Today, the Northern Cape Health MEC, Mr Maruping Lekwene conducted an oversight visit to Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe hospital in Kimberley. The visit comes after allegations surfaced of patients not been served meals at the hospital yesterday, due to picketing of staff employed by the service provider. We can confirm that the strike had since been
Today on this special international nurses’ day, the Northern Cape Health MEC, Mr Maruping Lekwene pay a special tribute to all nurses in the Northern Cape for the critical role they continue to play during the COVID-19 pandemic and also being at the front line of patient care in health facilities. Nurses continue to ensure
On the 8th to the 10th of April 2022, is yet another Vooma Vaccination Weekend and the Northern Cape's Department of Health (NCDOH) is a it again. For this Vooma Vaccination Weekend the NCDOH has opened more vaccination sites throughout the entire province, getting more people ready for the Easter weekend. These sites would be
As part of the Surveillance and Active case-finding response conducted through door-to-door screening, the Northern Cape MEC of Health, Ms. Mase Manopole has noted with concern the non-adherence of social distancing and wearing of masks by some members of our communities. This has a potential to drastically reverse the gains made by all of us
In our response to Government’s call for mass screening, testing of those that show signs and symptoms of Covid-19, and tracing contacts of any positive patients, in the Northern Cape, the MEC for Health, Ms. Mase Manopole is pleased with the progress being made. To date, the province had screened over 388 076 people for
Following yesterday’s announcement by the Minister of Health regarding the increase of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 1845 in the country, the Northern Cape MEC for Health, Ms Mase Manopole, once more wishes to allay fears of community members not to panic and urges them to adhere to restrictions imposed during the lockdown period. These drastic
Following last night’s demonstration by the community of Greenpoint in Kimberley that was triggered by information that a person who recently travelled from China back into the country was suspected to have contracted the coronavirus. The Northern Cape MEC for Health, Ms Mase Manopole today wish to allay fears in the communities that the person
Following a series of complaints from community members and their representatives about service delivery challenges, especially in some primary health care clinics and the ambulance service (emergency medical service), the Northern Cape MEC for Health, Ms. Mase Manopole, has implored management to roll-up their sleeves and be part of accelerating service delivery improvements to our
The Northern Cape has recorded one additional positive person in Sol Plaatje Local Municipality. The provincial health department stated on Tuesday night that this person was self isolating at home and family members were also quarantined while awaiting their test results. “It’s important to know what to do if you feel sick,” the department said
The party's provincial leader believes that citizens would be better able to protect themselves if they had access to transparent and accurate data. THE DA has submitted a Promotion of Access to Information (PAIA) application to the Northern Cape Department of Health in an attempt to ensure the frequent and transparent release of provincial Covid-19