospital. Read More
Tygerberg Hospital Performs SA's First Non-surgical Mitral Valve Implant Operation
9 October 2013Medical history was made at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town on 2 October 2013 when the first non-surgical Mitral Valve Implant in South Africa was successfully performed by the Tygerberg cardiac team. Read More
Healthcare 2030: A Future Health Service for the Western Cape
9 October 2013Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, introduced the final draft of the Healthcare 2030 – the strategic framework for increasing the wellness of the Western Cape population and the creation of a better health service on 9 October 2013. Read More
Update on Phased Transfer of Services from GF Jooste Hospital to Mitchells Plain Hospital
8 October 2013The phased closure of GF Jooste Hospital and the commissioning of Mitchell’s Plain Hospital is entering a new phase in two weeks’ time when Mitchell’s Plain Hospital opens for its first outpatients on Tuesday, 29 October. Read More
Tygerberg Hospital Rewards Clinical Excellence
4 October 2013Tygerberg Hospital hosted the 24th Hartman Ceremony Awards to recognise the excellent services rendered by the nursing staff during the year, today. Read More
Healthcare Solution Lies in a Working Public Service
4 October 2013Should the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) be implemented, it will be the largest financial project ever taken on in the history of this country, the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, said on 4 October 2013. Read More
Research Showcased at Annual Provincial Health Research Day
4 October 2013The Provincial Health Research Committee (PHRC) hosted its third annual Provincial Health Research Day at Lentegeur Hospital’s Conference Centre on 4 October 2013. Read More
Western Cape Government Starts Walking Towards Better Health
3 October 2013Premier Helen Zille and Minister Botha launch the Walk4Health campaign. Read More
Facts About Unhealthy Lifestyles
2 October 2013A report drafted by Western Cape Government Health’s Health Promotions Directorate carries a clear message: unhealthy lifestyles are killing us.The report summarises the burden of disease profile in the province’s six health dixstricts: Read More
Western Cape Government Health Urges Citizens to Become Blood Donors
1 October 2013Western Cape Government Health purchases blood products to the value of R13 million per month from Western Province Blood Transfusion Services. The purchase is for about 20 000 blood products on a monthly basis. The projected expenditure for this... Read More
Update on Phased Closure of GF Jooste Hospital
27 September 2013The phased closure of GF Jooste Hospital and the commissioning of Mitchells Plain Hospital have commenced. The movements that will impact on the functioning of GF Jooste Hospital will take place in the next few days. Read More
Saturday Surgeries Set for Third Successful Run
25 September 2013Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital will run its third successful Saturday Surgeries initiative between September 7 and October 26. The project will alleviate waiting lists for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) and General Paediatric Surgeries, some... Read More
Provincial Government, Traditional Leaders Sign Medical Male Circumcision Agreement
20 September 2013The event is the signing of a landmark agreement between Chief Mayataza, leader of the local traditional initiation forum and respected community leader in the Langeberg, and Western Cape Government Health. Read More
Western Cape Minister of Health, Traditional Leaders Sign Agreement
19 September 2013Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, will officiate the signing of the memorandum of undertaking between Chief Mayataza of the local traditional initiation forum and respected community leader in the Langeberg, and Western Cape Government... Read More
Update on Status of Vaccine Availability
18 September 2013In the Western Cape controlled stock of measles, hepatitis and polio vaccines are allocated to healthcare facilities so that children that have not been immunised with the antigens can be administered these vaccines. Read More
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