News and Speeches for Department of Health and Wellness
Media Alert: Schoolbus Accidents
24 November 2009The Western Cape Department of Health's Metro Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded this morning to two different motor vehicle accidents where busses conveying school children were involved. Read More
Tygerberg Hospital Smile Week
17 November 2009For nearly a decade, the Smile Foundation has proven to be more than just an NGO. They bear a resemblance to an excessively large family through their relationships with hospitals, surgeons, nurses, psychologists, celebrities and the smile children... Read More
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leads Interfaith Service at Tygerberg Hospital
17 November 2009Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu arrived in style on a bicycle taxi at Tygerberg Children's Hospital (TBCH) today to lead an Interfaith service. He and his wife, Leah, are the patrons of the Tygerberg Children's Hospital. Read More
Media Alert: Tygerberg Hospital and the Smile Foundation
16 November 2009For the second time in the Smile Foundation history, a Smile Week will be held at Tygerberg Hospital. More than 35 children will walk into 2010 with a beautiful smile, a facial expression they were never able to communicate with before. Read More
Media Alert: Archbishop Tutu Leads Interfaith Service at Tygerberg Children's Hospital
16 November 2009Come and witness how Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu arrives in style on a bicycle taxi at Tygerberg Children's Hospital. Read More
Diarrhoeal Disease Season
12 November 2009From November 2009 to May 2010, health measures across the Province will be in place to combat the expected high case-load of children with diarrhoea. Read More
Motorcycle Club to Host a Party for Children at Brooklyn Chest Hospital
12 November 2009The Bad News Motorcycle Club will host a party for children living with Tuberculosis (TB) at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital. Read More
Global Diabetes Run/Walk
12 November 2009In South Africa, approximately one in five people over the age of 35 years have type 2 diabetes and more than 50% of them do not even know it. Read More
Tygerberg Academic Hospital's 20th Hartman Memorial Lecture
10 November 2009Tygerberg Academic Hospital hosted its 20th Hartman Ceremony Awards today for nursing staff in recognition of their excellent services rendered during the year. Read More
First Wheelchair Challenge in Mitchell's Plain Hosted by Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre
5 November 2009The Department of Health's Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre (WCRC) and the QuadPara Association of the Western Cape (QAWC) will join forces in holding the first Mitchell's Plain Wheelchair Challenge. The main objective of the event is to market... Read More
Official Opening of Tygerberg Hospital's Central Sterilisation Service Department
5 November 2009After concerns and professional advice by the Infection Control and Prevention Unit at Tygerberg Hospital, a project was launched 18 months ago to revamp the new Central Sterilisation Service Department (CSSD). Read More
Media Alert: Official Opening of Tygerberg Hospital's Central Sterilisation Service Department
4 November 2009Professor Craig Househam, Head of the Western Cape Department of Health, will officially open the new Central Sterilisation Service Department (CSSD) of Tygerberg Hospital. Read More
MEDIA ALERT: N1 Heavy Vehicle Accident
1 November 2009The Western Cape Department of Health's Metro EMS (Emergency Medical Services) and Metro Rescue is currently on the scene of an accident on the N1 outgoing, at the Old Oak Turnoff. A heavy duty vehicle, carrying radio-active material, turned over... Read More
Official Handover of Vanguard Art Clinic
29 October 2009The Western Cape has a very well managed health system, which is placed under immense pressure by the province's ever growing population. More people make use of the health system, which requires more service points. Read More
Media Alert: Cecilia Makiwane Recognition Awards for Nurses 2009
28 October 2009To recognise the important role played by nurses, the Western Cape Department of Health will host its annual Cecilia Makiwane Recognition Awards for nurses on Friday, 30 October 2009. Read More
Media Alert: Official Handover of Vanguard Art Clinic
28 October 2009The South African Medical and Education Foundation will hand over a newly constructed ARV/TB Clinic at the Vanguard Community Health Centre to the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health. Read More
Media Alert: Family Education Day at Tygerberg Hospital
22 October 2009The Nephrology ward at Tygerberg Hospital will host a family education day on Saturday, 24th October 2009. The day aims at educating relatives of patients with kidney disease on the methods of treatment and a general knowledge of kidney failure. Read More
Boost for Sterilisation Services in the Western Cape
15 October 2009Reproductive health care should be available, accessible, appropriate and affordable to all those who require it. The use of family planning is often influenced by education, place of residence and means. Read More
Media Alert: Boost for Sterilisation Services in the Western Cape
15 October 2009The Association for Voluntary Sterilisation of South Africa (AVSSA) and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Tygerberg Hospital have united in a joint venture to better the quality of sterilisation services in the Western Cape. Read More
World Mental Health Day
8 October 2009Tomorrow, 10 October 2009 is World Mental Health Day. Read More
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