News and Speeches for Ministry of Health & Wellness
Breastfeeding Awareness Week: 2006
2 August 2006Press release by Minister Pierre Uys, Minister of Health in the Western Cape on Breastfeeding Awareness Week : 1-7 August 2006 The theme for World Breastfeeding Week is: Code Watch 25 Years of protecting Breastfeeding Read More
Joint press Release (Premier and Health Ministry) on Reaching Target for Cervical Cancer Screening
31 July 2006Cervical cancer is a disease which is preventable and curable if discovered in time through a pap smear, Premier Rasool said at the start of National Womens month. Read More
Cervical Cancer Awareness
31 July 2006"Cervical cancer is a disease which is preventable and curable if discovered in time through a pap smear, " Premier Rasool said at the start of National Womens month today. Read More
New Cardiac Catherisation Laboratory for Groote Schuur Hospital
26 July 2006Minister Uys opened a new R12 million Cardiac Catheterisation "Cath" Laboratory at Groote Schuur Hospital today. The DG Murray Trust has generously funded the purchase of the new lab, which will make a huge difference to the clinical services at the... Read More
Opening of the Revitalised George Regional Hospital: 30 June 2006
29 June 2006For the past few years, the George Regional Hospital has been a buzzing hive of building activity. Read More
Opening of Carnation Ward at Lentegeur Hospital
26 June 2006"The admission of children to a ward of the GF Jooste hospital for the first time is a historic occasion", min. Uys said today. The Carnation ward is on the premises of the Lentegeur Hospital, and can take 70 patients, of which 11 are children. Read More
Opening of Children's Beds at the Carnation Ward on the Premises of
26 June 2006"The admission of children to a ward of the GF Jooste hospital for the first time is a historic occasion", min. Uys said today. The Carnation ward is on the premises of the Lentegeur Hospital, and can take 70 patients , of which 11 are children. Read More
Historic Framework Agreement Between Western Cape Department of Health and SALGA
20 June 2006The Western Cape Minister of Health, Pierre Uys, and the Chairperson of the South African Local Government Association Western Cape (SALGA WC), Councillor William Mxolose, signed an historic framework agreement in Cape Town governing the transfer of... Read More
Fighting Diarrhoea
6 June 2006Every year during the summer months there is a sharp increase in the number of babies and small children under 2 years who become very ill with diarrhoea and vomiting. Read More
Combatting Flu This Winter
5 June 2006The Western Cape Department of Health is out to combat flu this winter. Read More
International Nurses' Day
11 May 2006"The wellbeing of our patients in our facilities receive the highest priority and the treatment they receive must be compared with the best in the world. Read More
Valkenberg Hospital: The New Admission Unit
10 May 2006Valkenberg Hospital was founded in 1891. The name derives from the farmer Cornelius Valk who purchased the land in 1720. In 1881 the Colonial Government bought the land to build a reformatory. Read More
World Asthma Awareness Day
1 May 2006The 2 May is World Asthma Day, a disease which is impairing the health of thousands of Western Cape kids. The prevalence of the disease is higher in South Africa than the average for Africa and the rest of the world. Read More
Joint statement by Ministers of Health and Community Safety on ongoing SATAWU Security Guards Strike
20 April 2006Western Cape Minister for Community Safety Leonard Ramatlakane and Health Pierre Uys say the ongoing wage strike by security guards, has now turned into acts of crime and violence. Read More
Statement on World Health Day
6 April 2006"This year's theme for World Health Day, 'Working together for health', highlights the critical role played by our health workers, and the importance of working together to achieve the best outcomes for our patients ", Minister Uys said at a... Read More
National Polio Eradication Awareness Week: 3-9 April 2006
4 April 2006"The last case of polio that was reported in South Africa was in 1989", Minister Uys said. "But as long as there are still cases of the poliovirus elsewhere in the world, polio can be imported to a polio free area such as the Western Cape", he said. Read More
World TB Day
23 March 2006Be smart; get tested for TB from the start! By creating a focus area every year on tuberculosis on World TB Day, Government hopes that more support will be forthcoming to support the fight against the disease. Read More
Primary Health Care Information System for Community Health Centres
21 March 2006The Western Cape Provincial Department of Health has launched a Primary Health Care Information System at 13 Community Health Centres in the province. This system allocates each patient with a unique number, which can be used universally throughout... Read More
World Kidney Day - Early Detection and Prevention
8 March 2006FACT - chronic kidney disease and other major chronic non-communicable diseases will claim the lives of 36 million people by the year 2015. Read More
Pregnancy Education Week : 18 - 26 February 2006
17 February 2006The aim of Pregnancy Education Week is to provide pregnant women, their partners and the broader community with the knowledge of how to ensure a safe pregnancy outcome for both the mother and her baby. Read More
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