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Minister Mireille Wenger delivering a speech in parliament

Minister Wenger tables R32 billion budget to begin the next chapter in healthcare

Today, Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger, tabled the Department’s 2025/26 Budget. With a total allocation of R32...

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Premier Winde and Minister Wenger with HOD Cloete.

Continuity and Trusted Leadership: Health and Wellness Head renews contract

Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger, is pleased to announce the renewal of Dr Keith Cloete’s contract as the Head...

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Urgent call for comment: Draft Interim Block Exemption for Tariffs Determination in Healthcare

All stakeholders are reminded that there is less than a week left to submit comments on the Draft Interim Block Exemption for Tariffs...

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World TB Day: Yes! We Can End TB: Western Cape ramps up fight against Tuberculosis

As the world continues to grapple with public health challenges, World TB Day (24 March) is a critical reminder that tuberculosis (TB)...

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Minister Wenger and the St Joseph's team

It takes a village: Collaboration in healthcare changes children’s lives

On Friday, 14 March 2025, Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger, visited St Joseph's Intermediate Paediatric Care...

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Organ transplant patients, parents and hospital staff from Red Cross and Groote Schuur gathered for the handover of the artwork and programme at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.

World Kidney Day – Canadian Blood Service gifts organ donation education programme

To mark World Kidney Day on 13 March 2025, the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is excited to announce the launch of the...

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Western Cape Government moves to safeguard healthcare after NGO funding halt

Media Release by Mireille Wenger, Provincial Minister of Health and Wellness The Provincial Council on AIDS and Tuberculous (TB) convened...

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Western Cape Government moves to safeguard healthcare after NGO funding halt

The Provincial Council on AIDS and Tuberculous (TB) convened this week to assess the impact of the sudden termination of funding by the...

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Construction of mental healthcare facilities in the Western Cape, almost complete

Media Release by Mireille Wenger, Provincial Minister of Health and Wellness On Friday, 21 February 2025, Western Cape Minister of Health...

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Protect progress - a call for urgent solutions to the USAID/PEPFAR funding gap

The Western Cape Government (WCG) welcomes the measures announced by the National Department of Health to ensure that HIV/AIDS services and...

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