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New round of boosters to fight COVID-19 subvariant

COVID-19 is not gone. The highly contagious omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 is leading to increased COVID-19 infections across the world...

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Providing emergency medical care to all who need it

It was a busy weekend for the Western Cape Department of Health’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) where their interventions in critical...

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Making COVID-19 vaccines and other health services accessible

There will be several opportunities for residents and spectators, when the Battle of the Stars pre-season soccer tournament takes place at...

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Minister Mbombo welcomes 300 new nursing students at WC College of Nursing

The Western Cape College of Nursing (WCCN) is kicking 2023 off on a high note by expanding their course offering and annual intake of...

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Protect your children, keep measles immunisations up to date

Western Cape Government Health and Wellness is calling on all parents and caregivers to ensure that their children’s vaccinations are up to...

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Get vaxxed and relax at Sea Point Promenade and Mnandi Beach this weekend

The most effective way for us to reduce the risk of COVID-19 is to be up-to-date with our vaccinations and boosters. What better way to ease...

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Vaccination is the best answer for new sub-variant

The MEC of Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, encourages people to remain calm and careful, in the light...

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Ongoing surveillance and monitoring of COVID-19 cases

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has ongoing surveillance and monitoring of COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations, and deaths...

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Safer New Year's weekend behaviour sees fewer medical emergencies and trauma

The third long weekend of the Festive Season once again saw our trauma units and emergency medical services (EMS) called on relentlessly to...

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192* bundles of joy welcomed at WC public health facilities on New Year's Day

The Western Cape Government Health is pleased to announce the birth of 192 babies* born on 1 January 2023 in the Western Cape at public...

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