2009 Media Releases

December

10 December 2009 Emergency medical and rescue services (EMRS) will be all out over the festive season

November

30 November 2009 Process efficiency cannot be equated to "tardiness"
25 November 2009 KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health to highlight the health effects of women and child abuse
03 November 2009 Response to the Democratic Alliance's statement on a March to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital
03 November 2009 Cost saving measures in the Department of Health

October

27 October 2009 HIV and Aids summit opened at high note of commitment to scale up ARV provision
26 October 2009 The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health takes the Forensic Services situation very seriously
21 October 2009 A call to act : clean hands save lives!
20 October 2009 MEC's visit to Dundee and Charles James Memorial hospitals
13 October 2009 Response to the DA's statement on infant mortality rate at Mahatma Gandhi memorial hospital
08 October 2009 Department of Health Explains High HIV Statistics in Umgungundlovu and the Province

September

11 September 2009 MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo welcomes doctors trained in Cuba and bidding farewell to new recruits
06 September 2009 Head of Department (Dr Sibongile Zungu) calls on churches to play a role in the prevention of diseases

August

24 August 2009 Pregnant women and people with underlying conditions must seek urgent medical attention
17 August 2009 Public servants of the Department of Health to educate and inform the public about the H1N1 influenza
17 August 2009 Children under5, the elderly, pregnant women and people with compromised immunity at heightened risk of H1N1 influenza
14 August 2009 Your health is in your hads - numbers of H1N1 cases increase
11 August 2509 Statement on the Launch of a Cervical Cancer Screening Project – Phila Ma – held in Inanda, 11 August 2009
07 August 2009The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health closes down on alleged "fraudsters" who embezzled monies aimed for terminally ill patients

July

03 July 2007 The Statement of the MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, COSATU and SAMA
01 July 2007 The Health Care Services in KwaZulu-Natal are returning to normal

June

26 June 2009 MEC for Health, Dr Sigongiseni Dhlomo issues an ultimatum
23 June 2009 The situation in KwaZulu-Natal remains calm and we urge health care workers to return to work
22 June 2009 The Situation in KwaZulu-Natal is calm and most hospitals are operational
22 June 2009 The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, appeals to health workers to return to work
19 June 2009 Statement by the MEC for Health on the reported "crisis" at the Edendale, and other hospitals, ARV programme
19 June 2009 Response to questions on Edendale Hospital's ARV clinic
17 June 2009 Letter to the editor about ICN
17 June 2009 Response on the article: ARV crisis at city hospitals
09 June 2009 MEC for Health's Dr SM Dhlomo, statement to the SABC radio news of peri-natal mortality rate in the Province
11 June 2009 Response to questions on EDH ARV clinic
05 June 2009 The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health cares and champions the nutritional support to TB and HIV infected patients

May

26 May 2009 Media Statement on the Surprise Visit by the MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo
15 May 2009 Trade union blunder leads to March
12 May 2009New MEC for health, Dr Sibongiseni Maxwell Dhlomo, meets his management team and wishes nurses the best on the international nurses day

April

28 April 2009 Health department and striking doctors reach agreement to halt illegal strike
28 April 2009 No Swine Influenza in KwaZulu-Natal
20 April 2009 Statement on the launch of Health Promoting Schools in Umkhanyakude
20 April 2009 MECs for Health and Education Take Skills Development to another level
15 April 2009 MEC for Health launches Health Promoting Schools in Umkhanyakude
01 April 2009 Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Molefi Sefularo, commits to deliver a clinic in Ekuvukeni (Nongoma) by 2010
01 April 2009 No Meningitis - Parents should not panic

March

31 March 2009 The MEC For Health Opens A Centre (Ithembalbantu clinic) To Improve Anti-retroviral Treatment Uptake
24 March 2009 The Kwazulu-Natal Department Of Health Commemorates World Tb Day In Murchison, In The South Coast Of The Province
10 March 2009 Media statement on hospitalisation of Mr Shabir Shaik at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central hospital
01 March 2009 Department of health's Stanger mortuary flooded : corpses being moved

February

26 February 2009 KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health and the South Africa police services share ideas on caring for the mentally ill
23 February 2009 Department will not tolerate corruption: officials to be suspended at Mahatma Gandhi
17 February 2009 Public servants become targets of election campaigns
16 February 2009 We will always protect the integrity of our patients
16 February 2009 No need to panic - there is no malaria mosquitoes in Durban

January

15 January 2009 Independent Electoral Commission And The Department Of Health Join Hands To Ensure The Sick And Hospitalised Can Vote
13 January 2009 Newcastle Forensic Mortuary Post Mortem and Deceased's Bodies Storage Sections Closure
06 January 2009 KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health welcomes all community service officers into the public health care

01 January 2009 New Year Baby born by an orphan living in Durban Station

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