News and Speeches for Department of Health and Wellness
Healthcare worker vaccination update
26 March 2021The vaccination of healthcare workers as part of Phase 1 of Johnson & Johnson Sisonke implementation study has steadily been picking up speed with more healthcare workers being vaccinated daily during the past week. Vaccination Progress (... Read More
‘Don’t shame people who have TB,’ nurses appeal
24 March 2021Stigma and shame attached to Tuberculosis (TB) undermines efforts to fight the communicable disease, and nurses have called on the public to help them raise awareness. Read More
Take care of your oral health
19 March 2021World Oral Health is celebrated globally every year on the 20th of March and is the largest global awareness campaign for oral health. Around 90% of the world’s population will suffer from oral diseases at some point in their lifetime. Read More
Media Release by Dr Nomafrench Mbombo Western Cape Minister of Health
18 March 2021“With holidays approaching, public urged to be vigilant - if you are gathering, remember to keep it small, short, distanced and outside” Read More
Art for Health
18 March 2021Youngsters from Knysna Secondary School put pen to paper to showcase their talent for a very worthy cause. Read More
Healthcare worker vaccination update
17 March 2021Over the past weekend the Western Cape received a further 5 300 doses of the Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccine through the Sisonke implementation study. This is the first delivery of the third Tranche with two more deliveries expected this week. Read More
Sounding the alarm to end Tuberculosis (TB)
16 March 2021To avoid the risk of losing thousands of lives to a curable and preventable disease, Western Cape Government Health, City of Cape Town and their partners are encouraging members of the public to support their ‘sound the alarm – the clock is ticking... Read More
Community healthcare workers bridge vaccine knowledge gaps in COVID-19 fight
11 March 2021Community healthcare workers have been on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19 and play a critical role in saving lives. At the start of the pandemic, it meant assisting with contact tracing, while continuing to provide much-needed home-based... Read More
Press release by Dr Nomafrench Mbombo Western Cape Minister of Health
11 March 2021“The best way to honour those we have lost is to keep on staying safe and saving lives” Read More
Healthcare worker vaccination update
10 March 2021The overall intent of the vaccination roll-out is to prevent severe illness and death and to protect the health system. Read More
The World is Bright, Save your Sight!
10 March 2021March 7th to 13th is World Glaucoma Awareness Week 2021 and aims to raise awareness on glaucoma and effect it has on your sight with the 2021 theme 'The World is Bright, Save your Sight! Read More
First healthcare workers to be vaccinated in Garden Route
3 March 2021The first group of healthcare workers from both the public and private sector in the Garden Route District will receive their Johnson & Johnson’s vaccinations today, 3 March 2021. Read More
Update on the J&J Vaccination implementation study
3 March 2021The province has completed the rollout of its first tranche of vaccines as part of the J&J/Sisonke implementation study by administering its full allocation of the first batch of vaccines received. Read More
After surviving COVID, nurse looks forward to being vaccinated
3 March 2021June-Rose Msiya, a 43-year-old enrolled nursing assistant at Caledon Hospital, says she is looking forward to getting the COVID-19 vaccine, which will be rolled out to selected health workers in the rural districts of the Western Cape this week. Read More
'A dream come true': Karl Bremer Hospital launches vaccination site
25 February 2021Excitement filled the air as Karl Bremer Hospital launched its vaccination tent on Tuesday, 23 February 2021, boosting Western Cape Government Health’s efforts to immunise staff against the Coronavirus. Read More
Observatory Forensic Pathology Institute (OFPI) – project progress and delays
23 February 2021The Western Cape Government Health’s purpose-built, OFPI’s completion progress is currently at 91.6 % and the current predicted date of occupation is mid-2021, should all go according to plan. Read More
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is in full swing
22 February 2021Over the last few days, the Western Cape Department of Health has commenced with its vaccine rollout at three sites, Groote Schuur Hospital, Tygerberg Hospital and Khayelitsha Hospital. Read More
Chronic illness during COVID-19 and making healthy lifestyle choices
22 February 2021Living with a chronic illness especially during the COVID-19 pandemic has been quite overwhelming and feelings of fear and anxiety slowly settle in when encountering people in public spaces or shopping centres. Read More
‘Vaccines save lives’ says Groote Schuur Hospital’s first vaccine recipient
21 February 2021Prof. Ivan Joubert, Head of the Critical Care Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital, became the first frontline healthcare worker at the hospital to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. His vaccine was administered by the hospital’s Head of... Read More
“I vaccinated the president” – Sr Milanie Bennett
19 February 2021When Sr Milanie Bennett from Khayelitsha District Hospital completed her vaccinator training, she did not know that she will make history by administering the first COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa. Read More
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