News and Speeches for Ministry of Health & Wellness
One Point Three Million Rand Sonar Machine for Province's 'Heart' Hospital
27 October 2010Following negotiations on behalf of the Western Cape Health Minister, Theuns Botha, with the private sector to acquire more medical equipment for Western Cape public health facilities, RentWorks donated a heart sonar machine to Groote Schuur... Read More
Hanover Park Community Health Centre Doors to Re-Open
27 October 2010The Department of Health decided yesterday to close the Hanover Park Community Health Centre (CHC) as it became increasingly difficult to secure staff and patient safety after eruption of gang violence in the area. Read More
2010 Provincial Cecilia Makiwane Nurse's Recognition Awards Ceremony
27 October 2010The Western Cape Department of Health hosted its annual Provincial Cecilia Makiwane Nurse's Recognition Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. Read More
Media Alert: Annual Provincial Cecilia Makiwane Nurse's Recognition Awards Ceremony
25 October 2010The Western Cape Department of Health will host its annual Provincial Cecilia Makiwane Nurses Recognition Awards Ceremony to recognise the important role played by nurses, who are often overlooked and undervalued. Read More
Media Alert: Hanover Park Health Facility Temporarily Closed due to Gang Violence
25 October 2010Due to the recent gang activities in Hanover Park, the Community Health Centre (CHC) has temporarily closed. Ministers Theuns Botha and Albert Fritz will be visiting the Hanover Park CHC this morning at 09:30 to assess the status of safety at the... Read More
German Company Donates Further Ten Million Rand towards Endoscopic Training
25 October 2010Theuns Botha, Western Cape Minister of Health, yesterday afternoon met with Dr. Read More
German Company Donates Further Ten Million Rand towards Endoscopic Training
25 October 2010Theuns Botha, Western Cape Minister of Health, yesterday afternoon met with Dr. Read More
Ambulance Services Bill First-of-its-Kind in South Africa
25 October 2010The Western Cape Provincial Parliament has this afternoon approved legislation that will make ambulance services safer for everyone in the Western Cape. Read More
Blanco Clinic Linked onto Primary Health Care Information System
24 October 2010Blanco Clinic in George is the latest Primary Health Care facility to be linked onto the Primary Health Care Information system (PHCIS). The Western Cape Department of Health now have eighty-five (85) health facilities linked to the electronic... Read More
Liquor Conference Highlights Burden of Alcohol on Health Budget
23 October 2010This weekend, with role players from across the province gathering at the second annual Liquor Conference to discuss the new provincial liquor legislation, and the City of Cape Town's by-law on trading hours, it is important to point out the huge... Read More
Fifteen Million Rand Mobile Laboratory for HIV Counselling and Testing on its Way to Cape Town
20 October 2010Following the joint venture between the Western Cape provincial government and the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, the R15 million mobile laboratory for HIV Counselling and Testing is now on its way to the province. Read More
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Students Donate Ten Thousand Rand to Khayelitsha Community Health Centre
19 October 2010On Wednesday, 20 October 2010, a group of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) donated ten thousand rand (R10 000) to the Khayelitsha Site B Community Health Centre. Read More
Heart Transplant Patient Turns 80
14 October 2010Margaret Dickson had a heart transplant in 1993 at Groote Schuur Hospital. The hospital is proud that seventeen (17) years later, on Friday 15th October 2010, Mrs Dickson is able to celebrate her eightieth (80th) birthday. Read More
Occupational Therapists Celebrated at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
14 October 2010This year, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) will host the annual Metro Occupational Therapists in Health forum at the Staff Education Centre on Friday October 15. Read More
Official Opening of New Forensic Pathology and Emergency Medical Service Premises
13 October 2010The official opening today of the Western Cape Forensic Pathology Services head office and Metro Emergency Medical Services Northern District, marks a new era in the history of Tygerberg Hospital. Read More
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Takes a Stand Against Fraudulent Fundraising
13 October 2010It has been brought to hospital management's attention that a number of people have been fundraising fraudulently under the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital name - some of them from as far away as KwaZulu-Natal. Read More
New Forensic Pathology and Emergency Medical Service Premises to be Launched
12 October 2010Minister of Health in the Western Cape, Mr Theuns Botha, will officially inaugurate the new premises for Forensic Pathology Se Read More
The Provincial Government of the Western Cape Strategy to Increase Wellness in the Western Cape
12 October 2010We launch today our plan to increase the wellness of the people of the Western Cape. Read More
Media Alert: Strategic Objectives: Increasing Wellness in the Western Cape
10 October 2010Over the past year, the Western Cape Government has launched the strategic objectives for education (24 November 2009), Transport (15 January 2010), environmental planning (7 July 2010), human settlements (23 August 2010) and economic development... Read More
Opening of the Renovated Orchard Clinic, First Health Post and Certificate Ceremony
7 October 2010The Western Cape Minister of Health, Mr Theuns Botha together with the South African Table Grape Association, will celebrate the handover of the newly renovated Orchard Clinic in De Doorns to the Department of Health today. Read More
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