{"id":1410,"date":"2022-12-07T18:04:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/2022\/12\/07\/sioc-cdt-donated-ophthalmology-equipment-and-assistive-devices-to-the-robert-mangaliso-sobukwe-hospital\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T18:04:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:04:37","slug":"sioc-cdt-donated-ophthalmology-equipment-and-assistive-devices-to-the-robert-mangaliso-sobukwe-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/2022\/12\/07\/sioc-cdt-donated-ophthalmology-equipment-and-assistive-devices-to-the-robert-mangaliso-sobukwe-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"SIOC-CDT DONATED OPHTHALMOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND ASSISTIVE DEVICES TO THE ROBERT MANGALISO SOBUKWE HOSPITAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1409\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/12\/FB_IMG_1670434286041.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/12\/FB_IMG_1670434286041.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/12\/FB_IMG_1670434286041-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The SIOC-CDT donated Ophthalmology equipment and assistive devices to the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe hospital. These equipment are valued at R 3 660 271 and comprise of; &#8211; , Ophthalmology equipment (SD-OCT system, Oculus Pentacam, Corneal cross linking, Handheld autokeratometer, Digital imaging slit lamp, Cataract surgical set), Hearing Aids, walking Aids, wheel chairs and cushions, Audiology machines.&nbsp;The handover ceremony was attended by Health MEC, Mr Maruping Lekwene, acting HOD for Health, Mr Riaan Strydom, Ms Kgadi Magongoa (Programme manager health and social welfare: SIOC-CDT), Mr Mosimanegape Macomo (Manager stakeholder relations: SIOC-CDT), Mr Obakeng Lorathu (Coordinator Health projects: SIOC-CDT), Ms Marcia Mytaza (Coordinator: Social welfare projects: SIOC-CDT) and Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe hospital management.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\nRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe hospital (RMSH)&ndash; Ophthalmology Centre is the only tertiary level eye care centre in the Northern Cape Province. It serves as the main referral hub for all of the Northern Cape Province&rsquo;s Eye patients.<br \/>\nAn SD-OCT is required in the Eye clinic to help diagnose and guide treatment of patients with diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions and glaucoma, although it is useful in a multitude of other conditions. It allows the Ophthalmologist to make the diagnosis earlier and implement treatment earlier, thereby often avoiding blinding complications.&nbsp;<br \/>\nAssistive devices improves the client&rsquo;s psychological and physical well-being. They can also help alleviate fatigue and prevent social isolation and lower the risk of depression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SIOC-CDT donated Ophthalmology equipment and assistive devices to the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe hospital. These equipment are valued at R 3 660 271 and comprise of; &#8211; , Ophthalmology equipment (SD-OCT system, Oculus Pentacam, Corneal cross linking, Handheld autokeratometer, Digital imaging slit lamp, Cataract surgical set), Hearing Aids, walking Aids, wheel chairs and cushions, Audiology<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/2022\/12\/07\/sioc-cdt-donated-ophthalmology-equipment-and-assistive-devices-to-the-robert-mangaliso-sobukwe-hospital\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1409,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}