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2010/08/21

A Motsoaledi offers healthcare services at George Mukhari hospital during strike

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will start a new shift at George Mukhari hospital (Pretoria) later this morning as part of his department's efforts to minimise service delivery disruptions amid the ongoing public service strike action.

The minister, joined by senior officials who are trained in healthcare and pharmacy in the national Department of Health completed his shift at Chris Hani Baragwanath at 06h00 this morning working on patients at the hospital's ... [highlighted result]

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2010/08/20

A Motsoaledi to provide healthcare services at Chris Hani Baragwanath during strike, 20 Aug

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will today, Friday lead a team of qualified health workers from his department to go and provide healthcare services at Chris Hani Baragwanath this afternoon.

The minister will be going there in his capacity as a trained medical doctor to provide health services and he will be working from the hospital's casualty unit.

Among the team, will also be the Director-General of the Department of Health Ms Precious Matsoso, ... [highlighted result]

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2010/07/20

A Motsoaledi: International AIDS Conference

In South Africa 43 percent of maternal mortality is HIV related.

The HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign (HCT) and the expanded treatment programme: the road to universal access

In April this year we began a massive HIV counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign.

The importance of sustainable financing for universal access

The issue of funding for HIV and AIDS ... [highlighted result]

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2010/07/07

A Motsoaledi: Graduation ceremony for medical students on Cuba programme

We have instituted an Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) as a retention strategy to acknowledge the critical role of health professionals in the public health system play. My ministry is also working on ways to improve the management of our health facilities as a critical aspect of moving the health system forward. Our collaboration with the Republic of Cuba through the Ministry of Public Health is one of the initiatives aimed at boosting the provisioning of health human ... [highlighted result]

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2010/07/07

A Motsoaledi on primary healthcare

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called for more emphasis to be placed on primary healthcare (PHC) as part of reducing the huge burden of disease the country is faced with. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 40 students as part of South Africa-Cuba health agreement at the University of Cape Town this morning, the health minister expressed his concern with the curative nature of the South Africa's healthcare system describing it is hugely expensive and unsustainable. South... [highlighted result]

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2010/07/05

A Motsoaledi to address graduation ceremony for medical students on Cuba programme, 7 Jul

The cooperation in the health field between South Africa and Cuba enabled South Africa to recruit doctors from Cuba whilst also sending young aspirant students from poor communities for medical training in Cuban universities. The workshop participants included government officials from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Higher Education and Training in South Africa, participating Cuban Medical Universities, the Ministry of Public Health in Cuba and the Faculties of Health Sciences (... [highlighted result]

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2010/07/03

A Motsoaledi visits KwaZulu-Natal circumcision camps

These include prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), post exposure prophylaxis (PEP), condom use, male circumcision and the HIV counselling and testing (HCT) campaign to mention a few. In South Africa, 70 000 babies are born with HIV from their mothers every year whereas in a country like France only four babies contract HIV from their mothers. "You are, today, taking responsibility for your lives and together we are all taking responsibility for the future of our ... [highlighted result]

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2010/06/08

A Motsoaledi to address Nike Football Training Centre, 9 Jun

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will tomorrow, 9 June deliver a keynote address at the unveiling of the Nike Football Training Centre in Soweto, Johannesburg.The centre will give 20 000 young footballers the chance to develop their football talent while also having access to HIV and AIDS education through football life skills programming.In his speech the health Minister is expected to address young people about the impact of HIV and AIDS in society and how, through ... [highlighted result]

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2010/06/03

A Motsoaledi and L Sisulu to open National Health Operations Centre (NATHOC), 3 Jun

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi accompanied by his counterpart from the Department of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu will this afternoon officially open the National Health Operations Centre (NATHOC) as part of the Department of Health's preparations for the FIFA World Cup due to start in the country next week.The centre has been established with the sole aim of ensuring seamless flow of health information between stadiums, fan parks, public viewing areas and ports... [highlighted result]

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2010/06/03

A Motsoaledi: Opening of National Health Operations Centre (NATHOC)

Programme Director
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
MEC s for Health
WHO country representative
Acting Director-General for health
Surgeon general
2010 World Cup Unit of Department of Health
2010 provincial coordinators
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemenWe have gathered here seven days before the kick off of the FIFA World Cup to officially launch one of our ... [highlighted result]

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2010/06/02

S Dhlomo and A Motsoaledi launches Tuberculosis (TB) campaign

Today, the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, together with the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, launched a pilot kick TB campaign at a health promoting school in Durban, Phoenix. The campaign aims to:
* Increase awareness and knowledge of TB
* Dispel common myths and mis concepts that currently contribute to stigmatisation of TB
* Promote behaviour change required to prevent TB infections.In KwaZulu-Natal there over 300 health promoting ... [highlighted result]

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2010/06/02

A Motsoaledi to announce health plans for 2010 Soccer World Cup, 3 Jun

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will on Thursday, 3 June announce health plans for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup due to kick off next week.Members of the media are invited to attend the announcement of the details of the plan and the official opening of the National Health Operations Centre (NATHOC) scheduled to take place as follows:Date: Thursday, 3 June 2010
Time: 14h00
Venue: South African Military Health Services, Kasteel Park (Leerdam Building), ... [highlighted result]

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2010/06/01

A Motsoaledi and S Dhlomo to launch 'Kick TB' campaign, 2 Jun

With an aim of eradicating tuberculosis, the Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, will launch a campaign, 'Kick TB , to rally primary school learners to be TB champions.The pilot Kick TB campaign will be launched at Greenbury Primary School, in Phoenix, on 2 June 2010. It is for this reason that the Department of Health will be piloting the Kick TB campaign with an aim of working with children to control the spread of TB in homes, communities and society.During the campaign ... [highlighted result]

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2010/05/23

A Motsoaledi to address media on baby deaths in Gauteng hospitals, 24 May

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will tomorrow, Monday, 24 May address the media on the death of babies in Gauteng hospitals after a visit to affected hospitals.The Minister will kick-off his programme with a visit to Natalspruit Hospital in Ekurhuleni and then proceed to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg. A press conference is scheduled to take place at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital. The minister will be joined by Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu.Details of the ... [highlighted result]

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2010/05/18

A Motsoaledi on maternal and infant mortality during World Health Assembly meeting

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has committed himself and his department to doing everything possible to reduce maternal, infant and child mortality in South Africa.Speaking at the 63rd World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva yesterday, the health Minister told delegates including the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan that he has committed himself to reducing the high number of infant and child mortality and thus place South Africa on the path to... [highlighted result]

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2010/05/17

A Motsoaledi: World Health Assembly (WHA) plenary

In 25 days time the first ever 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup on the African continent will kick off in South Africa.South Africa is ready to welcome the world. Hence we are busy integrating HIV and AIDS and TB treatment facilities into one.Mr President World AIDS Day 2009 was a historic day for South Africa in the fight against HIV and AIDS. On this day, which was also attended by the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), Mr Michel ... [highlighted result]

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2010/05/16

A Motsoaledi to attend World Health Assembly meeting, 17 May

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi left on Friday evening to attend the 63rd World Assembly meeting starting tomorrow, 17 May in Geneva.

Today (Sunday) Minister Motsoaledi will be joining other Ministers in the Annual Commonwealth Health Ministers meeting to discuss progress made towards the attainment of the MDGs and prepare for the WHA meeting which will be opened by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Margaret Chan in the morning. After the ... [highlighted result]

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2010/05/13

A Motsoaledi: Launch of the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence Behaviour and Communication Survey 2008

It means we need to do more to ensure that our health system is able to deliver accessible high quality health care and intensify our efforts to ensure better health and longer life spans for our people.The study we are launching today provides us with a picture of the health of our children 0-18 years. Ten years ago the first democratic government adopted primary health care as the foundation for our health service delivery system it is therefore encouraging to observe that the ... [highlighted result]

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2010/05/12

A Motsoaledi to launch Health of Our Children Report, 13 May

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will on Thursday, 13 May address researchers, academics, healthcare workers and representatives of international organisations at the launch of the Health of Our Children Report in Cape Town.The survey sample for the children's report comprised 8 966 children aged 0-18 and is nationally representative. Funded by the United States (US) Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the survey looked into a number of aspects affecting children's health... [highlighted result]

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2010/05/12

A Motsoaledi to launch Health of Our Children Report, 13 May

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will on Thursday, 13 May address researchers, academics, healthcare workers and representatives of international organisations at the launch of the Health of Our Children Report in Cape Town. Funded by the United States (US) Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the survey looked into a number of aspects affecting children's health ranging from maternal health, feeding practices, risk factors for HIV among children under 12, risk environments for ... [highlighted result]

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