2014 Media Releases

December

• 26 December 2014 KZN Welcomes 125 Christmas Day babies
• 26 December 2014 KZN Health Department mourns the tragic passing of Dr Samukelisiwe Camara, head of Pholela Community Health Centre
• 24 December 2014 KZN Health MEC, HoD condemn murder of Clairwood Hospital nurse
• 24 December 2014 KZN Health MEC gives the most precious Christmas gift by donating blood
• 22 December 2014 KZN Health MEC sends deepest condolences to the family of a doctor who died with XDR TB,  hails her as a martyr
• 21 December 2014  Zulu Prince scores with strong TB message
• 18 December 2014 KZN Health MEC announces stringent security measures at troubled Ezakheni Clinic
• 17 December 2014 KZN Health MEC opens millions worth of hospital Infrastructure projects at Mseleni Hospital; thanks staff for service excellence
• 16 December 2014 KZN Department of Health urges holidaymakers and revellers to stay safe and enjoy themselves responsibly
• 14 December 2014 KZN Department of Health Medical edges closer towards reaching goal of 2.5 million Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) target by 2016
• 10 December 2014 KZN Health MEC and HOD heap praise on taxi passenger who helped deliver of a baby
• 09 December 2014 KZN Department of Health serious about fighting corruption
• 05 December 2014 KZN Health MEC pleased with 10 year-old rape and stabbing victim's progress
• 02 December 2014 Greytown Hospital Security Officers lauded for their vigilance in apprehending a rape suspect of a 4 year-old girl

November

• 30 November 2014 KZN Department of Health calls for zero stigma, zero discrimination on HIV
• 26 November 2014 Murder of KwaDabeka CHC nurse condemned
• 23 November 2014 N2 accident claims four lives
• 22 November 2014 Seven people Killed in N2 collision
• 15 November 2014 Six people killed in M4 collision
• 13 November 2014 KZN Health HOD Dr SM Zungu urges the public to get tested for Diabetes
• 13 November 2014 KZN Department of Health and DUT in ground-breaking orthotics and prosthetics programme
• 11 November 2014 KZN Health MEC tells Cuba-bound medical trainees to behave
• 04 November 2014 MEC input at the Health Portfolio Committee Meeting at the Administrative Complex – KZN Legislature
• 03 November 2014 Media Statement on the murder of a paramedic in Eshowe

October

• 31 October 2014 KZN Health MEC urges men to go for regular health check ups in order to beat prostate cancer
• 26 October 2014 KZN Department of Health condemns ambulance hijacking
• 14 October 2014 KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo on the occasion of the National Obesity Week
• 07 October 2014 Minister Gigaba, MEC Dhlomo launch online birth certification registration system
• 03 October 2014 Nkandla road accident claims the lives of 4 patients
• 03 October 2014 Hlabisa Hospital Management recalled following irregularities
• 01 October 2014  Message by KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo appealing to all to respect the elderly as the world celebrate the International Day of Older Persons

September

• 26 September 2014 Media Statement : Suicide at Addington hospital
• 22 September 2014 Media Update on preparations for injured patients from Nigeria
• 05 September 2014 KZN Spearheads the radical transformation of emergency health services

August

• 22 August 2014 Media statement by KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo on polio immunisation catch-up programme
• 05 August 2014 New KZN Dept of Health/UKZN programme set to help reduce child mortality rates in KwaZulu-Natal

July

• 27 July 2014 Paramedics from KZN emergency medical services have responded to multiple incidents overnight
• 26 July 2014 Department of Health sends 30 students to India to study Pharmacy, Ultrasonography
• 25 July 2014 Horrific road accident claims the lives of three KZN Dept of Health employees
• 23 July 2014 KZN Health MEC outlines the strides made in the province to curb the spread of HIV/Aids at International Aids Congress, Australia
• 17 July 2014 The World’s biggest AIDS Congress is indeed coming back to Durban
• 15 July 2014 R210 million set aside for 2015 KZN Health Bursaries
• 10 July 2014 Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo endorses the total closure of Ezakheni Clinic at night
• 08 July 2014 Piloting of NHI in Amajuba District has vastly improved access to quality healthcare to residents
• 05 July 2014 Road accidents keep KZN Emergency Medical Services busy
• 04 July 2014 Paramedics treat patients from a factory fire
• 03 July 2014 Media Statement on the refurbishment of a nursery at RK Khan hospital
• 01 July 2014 Media Statement: KZN Men’s Month

June

• 30 June 2014 Media Statement on the refurbishment of a nursery at RK Khan hospital
• 19 June 2014 Media Statement : KZN Department of Health response: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital
• 19 June 2014 KZN Health MEC lends support to bereaved families
• 06 June 2014 KZN Health response to fleet service maintenance

May

• 22 May 2014 KZN Provincial Drug Masterplan

April

• 10/04/2014 Media statement by KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo on the decision by PAWUSA to end their illegal strike in the Forensic Pathology Services Section
• 09/04/2014 Media Statement by KZN Health MEC. Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo on the disruption of the forensic pathology services in KwaZulu-Natal

February

• 20/02/2014 Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo commends UKZN Vice Chancellor, Prof Makgoba for agreeing to admit a Medical student who claims to have been barred on racial lines
• 13/02/2014 MEC Dhlomo warns young people against the adverse effects of STIs and pregnancies during this month of "love"
• 06/02/2014 MEC Dhlomo addressed the Health Portfolio Committee at the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
• 04/02/2014 Quality of health care in rural areas set to drastically change with the arrival and deployment of Cuban specialists

January

• 28 January 2014 Media Statement on the improvement of health care in rural areas of KZN
  
   

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