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23 May 2013

17 May 2013

SA: Statement by the Gauteng Provincial Government, Gauteng Executive Council welcomes the mid-year population estimates for 2013 by Statistics South Africa (17/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The Gauteng Executive Council (EXCO) has welcomed the mid-year population estimates for 2013 by Statistics South Africa, which found that people live longer in Gauteng. EXCO held its monthly...

15 May 2013

SA: Aaron Motsoaledi: Address by the Minister of Health, during the delivery Health Department Budget Vote 2013/14, National Assembly, Cape Town (15/05/2013)

SPEECH

Honourable Speaker, it is now well documented and generally understood that South Africa faces a quadruple burden of disease. Many other countries are faced only with a double burden. These four...

23 Apr 2013

SA: Norman Mabasa: Address by the Limpopo Health MEC, at the Provincial Budget Vote for the Department of Health, Limpopo Legislative Chamber, Lebowakgomo (23/04/2013)

SPEECH

Honourable Speaker I thought it appropriate to begin this presentation by refreshing our minds with facts we are very much familiar with, yet facts so important to rehearse because they, at least...

03 Mar 2013

SA: Statement by Hope Papo, Gauteng MEC for Health, on the Gauteng Health turnaround strategy post State of the Province Address (03/03/2013)

STATEMENT

In the State of the Province address, the Premier Nomvula Mokonyane, highlighted that the implementation of the Health Turnaround Strategy in the current financial year has yielded positive results...

27 Feb 2013

SA: Statement by North West Health, MEC Magome Masike provides new ambulances to municipalities (27/02/2013)

STATEMENT

In an effort to accelerate the delivery of quality health services to communities of the North West, the Department of Health has dispersed 19 new ambulances procured at a cost of R7 930 912.23....

05 Dec 2012

SA: Statement by Afrika Tikkun, international NGO, Afrika Tikkun and Constitution Hill create the world’s longest HIV/Aids awareness ribbon (05/12/2012)

STATEMENT

Over 6 000 donated red T-shirts were pinned together to create a 1.5km-long HIV/Aids awareness ribbon, which was 50% longer than the previous record. The ribbon has yet to be ratified as a new...

01 Dec 2012

SA: Grizelda Cjiekella: Address by the Acting Premier of the Northern Cape, on the occasion of the World Aids Day commemoration, Ritchie, Frances Baard District, Northern Cape (01/12/2012)

SPEECH

I am greatly honoured to welcome you here today in keeping the candle of hope and compassion burning and as well as the promise that we have made that we will defeat HIV and Aids. Today as we...

21 Sep 2012

SA: Hope Papo: Address by Gauteng Provincial MEC for Health, on the occasion of the introduction of the 2011/12 Annual Report, Gauteng Provincial Legislature (21/09/2012)

SPEECH

The World Health Organisation defines Health Services as: “…the most visible part of any health system, both to users and the general public. Health services, be they promotion, prevention,...

20 Sep 2012

New managers to strengthen Gauteng Health

HEALTH

The Gauteng Department of Health has appointed five senior managers, as part of its on-going efforts to achieve faster turnaround and stability. The department launched its turnaround strategy last...

07 Sep 2012

SA healthcare declining – Motsoaledi

HEALTH

South Africa spends more on health care than many other countries yet patient care is declining, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Friday. "We exceed GDP [gross domestic product] of health...

21 Aug 2012

Primary health care implementation: A brief review

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The goal of any health care system is to provide universal access to appropriate, efficient, effective and quality health services, in order to improve and promote people’s health. In most...

19 Jul 2012

SA: Statement by NGO Afrika Tikkun, on the community of Mfuleni as a place to thrive (19/07/2012)

STATEMENNT

According to the City of Cape Town census, more than a third of the families in Mfuleni (bordering Khayelitsha, in the Cape Flats) live in informal shacks without water and electricity. In this...

28 Mar 2012

Public, private health sector pledge support for NHI

NHI

Health stakeholders from the private and public sector have pledged their support for the National Health Insurance (NHI), although some are still concerned about how the scheme will be implemented.

24 Mar 2012

SA: Motlanthe: Address by the Deputy President of South Africa, on wrold TB day (24/03/2012)

Topics

Thank you for joining us on this World TB to raise awareness about the disease and to discuss coordinated responses aimed at eradicating TB within this lifetime.

24 Feb 2012

MP: Mabuza: State of the Province Address by the Premier, in the Mpumalanga Legislature (24/02/2012)

Topics

Step by step, brick by brick, the African National Congress (ANC) led government, together with the people of this country, are busy at work, building a future democratic society as envisioned by...

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