News and Speeches for Ministry of Health & Wellness
Community Care Workers Graduate Top of the Class
12 August 2013Western Cape Government Health celebrates the graduation of the new Community Care Workers on Farms. Read More
New Horizons Clinic in Plettenberg Bay to get Facelift
7 August 2013At a community dialogue meeting in New Horizons in Plettenberg Bay earlier this week, the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, announced that the health facility will undergo R4 million worth of structural changes.The expected date of... Read More
Minister Visits Award-winning Team at George Hospital's Renal Unit
5 August 2013Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, visited the renal unit at George Hospital on 5 August 2013 to personally congratulate the staff that have been acknowledged by Rotary in South Africa with their highest award – the Paul Harris award. Read More
Briefing on Funding Models for Mossel Bay and Helderberg Hospitals
2 August 2013On Friday, 2 August, Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, will host a briefing session on funding models for two new hospitals in the province – one in Mossel Bay and one in the Helderberg area. Read More
Breast is Best: Breastfeeding Week 2013
31 July 2013Western Cape Government Health will form part of International Breastfeeding Week, which takes place from 1 to 7 August. Read More
Medical Male Circumcision Services Available at Health Facilities
30 July 2013Medical male circumcision services are offered at the various Western Cape health centres.Get all the information and make an appointment. Read More
Labour Unions Join Forces with Ambulance Personnel
30 July 2013Western Cape Government Health, together with the representative unions (PSA, Nehawu, Hospersa, Denosa and Nupsaw) in the Western Cape Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Chamber (WCPHSDSBC) have joined together to raise their... Read More
EMS Alert: EMS Responds to Suspected Gas Leak in Grassy Park
16 July 2013The Western Cape Government Health's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a suspected gas leak in Diaz Road, Grassy Park at 13:37. According to EMS rescue personnel on scene, six patients were inside the dwelling. On arrival, three patients... Read More
Robertson Hospital is Public Institutional Pharmacy of the Year
3 July 2013Western Cape Government Health is proud to announce that Robertson Hospital’s pharmacy was awarded the National Public Institutional Pharmacy of the Year Award by the Pharmacy Council of South Africa at their annual awards ceremony held at Sun City... Read More
First Patients to be Transferred to New Mitchells Plain Hospital
26 June 2013History is in the making with the uptake of the first patients in the new Mitchells Plain Hospital next week. Read More
Dedicated Adolescent Psychiatry Unit Opened at Tygerberg Hospital
25 June 2013Tygerberg Hospital’s new psychiatry unit caters for the unique needs of adolescent patients. Read More
George Hospital Doctor Receives Paul Harris Award
25 June 2013George Hospital Renal Unit is the only state-run renal unit between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. There are currently 37 renal patients undergoing this specialised treatment at this life-saving unit. Read More
Media Alert: Power Outage at New Somerset Hospital
25 June 2013New Somerset Hospital in Green Point is currently experiencing a power outage in the main section of the hospital building. The cause for the power outage is unknown at this stage. Read More
Inauguration Ceremony of Grabouw Community Day Centre
20 June 2013Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, in partnership with the French Embassy, officially opened an Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) site at the Grabouw Community Day Centre (CDC) on 20 June 2013. The services offered include all outpatients... Read More
Media Alert: Grabouw Community Day Centre Inauguration Ceremony
19 June 2013The Ambassador of France, Madame Elizabeth Barbier, and the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, will officially open an anti-retroviral treatment (ART) site at the Grabouw Community Day Centre on Thursday, 20 June 2013. Grabouw Community... Read More
Stamping Out Measles and Polio
12 June 2013Western Cape Government Health in the Cape Winelands wishes to thank parents, guardians and crechés of the district for helping to ensure that polio and measles are eradicated. Read More
EMS Alert: Rescuers Respond to Heavy Duty Crash on Meiringspoort Pass
10 June 2013The Western Cape Government Health's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is currently on the scene of a crash between Oudtshoorn and Beaufort West. Read More
EMS Alert: Update on the Meiringspoort Pass Accident this Morning
10 June 2013The heavy duty truck was actually found partially in a riverbed with the rear end of the carriage on the N12, and not down an embankment as previously stated. Read More
Media Alert: Smile Week at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
10 June 2013Minister Botha to visit Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital for Adcock Ingram Smile Week, which takes place from 11 to 15 June 2013. Read More
Hermanus Hospital Impresses Minister
10 June 2013“If we entered Hermanus Hospital into a ‘World class’ District Hospital competition, I am sure that it would win!” stated Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha while on visit to the newly renovated and upgraded hospital on 7 June 2013. Read More
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