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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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Health Minister Phaahla and Deputy to visit Gauteng & Western Cape in celebration of Nurses Day
Friday marks International Nurses Day in memory of the birth of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. Minister of…
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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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Report recommends Rahima Moosa Hospital CEO be removed
The Health Ombud and the Minister of Health Joe Phaahla released a report on Rahima Moosa Hospital on Tuesday. Health…
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Military healthcare workers to return to base once hospitals stabilize, says Minister Phaahla
Minister of Health Joe Phaahla said military healthcare workers would return to their base once stability was restored at distressed…
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Health Minister Joe Phaahla: Nehawu strike caused untold hardship, pain & frustration
South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla has welcomed the court judgment urging essential workers from the National Education, Health and…
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Minister Joe Phaahla gives Nehawu strikers until Tuesday morning to return to work
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has given striking members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) until…
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Minister Phaahla insists deaths linked to Nehawu protests
Health Minister Joe Phaahla is hitting back at the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union for accusing him of…
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Health Minister Phaahla disappointed by Nehawu’s vow to intensify strike
Heath Minister Joe Phaahla says he is disappointed that Nehawu will be intensifying its strike. He has called for peaceful…
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Minister Phaahla takes aim at police over health sector strike
Police have shown a complete lack of action during the ongoing public health strike. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says police…
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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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Health Minister Joe Phaahla claims lives lost during intensifying Nehawu strike
The Minister of Health, Joe Phaahla, said the unprotected strike by the National Education, Health, and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu)…
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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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State of disaster to mitigate impact of severe electricity supply
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele led a briefing alongside COGTA minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Health Minister Joe Phaahla on…
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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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Health Department confirms first cholera death in South Africa
The Health Department has confirmed the first cholera death in South Africa. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the number of…
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COVID-19: Vulnerable South Africans now eligible for a 5th booster shot
The National Department of Health (DoH) said that South Africans could now receive additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters. The department said…
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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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