News and Speeches for Ministry of Health & Wellness
Mass Immunisation Campaign Kicks Off
29 April 2013Western Cape Government Health is providing free measles and polio immunisations to children up to the age of 59 months. The objective of this mass immunisation campaign is to give children additional protection against polio and measles. Read More
Polio and Measles Immunisation Campaign
24 April 2013The Western Cape Government Health will be providing free polio and measles immunisation to all children under the age of five years in two rounds. The first round of the free polio and measles campaign will kick off from 29 April to 17 May 2013. Read More
Hanover Park Community Health Centre Launches a New ARV (RAP) Clinic
24 April 2013Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha today officially launched a new Rapid Antiretroviral Initiation Program (RAP) at the Hanover Park Community Health Centre. Read More
Boost for Radiation Therapy Equipment at Groote Schuur Hospital
23 April 2013Patients with cancer set to benefit from upgrades and new, state-of-the-art radiation equipment. Read More
Media Alert: EMS' Frantic Search for Canadian Tourist Continues
22 April 2013The Western Cape Government Health's Emergency Medical Services was called out to search for a missing tourist in the Cederberg mountain range. Read More
National Health Insurance Pilot Kicks Off in Eden
22 April 2013Eden District is benefitting from the Western Cape Government's contributions to the development of the National Health Insurance. Read More
Official Opening of Knysna Community Day Centre
15 April 2013Official Opening of Knysna Community Day Centre and Mother-and-Baby-Friendly Initiative Accreditation for Knysna Hospital. Read More
Partnership Transforms Health Sector Into Economy Driver
12 April 2013Western Cape Minister of Health Theuns Botha says government needs to partner with the private sector to grow the health economy and stretch the health rand. Read More
Patients Benefit from R40 000 Dis-Chem Cape Town Donation
11 April 2013A generous donation by Dis-Chem Cape Town is giving state funding a reprieve. The pharmaceutical retailer donated R40 000 worth of hygiene products to Tygerberg Hospital. Read More
Western Cape Minister of Health Orders Investigation Into Direct Procurement
11 April 2013Western Cape Minister of Health orders investigation into possibility to procure all-in-one Antiretroviral Drugs (ARV's) directly. Read More
Fresh Deliveries for New Maternity Ward
10 April 2013Personnel at Hermanus Hospital were delighted to move into the newly built maternity ward on Monday, 8 April 2013. It was, however the delivery of several bouncing babies that cemented the joy. Read More
New Temporary Du Noon Clinic an example of Governing Better Together
9 April 2013A new 'ground-breaking' temporary clinic in Du Noon may be the answer to the health service delivery problem. Read More
Hospital Marks Allergy Week With Lifesaving Talk
9 April 2013To mark World Allergy Week, the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital hosted a free talk for teachers and parents on 9 April, at 4pm, to inform them of how to manage severe allergic reactions and how to reduce the risk of death. Read More
Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre to Host 6th Jazz in the Park Concert
2 April 2013The Western Cape Government Health’s Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre (WCRC) for persons with physical disabilities, in partnership with musician Amanda Tiffin, will host a Jazz in the Park concert on Sunday, 14 April 2013 at the Maynardville Open... Read More
Western Cape Government Health Honours Dedicated Staff at Long Service Awards
28 March 2013Dedicated employees, who have been working for Western Cape Government Health for 20, 30 and 40 years, were honoured at a special Long Service Awards Ceremony today for their uninterrupted and devoted public service. The event was held at the Nico... Read More
Let's Stop TB in Our Lifetime
22 March 2013World TB Day is commemorated on 24 March 2013. Every year, the Western Cape Government's Department of Health creates awareness about the causes, symptoms and treatment available for this infectious disease. Read More
Deputy President Motlanthe to Address the World TB Day Commemoration
20 March 2013Journalists are invited to the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day commemorations to be addressed by the Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe in his capacity as Chairperson of the National AIDS Council (SANAC). Read More
Extended Service Times at Mitchells Plain, Hanover Park and Gugulethu
18 March 2013Mitchells Plain Community Health Centre (CHC), Hanover Park CHC and Gugulethu CHC are now offering mother and child extended hours services for working mothers.The services will now be rendered for working mothers on weekdays from 16:30 to 21:00 and... Read More
World TB Day: Get Tested for HIV and TB
18 March 2013At a public march in the Cape Town city centre on 18 March 2013 in view of World TB day, the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, said the dual scourge of HIV and TB can only be dealt with if a patient is diagnosed. Read More
Ackerman Family Foundation Donation For Victoria Hospital Paediatric Upgrade
14 March 2013A generous R5 million donation by The Ackerman Family Foundation has laid the stepping stones for the much needed upgrade of Victoria Hospital’s paediatric unit. Read More
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