2015 Media Releases and Invites

December

• 28/12/2015 KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, catches Vryheid hospital staff by surprise
• 26/12/2015 KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, mourns the passing of Prof Rachel Gumbi
• 25/12/2015 KZN Welcomes 76 Christmas Day babies, as teenage pregnancy remains a concern
• 22/12/2015 Statement on the hijacking and burning of ambulance
• 22/12/2015 KZN Health MEC urges the public, including youth, to avoid costly mistakes during festive season
• 17/12/2015 KZN Health MEC issues a warning to members of Political Parties that threaten Health Workers
• 16/12/015  KZN Department of Health to showcase its nurse-driven success story on HIV treatment at the 21st International Aids Conference
• 16/12/2015 KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo decries the early demise of a young brilliant Doctor
• 14/12/2015 Launch of adolescent and youth friendly services at Swart Umfolozi Clinic
• 13/12/2015 KZN Dept of Health adds its voice on the call to save water
• 09/12/2015 KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health and Transport launch festive season plan for Emergency and Security Services
• 09/12/2015 KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo to celebrate his birthday with ANC veterans
• 08/12/2015 KZN Health MEC restores previously troubled CHC into a 24-hour facility
• 08/12/2015 KZN Department of Health increases the number of legal termination of pregnancy facilities

November

• 30/11/2015 KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, calls for more action from NPA, SAPS on Anti-Illegal Abortions
• 27/11/2015 KZN Health MEC visits the family of deceased forensic pathology services officer to pay his respect
• 26/11/2015 KZN Department of Health clarifies bursary application criteria and procedure
• 26/11/2015 KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, condemns the murder of a Pinetown Mortuary worker, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend
• 17/11/2015 Message by KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo on the occasion of the launch of Anti-illegal Abortions Campaign at UMgungundlovu District
• 16/11/2015 KZN Health HOD, Dr Sifiso Mtshali and First Lady Bongi Ngema-Zuma urge the public to get health screening at least once a year in order to beat diabetes and other non-communicable diseases
• 14/11/2015 KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, congratulates Mseleni hospital for wining gold in the 3rd National Batho Pele Awards
• 09/11/2015 Young KZN doctor makes history as the Province's first black female oncologist
• 03/11/2015 KZN Health MEC vows to learn sign language, announces the Department's plans to also train doctors and nurses
• 01/11/2015 Mncwabe family killers must repent and reveal accomplices, says KZN Health MEC

October

• 27/10/2015 KZN Department of Health promotes human milk banking to save young lives
• 23/10/2015 Statement on KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo’s latest graduation in Forensic Pathology
• 20/10/2015 Immediate suspension of the Gale Street Medico-Legal Mortuary Facility Manager
• 19/10/2015 KZN Health HOD, Dr Sifiso Mtshali, urges Cuba-bound first year medical students to make KZN proud
• 14/10/2015 New nursing graduates a major boost for eye-care service provision at the new McCord Provincial Eye Hospital
• 13/10/2015 "Miracle" quadruplets turn one month today, are in a stable condition at Benedictine hospital

September

• 28/09/2015 KZN MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, leads from the front

• 28/09/2015 KZN Health MEC endorses special pastoral visits to hospitals 

• 28/09/2015 KZN Health MEC calls for the empowerment of nurses to dispense morphine

• 18/09/2015 KZN Department of Health seeks solutions to Mpofana clinic issue

• 16/09/2015 KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo intervenes on concerns that Doctors at UMphumulo District Hospital are resigning in droves

• 15/09/2015 “Miracle" quadruplets are still in hospital, but doing fine

• 14/09/2015 KZN Health MEC congratulates medical team at Benedictine hospital, Nongoma, after the "miracle" birth of quadruplets

• 11/09/2015 Former member of the MK Butterfly Unit, Cde Brigadier General Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, pays tribute to fallen fellow Struggle hero, Prof Zandisile Michael Nazo

• 06/09/2015 Long walk to healthcare is over for rural residents of Manxili, at Nquthu, as new state-of-the-art clinic opens

• 01/09/2015 KZN Health Portfolio Committee endorses the idea of a new Hospital for the south of Durban

August

• 31/08/2015 KZN readies itself for new nurse training curriculum

• 25/08/2015 Light aircraft crash in Winkelspruit

• 17/08/2015 KZN Health MEC announces plans to accelerate the primary health care approach
• 13/08/2015 KZN Health MEC gives pearls of wisdom to Cuba-bound medical students
• 12/08/2015 KZN Health MEC's campaign to promote palliative care gathers ground
• 04/08/2015 New dual protection billboards will help young people graduate alive, says KZN Health MEC

July

• 30/07/2015 KZN Health MEC applauds the resolutions of the TAC’s People’s Health Summit

• 28/07/2015 KZN Health MEC urges society join in the fight against the spread of Hepatitis

• 27/07/2015 KZN Health MEC sends condolences after RK Khan hospital student nurse's demise

• 21/07/2015 Media statement on the suspension of Mkhuze clinic nurse who allegedly turned pregnant patient away

• 21/07/2015 Emergency Medical Services staff warned about consequences of illegal strike

• 15/07/2015 French national rescued at the Drakensberg mountains

• 14/07/2015 Suspension of two doctors and a nurse following the death of Verulam accident victim

• 10/07/2015 KZN Health MEC invites the public to take advantage of the male medical circumcision camps, which are now open
• 10/07/2015 KZN Health Department distances itself from hoax advert
• 06/07/2015  KZN Health MEC welcomes the return of the Cuba-based medical doctors for the holidays.
• 06/07/2015 KZN Health MEC launches 95 Newly Purchased Ambulances/Patient Transport Service buses
• 01/07/2015  KZN Health MEC sends condolences to families of Msinga accident victims

June

• 30/06/2015 KZN Health MEC hails appointment of new KZN Health HOD
• 23/06/2015 KZN Health MEC congratulates Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital on its latest accolade!!!
• 18/06/2015  KZN Health MEC allays fears over H1N1 Flu
• 18/06/2015 Dhlomo family mourns and celebrates the life of exiled Apartheid Struggle hero, footballer and boxer, Baba Darius Mfana Temba Dhlomo.
• 14/06/2015  KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health urges Youth to fight a new struggle: Protecting themselves against diseases

May

• 27 May 2015 Life will no longer be the same for scores of residents of Dannhauser following the official opening of the 39-bed Dannhauser Community Health Centre, or “mini-hospital”. 
• 24 May 2015 : KZN Health MEC promotes healthy lifestyles, helps his athletics club gear up for Comrades Marathon
• 22 May 2015 :ARVs situation under control, says MEC
• 19 May 2015 Reported shortage of medication in KwaZulu-Natal
• 16 May 2015 Catch hypertension before it catches you, warns KZN Health MEC
• 14 May 2015 Dual Protection campaign launch well-received by students and management at UMgungundlovu TVET campuses
• 12 May 2015 KZN Health MEC salutes nurses on International Nurses Day
• 07 May 2015 KZN Health MEC commends disaster management after fire at Ladysmith hospital

April

• 30 April 2015 KZN Health MEC calls for calm, says diphtheria can be prevented through vaccination
• 29 April 2015 KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health Joins the Word Hand Hygiene Campaign to Save Lives
• 19 April 2015 Parents, guardians urged to take advantage of child health week
• 02 April 2015 KZN Department of Health granted interim interdict re: Emergency Medical Services personnel

March

• 31 March 2015 KZN Department of Health is determined to resolve EMS labour issue
• 30 March 2015 KZN Health MEC visits Esimozomeni Primary School
• 26 March 2015 Dannhauser residents will be considered for certain posts at new Community Health Centre
• 18 March 2015 200 Men and boys circumcised in Nkandla in one day
• 10 March 2015 KZN Health MEC praises super medical team who saved motor vehicle accident survivor’s life
• 02 March 2015 KZN Health MEC walks the talk on blood donation

February

• 21 February 2015 KZN Health MEC intervenes at Stanger Hospital

January