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Dr Joe Phaahla to lead World Mental Health Day commemoration
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla will today lead a World Mental Health Day event at the Madadeni Hospital in Newcastle,…
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Health Minister Phaahla urges Joburg fire victims’ families to come forward
Two victims from the deadly fire at the hijacked building in Johannesburg have succumbed to their injuries in hospital, raising…
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Minister Phaahla pins hopes on NHI to resuscitate health system
Overcrowded hospitals, limited resources, and poor governance are crippling the healthcare system. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says this makes it…
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Minister Phaahla: There’s a lot of misinformation being peddled about the NHI Bill
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that there’s a lot of “misinformation” being peddled about the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.…
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NHI Bill lays foundation for healthcare reform, says Minister Phaahla
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has welcomed Parliament’s decision to approve the National Health Insurance Bill. Phaahla has hailed the…
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Cholera could spread to more provinces: Health Minister Joe Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla warns it is unavoidable that cholera would spread to other provinces. The Minister says healthcare workers…
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Denosa defends members amid Mahikeng Hospital babies incident
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa has come out in defense of its members in the North West. This…
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R950m needed to address shortage of nurses – Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla
It will cost nearly a billion rand to resolve the nurse shortage crisis. That’s according to the Health Minister Dr…
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Health Dept working to address issues plaguing public hospitals, says Minister Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has assured healthcare workers that the department was working tirelessly to address issues plaguing public hospitals…
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Vulnerable people should continue to take special care post-COVID-19: Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says vulnerable people including those who have compromised immune systems, should continue to take special care…
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Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla urges public to get COVID-19 booster shots
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla says the health department is sitting with over 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with…
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No politician will be involved with procuring mRNA vaccine, says Health Minister
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said no political head will be involved in the procurement processes of the messenger ribonucleic acid…
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Health workers’ strike: Health Minister Phaahla says interventions are working
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says they are optimistic that the department’s interventions are working. This is while the health workers’…
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Reports of deaths at affected hospitals
The ongoing Public Sector strike may have turned deadly. The Health Minister says he’s received reports of deaths at hospitals…
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Minister Phaahla: No load shedding for hospitals please
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla wants hospitals to be exempted from load shedding. The Department of Health has provided Eskom…
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Government monitoring cholera outbreak, says Minister Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the government is closely monitoring the cholera outbreak and urges anyone experiencing symptoms to get…
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Minister Phaahla to assess damage to Tambo Hospital caused by Boksburg blast
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has joined Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko at the site of the Boksburg truck explosion that…
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KZN ANC unfazed by nomination list
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is unfazed by the nomination list for the top six which was released on Monday. President…
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Uganda closes schools to fight Ebola, new cases fall
Uganda closed schools nationwide on Friday to curb the spread of Ebola, despite the health minister insisting to AFP that…
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Health Minister Phaahla confirms SA’s major public hospitals now exempt from load shedding
Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Friday released a list of major hospitals and healthcare facilities in South Africa that will…
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