MEDIA ADVISORY

18 JANUARY 2010
TO: ALL MEDIA
ATT: NEWS EDITORS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MINISTERS AND MEC TO VISIT BABY ASHLEIGH

The National Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, together with the Minister of Social Development Edna Molewa will today visit baby Ashleigh Louw at Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto .

The Ministers will be accompanied by the Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development Qedani Mahlangu.

Baby Louw who underwent surgery yesterday is currently in a stable condition and in high care neonatal ward. She was born with a condition known as Pentallogy of Cantrell, which is extremely rare congenital abnormality. 

Details of the visit are as follows:

Date: Monday, 18 January 2010

Time: 12h00

Venue: Chris Hani Baragwanath, Maternity Section 

Contact persons: Simon Zwane on 082 551 9892

Issued by Gauteng Department of Health & Social Development