Gauteng Health MEC to visit children with mental disabilities
18 July 2008
Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa will visit a home for children with mental illnesses on Wednesday, 23 July 2008. The month of July is dedicated to mental health awareness. Through this visit, the MEC hopes to educate the community about the illness and encourage them to love and care for those with mental disabilities. Read more.. |
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Prevent deadly germs, wash your hands
23 June 2008
The Gauteng Department of Health will host a hand washing competition to encourage health workers to constantly protect themselves as well as patients from infectious diseases. .Read more.. |
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Quality of Health for the Citizens of Gauteng to Improve
13 June 2008
Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa addressed health challenges facing the people of Gauteng when delivering his department's 2008/2009 Budget in the Gauteng Legislature today.Read more.. |
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2008/2009 Budget Speech Delivered By the MEC for Health in Gauteng, Mr Brian Hlongwa
13 June 2008
Honourable Speaker,
This is the final financial year of our third term of government. The budget that I am tabling seeks to address the health challenges facing the people of Gauteng as we move closer to our objective of creating a healthy and productive province. Read more.. |
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Gauteng Health MEC to Table Budget Speech for 2008/2009
10 June 2008
Gauteng Health MEC, Brian Hlongwa will on Friday present the department's budget to the provincial legislature.In his speech, the MEC will showcase the department's achievements, outline progress in fulfilling the department's commitments as well as key priorities for the year ahead in meeting health needs for the Gauteng population.Read more.. |
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Gauteng Health to Host Youth Summit
10 June 2008
Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa will address the youth on social development and their involvement in improving and taking ownership of their health on the second day of the annual youth summit on Thursday in Vereeniging.Read more.. |
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Media Statement on the Meeting of the Provincial Health Council
9 June 2008
The Gauteng Provincial Health Council (PHC) held its quarterly meeting today, 9 June 2008, in Johannesburg.The PHC is chaired by Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa and its members comprise Members of Mayoral Committees responsible for health and emergency medical services.Read more.. |
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Mec for Health Mr Brian Hlongwa Speech at the Opening of South African National Blood Services Maponya Mall Clinic, Soweto
16 May 2008
Programme Director:It is an honour for me to be invited on behalf of government to this official opening of the South African National Blood Services Clinic.The very fact that you have taken a conscious decision to locate your services in Soweto is a testament to your efforts at transforming the perceptions about your organization. Read more.. |
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Gauteng Health Commemorate HIV and AIDS Victims
14 May 2008
Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa will remember those who have lost their lives to HIV and AIDS related illnesses at a candlelight memorial service in Soshanguve on Sunday. Read more.. |
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Speech by Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa at the International Nurses day event Garankuwa
11 May 2008
It is a great honour for me to celebrate this special occasion with all of you today.
Many of you are mothers, and I would like to take this opportunity and wish all mothers present here a very happy day today, as this is also a day to acknowledge the invaluable position of mothers in our families and communities.Read more.. |
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Gauteng Health MEC to launch advanced cancer technology
16 April 2008
Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa will tomorrow, 17 April 2008, launch the Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography (PET-CT) scanner at the Pretoria Academic Hospital .Read more.. |
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Health MEC To Honour Health Workers
9 April 2008
Gauteng Health MEC, Brian Hlongwa, will tomorrow honour health workers from the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital who have made a positive contribution towards providing quality health care and improving service delivery. Read more.. |
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Speech by Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa at the Chris Hani Memorial Award Ceremony
10 April 2008
It is an honour for me to speak at this occasion marking 15 years since the brutal murder of one of our most exceptional leaders, the courageous Martin Thembisile Chris Hani . Read more..
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Minister of Health to Address Impact of Climate Change on Health
07 April 2008
The Minister of Health Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang will highlight the impact of global warming on the pattern of diseases and health challenges during her keynote address to mark the World Health Day celebrations in Boipatong on Monday..Read more.. |
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HR Indaba Plan of Action
30 March 2008
The outcome was the establishment of a Provincial Task Team to holistically and collectively address Human Resource for Health (HRH) demand, supply and retention challenges in the sector.Read more.. |
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HR Indaba calls for action
30 March 2008
MEC Brian Hlongwa urged all stakeholders in the health sector to develop effective action, aimed to curb the escalating shortage of health professionals in the public service. Read more.. |
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MEC BRIAN HLONGWA speech at the health human resources indaba
11 March 2008
Every day we are faced with the growing burden of disease, more and more patients, placing increasing pressures and strains on already overstretched facilities. Diseases caused by unhealthy lifestyles, severely aggravated by poverty, underdevelopment, pollution and environmental degradation now consume the largest portions of health budgets across the globe.Read more.. |
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Gauteng Holds Health Indaba to Tackle Sector Skills Challenge
6 March 2008
The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) is convening an inaugural summit for stakeholders in the health sector to develop a Human Resources Planning Framework and task team in order to redress the shortage of skills in the sector and to strengthen partnerships.Read more.. |
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MEC Brian Hlongwa on the state of the province Address by Gauteng Premier
20 February 2008
The Premier underscored the progress we have made as government in executing our mandate since June 2004.The four pillars of improving the Quality of Health Care remain key to our approach to improving the health status of the people of Gauteng .Read more.. |
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Department to host TB Imbizo
05 February 2008
Tuberculosis virus better known as TB, spread very quickly with serious consequences of death . Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that spreads through the air just like an ordinary common cold. When infected people cough, sneeze, talk or spit, the infectious TB virus called bacilli spread into the air. Read more.. |
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GDoH hosts “Move for Health” campaign to promote healthy lifestyles
27 January 2008
The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) will host the “Move for Health” campaign aimed to highlight the significance of partaking on physical activities. The event will be held on 22 February 2008 at the Elka Cricket Stadium in Rockville, Soweto. Read more..
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