News and Speeches for Department of Health and Wellness
Children Undergo Life-Changing Spinal Surgery
21 February 2013Two children had their lives changed forever after the skilled surgeons at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital operated on their spines. Read More
Do You Know Your Status?
18 February 2013The Western Cape Government is giving you a chance to take responsibility for Read More
NHI Pilot Project Launched in Eden District
18 February 2013Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, today launched the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot project in the Western Cape in the district selected for this purpose - Eden. The event took place at the George Town Hall. Read More
Media Alert: EMS Rescue Respond to Gas Explosion
13 February 2013The Western Cape Government Health: Emergency Medical Services Responded to a Gas Explosion in Contermanskloof earlier today: Read More
Malmesbury Community Day Centre Officially Opened
12 February 2013On 12 February 2013, Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, officially opened the R33 million state-of-the-art health facility in Malmesbury which replaces the old Wesbank Clinic, Oklahoma Clinic, Malmesbury satellite clinic and the... Read More
Minister Botha Makes Statement on World Cancer Day
4 February 2013On Monday, 4 February, I will receive a memorandum from the Cancer Alliance. This forms part of a campaign to create awareness about the illness, of our lifetime - cancer. Read More
Surgery Head at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Retires
31 January 2013Renowned surgeon Professor Alastair Millar retires after decades of service. Read More
Western Cape Government Health and Clicks Launch a Pioneering Partnership
29 January 2013The agreement between Western Cape Government Health and the Clicks Group to provide immunisation and family planning services, including medication, to state and private patients at Clicks clinics was today officially launched at a celebration... Read More
Riversdale Hospital's International Accreditation Praised
25 January 2013Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, unveiled the internationally-recognised Mother-and-Baby-Friendly plaque at Riversdale Hospital on 25 January 2013. Read More
Media Alert: Groote Schuur Hospital Celebrates 75 Years of Caring
25 January 2013Groote Schuur Hospital will have a celebration concert to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this iconic institution. The key note speaker at the concert will be Premier Helene Zille. Read More
Diarrhoea: Dehydration can be Prevented with an Easy Sugar Salt Solution
23 January 2013Since the start of the diarrhoea season in November 2012, there have been four deaths in public hospitals in the Metro and two deaths in the Central Karoo. Read More
Patient Complaints Line to Roll Out Across the Province
18 January 2013The Western Cape Government Health call centre that has been available for patient complaints for 5 months now, has proven a huge success and it is envisaged that the call centre will roll out to all health facilities in the metro during the 2013 /... Read More
MEDIA ALERT: Recent WCG: Health EMS & AMS Incident Response
17 January 2013The Western Cape Government Health: Emergency Medical Services (WCG Health: EMS) in Collaboration with the Air Mercy Services (AMS) Responded to Two Incidents Recently:16 January 2013: Read More
Health Facilities to Remain Closed During Farm Worker Strike
15 January 2013Western Cape Government Health has, after consultation with local authorities closed the following facilities (clinics) in the areas affected by the Farm Worker Strikes:De Doorns Area: Read More
Media Alert: Rescue on Riviersonderend Mountains
7 January 2013The Western Cape Government Health: Emergency Medical Services Responded to a Mountain Rescue Case Late Last Night:Sunday, 6 January 2013 Read More
Diarreale Siekte: Ken Basiese Feite
3 January 2013'n Kind sterf van diarreale siekte en verwante siektes elke veertien sekondes. Dit beteken dat vier kinders elke minuut sterf, 6 000 kinders elke dag sterf en 42 000 kinders gemiddeld elke week sterf. Read More
Diarrhoeal Disease: Know the Basics
2 January 2013A child dies of diarrhoeal disease and related diseases every fourteen seconds. That means that four children die every minute, 6 000 children die every day and 42 000 children die every week on average. Read More
Western Cape Will Not Agree to Centralisation of Hospitals - Western Cape Minister of Health
28 December 2012Groote Schuur Hospital and Tygerberg Hospital are Western Cape provincial institutions, functioning properly and we will not agree to the nationalisation of these facilities, says Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha. Read More
Certain Medicines Limited, but Not Out of Stock
20 December 2012Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, pointed out that there are some medicines of limited stock, but medicines are not out of stock. Read More
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