By Lee-Yandra Paulsen As the festive season approaches, trauma-related injuries increase, and questions arise regarding the measures in place to ensure public safety and health. Chief of Operations at the Western Cape Department of Health, Dr. Saadiq Karriem, shed light on the subject during an interview with VOC Breakfast. “This[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Violent criminality continues to escalate having a detrimental impact on the delivery of health services in Cape Town. This is According to the Western Cape Department of Health, “Our managers are assessing how many staff have been able to get to work. We probably have to continue[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The plan to relocate the Hanover Park Day Hospital to Philippi has created an uproar among locals on the ground. This comes after last month’s growing concerns of residents about the possible shutdown of the Hanover Park Day Hospital. Irate locals handed over a memorandum to the[…]
The Western Cape Department of Health notes today’s alert by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) to declare a measles outbreak in the Cape Metro district. Four laboratory-confirmed measles cases have been reported in the Cape Metro district from 24 January 2023 to 17 February 2023. In line with[…]
Thousands of cyclists have readied themselves to challenge the streets of Cape Town head-on in a 109km route during this year’s annual Cape Town Cycle Tour (CTCT). The CTCT happens on the 2nd Sunday in March. The CTCT is the world’s largest individually timed cycle race. CTCT organizer, David Bellairs[…]
A nine-year-old pupil in Eastwood, Pietermaritzburg was circumcised by “mistake” by a family health programme at his school. The family has reported the matter to the police. The Grade 3 pupil from Panorama Primary underwent a medical circumcision without his mother’s consent and it was not in accordance with Xhosa[…]
The MJC says the Western Cape Department of Health is trying to put interim measures in place at its Salt River mortuary to speed up the backlog of autopsies. The Department’s Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) is currently experiencing a very high case load. Five Muslim families are waiting for bodies[…]
To deal with an ever increasing backlog of patients awaiting knee and hip replacement surgery, Western Cape Department of Health Minister, Theuns Botha, has announced an immediate intervention that will seek to shorten the massive waiting list. This includes the allocation of R23, 5 million over the next two years,[…]
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