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GUARDIANS ENCOURAGED TO CORRECTLY STORE HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 23/04/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni cautions parents and guardians to be careful when handling hazardous household chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides after the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) recorded a concerning number of incidents of food poisoning. Most cases of food poisoning in children

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EKURHULENI CELEBRATES ITS SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARKS SOCIAL WORK MONTH

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 20/03/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni social workers gathered at the Alberton Council Chamber on Wednesday, 20 March to mark the National Social Work Month, to honour social workers' unwavering dedication and compassion towards residents.

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GET YOUR HEALTH CHECKED AT THE CLINIC OPEN DAY IN KWATHEMA

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 20/02/2024

Residents of KwaThema are invited to a Clinic Open Day and Reproductive Health and STI awareness event on Thursday, 29 February at White City Clinic in KwaThema.

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REGULAR CLINIC VISITS ARE EXPRESSIONS OF SELF-LOVE

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 13/02/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni encourages residents, as they celebrate Valentine’s Day tomorrow, to also embrace self-love by adopting a habit of regularly visiting clinics.

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USA AIDS/HIV RELIEF AGENCY GIVES EKURHULENI’S HEALTHCARE THE THUMBS UP

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 17/11/2023 0

A delegation from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), who conducted a site visit to Thembisa Main Clinic yesterday (15 November), expressed their satisfaction with the quality of health services rendered by the City of Ekurhuleni at its clinics. During the visit, the USA delegation was impressed satisfaction to learn that 97% […]

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A CLINIC ATTENDANCE LETTER IS NOT A SICK NOTE

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 03/07/2023 0

Ekurhuleni health practitioners have noted with concern an increasing number of patients visiting the City’s health facilities requesting sick notes.

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EKURHULENI WARNS PUBLIC OF RISING CHOLERA CASES IN GAUTENG

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 26/05/2023

Germiston – The City of Ekurhuleni urges residents to take extra precautionary measures and maintain proper hand-hygiene as the country experiences an outbreak of Diarrhoeal disease, and a rising number of confirmed cases of Cholera. This has been sparked by the outbreak in neighbouring Hammanskraal that has claimed 12 lives and over 50 people receiving […]

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EKURHULENI TO MARK INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY WITH PRAYER AND TRIBUTE TO NURSES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 11/05/2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni will join the world tomorrow, 12 May, in celebrating International Nurses Day at the Alberton Council Chamber under the theme: Our Nurses Our Future. Healthcare workers will converge to celebrate the nursing profession and have a prayer session to pay tribute to the nurses who succumbed to the Covid-19 pandemic while […]

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CITY VACCINATES OVER HALF A MILLION FOR MEASLES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 14/04/2023 0

GERMISTON – The City has managed to vaccinate 526 000 youngsters for measles since the beginning of the year. The vaccination campaign was introduced because of the threat of measles to young people in the province. The programme, which continues to this day, is targeting young people between six months and 15 years. “Our target […]

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EKURHULENI RAISING AWARENESS ON CHOLERA PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CARE

Kgotso Motlhatswi 10/03/2023 0

Ekurhuleni’s health practitioners are crisscrossing the City educating communities about cholera prevention, treatment, and care. As part of the campaign, on Friday, 10 March, a team visited the Germiston Clinic to explain cholera, its side effects, symptoms and how it can be prevented. Patients visiting the facility got to learn about the importance of hygiene, […]

GUARDIANS ENCOURAGED TO CORRECTLY STORE HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS

EKURHULENI CELEBRATES ITS SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARKS SOCIAL WORK MONTH

GET YOUR HEALTH CHECKED AT THE CLINIC OPEN DAY IN KWATHEMA

REGULAR CLINIC VISITS ARE EXPRESSIONS OF SELF-LOVE

USA AIDS/HIV RELIEF AGENCY GIVES EKURHULENI’S HEALTHCARE THE THUMBS UP

A CLINIC ATTENDANCE LETTER IS NOT A SICK NOTE

EKURHULENI WARNS PUBLIC OF RISING CHOLERA CASES IN GAUTENG

EKURHULENI TO MARK INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY WITH PRAYER AND TRIBUTE TO NURSES

CITY VACCINATES OVER HALF A MILLION FOR MEASLES

EKURHULENI RAISING AWARENESS ON CHOLERA PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CARE

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