News and Speeches for Department of Health and Wellness
Have you got your finger on your pulse?
10 June 2021Commemorating World Heart Rhythm Week (7 – 13 June), Tygerberg and Groote Schuur Hospitals, centres of global cardiovascular excellence, are raising awareness and promoting better understanding of heart rhythm disorders or arrhythmias (abnormal... Read More
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
10 June 2021Nutrition as the building block for all health and wellbeing is vital, as is the role of those who promote and prescribe it to assist patients and the broader community. Read More
Northern and Tygerberg subdistricts vaccine rollout: What to expect
8 June 2021The vaccination programme rollout in the Northern and Tygerberg subdistricts resumes this week (7-11 June), with new private sites coming online at the University of the Western Cape and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Read More
What to expect from Monday 7 June
4 June 2021Weekly vaccination targets are being exceeded – but week-on-week scale up is dependent on vaccine supply. Read More
Child protection week
4 June 2021Immunisations offer protection against preventable diseases Read More
Improving the lives of children born with clubfoot
3 June 2021Tygerberg Hospital has partnered with Steps Clubfoot Care, a non-profit organisation, to improve the lives of children born with congenital deformities of the foot which are caused by the abnormal development of a baby’s bones, ligaments, and... Read More
Commit to quit: World No-Tobacco Day
3 June 2021On Monday, 31 May, the World Health Organisation and global partners celebrated World No-Tobacco Day by raising awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form. The theme for this year’s... Read More
Celebrating stories of hope with cancer survivors
2 June 2021The Western Cape Department of Health is happy to celebrate with two patients from Groote Schuur Hospital, Mrs Ntuthu Sonjica and Mrs Fatima Meyer who have survived cancer. Read More
Elderly couple first to be vaccinated as new sites launch for vaccination
31 May 2021Maria and Dexter Dowie were the first residents to be vaccinated in Bishop Lavis on Monday, 31 May 2021, when the day hospital launched its vaccination centre. Read More
Wait for appointment SMS before going to vaccination site
26 May 2021The Western Cape Department of Health encourages residents to wait for their appointment SMS (date and place) before going to a vaccination site. Read More
Children suffering devastating, yet preventable, burns
24 May 2021“Flame burns are devastating injuries with substantial lifelong physical and psychosocial consequences for the affected survivors and their families,” says Dr Gary Dos Passos, head of burns unit at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (... Read More
Over 60 and registered for your COVID vaccine? What to expect from Monday 24 May
23 May 2021Following the conclusion of the first week of the Phase 2 vaccination programme for over 60 year-olds, which also includes Phase 1b for healthcare workers, the Department would like to advise citizens on what to expect this week (24-28 May). Read More
What to expect from Monday 24 May – including Rural sites
22 May 2021Over 60 and registered for your COVID vaccine? Read More
Elderly married couple vaccinated together
21 May 2021Elderly married couple of 58 years, Abraham Edmond Schilder (86) and his wife Maureen Roslyne Schilder (84) received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine together at the Yvonne Parfitt Place retirement home in Westridge, Mitchells Plain. Read More
Vaccination rollout: What to expect from Monday 24 May
21 May 2021Over 60 and registered for your COVID vaccine? Here’s what to expect from Monday 24 May Read More
“Get Vaccinated!” Says 99-year-old vaccine
19 May 2021Margaret Elizabeth Smith (99) and Mogamat Pandy (81) have both become the latest ambassadors for the Phase two COVID-19 vaccinations currently being rolled out across the Cape Metro. Born on the 13th February 1922, Ms Smith, affectionately as known... Read More
Recap of Day 1 of phase 2 vaccination; first person to be vaccinated in WC
18 May 2021On Tuesday the Western Cape Government launched phase 2 of its vaccination plan, focusing on those over 60 and the remaining health workers. Read More
WCG launches vaccine rollout to over 60s with Emeritus Archbishop Tutu
17 May 2021On Monday 17th May the Western Cape Government launched Phase 2 of its vaccine rollout programme, starting with a group of elderly at Brooklyn Chest Hospital in Milnerton – one of the designated provincial vaccination sites. Read More
Over 60 and registered for your COVID-19 vaccine? Here's what to expect
14 May 2021The Western Cape Department of Health will officially launch the province’s Phase 2 vaccination rollout on 17 May focusing on over 60s. We would like to advise citizens on what to expect as we move forward during this phase. Read More
Flu vaccines made available for priority groups
12 May 2021As we prepare for the upcoming winter season, Western Cape Government Health will be offering vulnerable groups the annua Read More
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