NAMIBIAN DELEGATION APPLAUDS NORTH WEST HEALTH DELIVERY PLATFORMS

Published on: 18 September 2024 Category: Media Statement

Potchefstroom: A delegation from the government of the Republic of Namibian has today concluded their two-day benchmarking visit to the North West Department of Health and the North West University. Led by Ms Taimi Amaambo who is from the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services. The delegation commended the province’s clinical programmes, health ...

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MEC LEHARI URGES PREGNANT MOTHERS TO LEAD HEALTHY LIFESTYLES TO REDUCE PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE

Published on: 10 September 2024 Category: Media Release

MEC Sello Lehari has called on pregnant mothers to adopt a healthier lifestyle to ensure the good health of their unborn babies by refraining from consuming alcohol during pregnancy.

This is as the world observes World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Day at nine minutes past nine today, 9 September 2024 ...

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MEC SELLO LEHARI CONDUCTS UNANNOUNCED OVERSIGHT VISITS HEALTH FACILITIES IN MORETELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY.

Published on: 23 August 2024 Category: Media Statement

Moretele: MEC for Health, Mr. Sello Lehari has conducted unannounced oversight visits at several health facilities across Moretele Local Municipality today, 22 August 2024.

Accompanied by the Provincial, District and Members of Clinic’ Committees – MEC Lehari, through his Re” Bona Ka Matlho” Oversight Programme, visited Swart-Dam/Rekopantswe Clinic, in Swart Dam ...

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STRIKING ZEERUST HOSPITAL NURSES RETURN TO WORK FOLLOWING MEC LEHARI’S INTERVENTION

Published on: 21 August 2024 Category: Media Statement

Zeerust: Workers at the Zeerust Hospital in the Ramotshere-Moiloa Sub District have today resolved to return to work following a meeting led by the North West Health MEC Sello Lehari earlier today.

Accompanied by the provincial, district and hospital management team, together with the Chairperson of the hospital board and ...

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MEC SELLO LEHARI’s RE BONA KA MATLHO PROGRAM ZOOM INTO JST HOSPITAL CHALLENGES

Published on: 15 July 2024 Category: Media Statement

Rustenburg: MEC for the Department of Health, Sello Lehari wrapped up his long week programmes that enable the acceleration of provision of primary health-care services, by visiting Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital in Rustenburg.

The visit, through MEC’s Re Bona Ka Matlho Programme - comes hot on the heels of several ...

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MEC LEHARI UNDERTAKES FIRST INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT’S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Published on: 02 July 2024 Category: Media Statement

The new North West Health MEC, Mr Jonas Sello Lehari has started his engagements with the management of the Department today, 02 July 2024 during a Departmental Management Meeting held at Mmabatho Palms resort in Mahikeng. This introductory session was also used to brief the MEC on various programmes of ...

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COLLABORATION BETWEEN NORTH WEST AND GAUTENG LEAD TO FIRST-EVER HEART OPERATION AT KLERKSDORP-TSHEPONG HOSPITAL

Published on: 28 May 2024 Category: Media Statement

A collaborative partnership between the North West and Gauteng provincial Department of Health has led to the successful performing of the first-ever open heart surgery at a provincial referral hospital in the North West Province. Klerksdorp-Tshepong Hospital supported by the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) achieves the historical milestone ...

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STATEMENT ON ALLEGED SHORTAGE OF VACCINES AT THREE NORTH WEST CLINICS

Published on: 14 April 2024 Category: Media Statement

Mahikeng - The North West Department of Health has confirm availability of children vaccines in all health facilities across the province. This therefore renders the reported shortage of children vaccines as not factual.

The alleged shortage of children vaccines was reported to have affected three clinics of Mahikeng in ...

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NW HEALTH REFUTES CLAIMS OF OVER R200 MILLION UNDERSPENDING

Published on: 07 March 2024 Category: Media Statement

The North West Department of Health hereby wishes to set the record straight by refuting assertions made by the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union (HAITU) in a Press Statement dated 28 February 2024, in which the organisation said the department had underspent its 2022/2023 allocated budget by R200.6 million.

These claims by ...

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STRENGTHENING OF SYSTEMS FOR MEDICINE DISTRIBUTION GAINING MOMENTUM IN THE NORTH WEST

Published on: 06 March 2024 Category: Media Release

The North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha has commended progress made by the intervention team he appointed last year on 10 November 2023 to investigate medicine availability in the province. The intervention team started its work in earnest immediately and begun to intensify at the beginning of this ...

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MEC SAMBATHA CALLS FOR ADDED EFFORTS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE LIVING WITH EPILESPSY

Published on: 13 February 2024 Category: Media Statement

The North West MEC for Health Madoda Sambatha has called on communities and workplace environments to provide more support for people living with epilepsy. The MEC was speaking on the first day of the National Epilepsy week which runs from 13-20 February 2024. The National Epilepsy Week campaign aims to ...

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NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OBSERVES PREGNANCY AWARENESS WEEK

Published on: 08 February 2024 Category: Media Statement

Pregnancy Awareness Week, which takes place from 06 - 10 February 2024, aims to increase pregnancy education and highlight crucial topics that foster a healthy pregnancy and secure motherhood.

Early antenatal care is vital, as this allows your medical caregivers to monitor and manage existing medical conditions that can be ...

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PREMIER MAAPE REINSTATES HOD MONGALE FOLLOWING A SPECIAL LEAVE.

Published on: 08 January 2024 Category: Media Statement

In late October 2023, the Head of Department of Health Mr Obakeng Mongale was placed on special leave following his appearance in court over matters connected to his previous duties as Head of the Department of Public Works. The special leave granted under such circumstances is prescribed to last for ...

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GRANTING OF SPECIAL LEAVE FOR THE SGFOLLOWING ALLEGED PFMA CONTRAVENTIONAND UPDATE ON CASES INVOLVING OTHER TWOSENIOR MANAGERS

Published on: 06 November 2023 Category: Media Statement

The North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha has on Monday, 06 November 2023 announced that the Department’s Superintendent-General Mr Obakeng Mongale hasbeen granted a special leave of absence to afford him time to deal with allegations of contravening the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) which have been levelled against him.

The ...

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Hon. Jonas Sello Lehari

MEC Of Health


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Superintendent General Obakeng Mongale

Head Of Department

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