News and Speeches for Department of Health and Wellness
Western Cape Implements De-Worming Campaign for Children
24 May 2010This week, with the continuation of the mass polio immunisation campaign at schools and crèches, the Western Cape is capitalising on the opportunity and added the administration of vitamin A drops and de-worming tablets to its health services regime. Read More
Media Alert: Official Launch of the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Campaign
24 May 2010On Wednesday 26 May 2010, The Western Cape Department of Health, Premier Helen Zille and the Provincial MEC for Health Theuns Botha, will officially launch the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign at Michael Mapongwana Community Health Centre... Read More
Easing the Pain With the Launch of the Tracy Fun Centres
24 May 2010The boredom of inactivity, feelings of isolation and the physical and emotional pain felt by children undergoing treatment at the George Hospital, is set to change today with the launch of the Tracy Fun Centre, a mobile audio-visual trolley that... Read More
Media Alert: Groote Schuur Crèche World Cup Concert
19 May 2010On Thursday 20 May 2010, the crèche at Groote Schuur Hospital will be having a concert in support of the World Cup that is 21 days away. Read More
Measles and Polio Campaign Pays off
18 May 2010Since declaring an outbreak of Measles and Polio in the Western Cape on 22 February, the Department of Health has immunised more than one point two (1.2) million children at health facilities across the Western Cape. Read More
Red Cross Hospital Patients Get an Early Taste of the World Cup
17 May 2010Artists brought the World Cup to patients ahead of the kick off of the first game when they, in conjunction with 2010 Fine Art, painted a soccer-themed montage for the hospital. Read More
Lenteguer Hospital's Nurses Day Celebrations
16 May 2010The Nurses Support Group of Lentegeur Hospital plans to host a Nurses Day Celebration to honour the committed and excellent work done by nurses at the hospital. Read More
Western Cape's to Combat Child Mortality Rate
13 May 2010That seven percent (7%) of children in South Africa, according to a Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) report do not survive to their fifth birthday, is horrific and completely unacceptable. Read More
Groundbreaking Ceremony at Delft Hospital's ARV TB Clinic
12 May 2010In a symbolic ceremony to commemorate the construction of a separate HIV TB Clinic at Delfts Community Health Centre, the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, planted a tree outside the centre today. Read More
Media Alert: Groundbreaking Ceremony at Delft Hospital's ARV TB Clinic
11 May 2010Theuns Botha, Western Cape Health Minister, invites you to the groundbreaking ceremony that marks the start of construction of a dedicated ARV TB Clinic at Delft Hospital, with a R1.5 million public funding from Adcock-Ingram, and an additional R500... Read More
Celebrating International Nurses Day
11 May 2010Health services across the world face the challenge of nursing shortages. South Africa, with its high training standards, produces a sought-after nursing fraternity. Read More
Media Alert: International Nurses Day
10 May 2010On Wednesday, 12 May 2010, International Nurses Day will be celebrated worldwide on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. This year marks the 100th birthday anniversary of Florence Nightingale. Read More
Changes in Managerial Positions at Province's Central Hospital
9 May 2010Theuns Botha, Western Cape Minister of Health, indicated in his provincial budget speech, that it is the intention of the Department to strengthen strategic management and support functions within the overall management of the Department. Read More
Update on De Doorns Bus Accident (Department)
5 May 2010This is official confirmation that twenty three (23) people died from the tragic bus accident in De Doorns yesterday. The post mortems were concluded yesterday and the last one this morning and ready to be identified by the next of kin. Read More
Somerset Hospital Emergency Centre Gets Ready for 2010 World Cup
28 April 2010The new emergency centre at Somerset Hospital repositions the hospital and the Provinces health services as world class, with state-of-the-art equipment in line with international standards. Read More
First Fatal Rift Valley Fever Case in Western Cape
27 April 2010The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed today that a 49-year old male from the Karoo has been the first human to die from Rift Valley Fever in the Western Cape. He died in Oudtshoorn Hospital. The NICD is still... Read More
Media Alert: Opening of New Somerset Hospital's Emergency Centre
27 April 2010On Thursday 29 April 2010, the Western Cape Department of Health, and the Provincial MEC Theuns Botha will launch New Somerset Hospital's Emergency Centre. The event will take place on the hospital grounds and will be officially opened by the... Read More
Red Cross Hospital Gets a New CT Scanner
14 April 2010The new Computerised Tomography (CT) Unit was opened by Health MEC Theuns Botha and Dr Dimitri Erasmus in the Radiology Department on Thursday 15 April 2010. Read More
National Health Budget Fails to Address the R6 Billion Shortfall
13 April 2010Western Cape Health Minister, Theuns Botha praised the National Minister of Health for the objectives and priorities set out in the national health budget yesterday, but criticised the Minister for failing to give enough detail on budgets allocated... Read More
All Children Must be Immunised Against Measles
11 April 2010Some health care professionals have been reluctant to immunise infants or children against measles if there is a history of egg allergies or even if the child has not yet eaten an egg before. Read More
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