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Fifteen Million Rand Mobile Laboratory for Mass Diseases Arrives from Germany
10 November 2010The fifteen (R15m) million rand mobile laboratory donated for HIV Counselling and Testing arrived from Germany in the Cape Town harbour this week. After clearing customs, the unit was transported to its new home at Tygerberg Hospital. Read More
Media Alert: Fifteen Million Rand Mobile Laboratory for HIV Counselling and Testing Arrives from Germany
9 November 2010The fifteen (R15m) million rand mobile laboratory donated for HIV Counselling and Testing arrived from Germany in the Cape Town harbour this week. After the complicated clearance procedure through customs, the unit was transported to its new home at... Read More
Media Alert: Community Nursing School Celebrates Graduation
9 November 2010The Western Cape Minister of Health, Mr Theuns Botha, will preside over the annual graduation of Worcester Hospital's Nursing Students.The nursing school, established in 1998, has been instrumental in the training and placement of well over three... Read More
Media Alert: Tygerberg Hospital Nursing Pledge Ceremony
9 November 2010On Thursday, 11 November 2010, Tygerberg Hospital will hold their Nursing Pledge Ceremony Awards, at 14h00 in Disa Hall. The ceremony will award the Nursing staff for their dedication and hard work towards quality care. Read More
Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre Host its Second Wheelchair Challenge
7 November 2010The Department of Health, Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre (WCRC), Eskom and the QuadPara Association of the Western Cape (QAWC) joined forces to host the second Wheelchair Challenge on Saturday, 6 November 2010. Read More
Minister to Receive Anova Service Structures
4 November 2010The Western Cape Minister of Health, Mr Theuns Botha, accepted the handover of the structures built and sponsored by the NGO, Anova Health with support from the American people, through the United States Agency for International Developm Read More
Global Diabetes Run/Walk 2010
4 November 2010Every ten (10) seconds a person dies of diabetes related causes and within the same ten (10) seconds two people have developed the disease. Each year this adds up to more than three (3) million deaths and more than seven (7) million new cases of... Read More
Media Alert: QuadPara Association of the Western Cape Host Second Wheelchair Challenge
4 November 2010The Department of Health's Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre (WCRC), Eskom and the QuadPara Association of the Western Cape (QAWC) will join forces in holding the second WCRC Wheelchair Challenge.The main objective of the event is to market the... Read More
Media Alert: Minister to Recieve Anova Service Structure
3 November 2010The Western Cape Minister of Health, Mr Theuns Botha, will accept the handover of the structures built and sponsored by the NGO, ANOVA Health. Read More
Mental Health Awareness Day at William Slater
31 October 2010On Sunday 31 October 2010, William Slater Step-down facility in collaboration with Bipolar Bears Support Group, hosted a workshop for the families and care givers of ex-residents. Read More
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
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