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Media Releases for 2007

• Minister of health stunned by the high number of trauma cases over the holiday season
• KZN Department of health to help prevent learner suicide
• Nurse and human resources manager suspended following a rape of a mentally ill patient at Townhill hospital
• Allegations on another Klebsiella death are not true
• 16 days of activism against women and children abuse

November

• Media Statement : Klebsiella outbreak 28 November 2007
• No child should die of diabetes! - World Diabetes Day 2007
• KZN Government to celebrate World Aids day 2007 in Osizweni stadium under the theme: Stop Aids. Keep the Promise! It starts with me!
• Innovative malaria control through research and dynamic policy - Malaria Day 2007
• Alert! Power Shortages to affect Addington hospital
• Delays in the payment of suppliers
• 16 senior citizens die, 5 survive a fire in Nkandla

October

• Dumping of condoms in the Inanda area
• Farm established to produce traditional medicinal plants 20 October 2007
• The department of health receives a further 535 newly qualified nurses into the service

September

• Team up for Healthy Hearts! - World Heart Day 2007
• Recalling of condoms in KwaZulu-Natal

August

• African traditional medicine conference concludes today
• African traditional medicine conference gets underway in Durban
• Health workers caring for the rural poor!
• Statement : "Defective condoms" - KZN Department of Health Shocked
• Fraudsters to be arrested
• Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang to check on progress made since the report on the Klebsiella outbreak 18 August 2007
• Minister of Health, Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, and KZN MEC for Health, Ms Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni, will celebrate the Women’s Day in Umzumbe  18 August 2007
• KwaZulu-Natal province leads the way in HIV and Aids treatment
• MEC for Health, Ms Neliswa Nkonyeni, to address the community of Emadungeni on oral health and dental hygiene

July

June

• Public service strike impact on health service 25 June 2007
• Public service strike impact on health service 22 June 2007
• Public service strike impact on health service 20 June 2007
• Teachers, nurses and other identified professionals in the public service to have significantly improved career prospects 19 June 2007
• Public service strike impact on health service18 June 2007
• Media Update: public service strike impact on Health Service 15 June 2007
• Media update: public service strike impact on health service 08 June 2007
• Media statement by Dr BM Nyembezi : Head of Department
• Media briefing on the latest status quo in Provincial Hospitals and Health Services 12 June 2007 11:30pm
• Public service strike impact on health service 08 June 2007
• Public service strike impact on health service 07 June 2007
• Urgent media briefing on National Strike Action 7 June 12:00 pm
• National Strike Action 01 June 2007

May

• Abstinence Walk 2-8 June 2007
• The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has granted Durban the right to host the organistion's congress in 2009
• Grey's hospital officially opens its state-of-the-art oncology and radiotherapy department

April

• Findings of tribunal on dismissed nurses
• The Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) saves a life in the mountains

March

• Alleged kidney operation and left arm amputation on Mr Ronnie Ngcobo
• Tidal warning Addington hospital on alert!
• MEC for Health, Ms Neliswa Nkonyeni and uKhozi FM take the VCT campaign to KK Hostel 16 March 2007
• Death of a baby that allegedly fell off from an incubator at Port Shepstone Hospital
• Response to allegations that a patient was raped at Northdale Hospital on Sunday
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health and unions happy with progress of the tribunal
• MEC for health, Dr Jacob Zuma and uKhozi FM take the VCT campaign to Nkandla : 2 March 2007

• Tribunal on dismissed nurses has started its work
• Appointment of Tribunal to investigate dismissal of 728 nurses
• Press conference : Nurses strike 7 February 2007
• KZN Department of Health holds an urgent meeting with COSATU on nurses strike
• Dismissed nurses remain dismissed
• Nurses are dismissed with effect 2 February 2007

• Nurses "strike"
• MEC for health and uKhozi radio to promote HIV testing in Vryheid : 26 January 2007
• MEC for Health and Ukhozi radio to launch HIV testing campaign : 24 January 2007

Media releases for 2006, 2005 and 2004