The latest ideal clinic status realisation and maintenance report of the South African National Department of Health, reveal that Ekurhuleni’s has achieved the highest percentage of Ideal Clinics in Gauteng. Reporting on the City’s achievements during the State of the City Address in March, the

Meet professional nurse Zakhele Sibanyoni who took the first step towards protecting himself and others by getting his COVID-19 inoculation at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital on 31 March 2021. Sibanyoni, who serves the residents at the Kempton Park Customer Care Centre Clinic, was happy to be next in line to receive his jab. “I […]

The City’s social workers took some time to unwind as they celebrated the last day of Social Workers Awareness Month at Modderfontein Nature Reserve. Head of Social Development Lucky Tsekeli explained that the outing was needed for social workers to unwind and decrease cortisol – a stress hormone. “We decided to wrap up this month […]

Parents and guardians are reminded that every day is immunisation day in the City of Ekurhuleni. Despite her fears, Mbali Radebe braved it all and visited the Germiston clinic to have her newborn baby vaccinated for the very first time. “As a young mother to a six-week-old baby, I was very nervous to bring my […]

Executive Mayor Cllr Mzwandile Masina and Member of Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Services Cllr Nomadlozi Nkosi conducted an inspection at the Thembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital on 22 March. The site inspection made up of health care workers and other government officials was to assess the facility’s state of readiness and establish if the […]

The City encourages residents to take a daplap to pick up their medication by using the National Department of Health’s Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD) programme, which distributes and dispenses medicine from a central point for patients with chronic conditions. The word dablap is a colloquial word that means ‘take a shortcut’, and […]

Residents seeking medical health attention during public holidays are encouraged to visit hospitals or primary healthcare facilities that operate for 24 hours. This is to ensure that residents are not inconvenienced when seeking medical care on public holidays, when some facilities are non-operational: Monday, 22 March – public holiday as Human Rights Day falls on […]

In observing the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day themed The Clock Is Ticking, the City’s health practitioners advise TB patients to take precautions and continue their treatment as prescribed. This follows a concern by health givers that the TB treatment success rate for the 2020/21 is below the 90% national target. “The high rate of drug […]

As the country continues to see a decline in COVID-19 infections the MMC for Health and Social Services, Cllr Nomadlozi Nkosi, cautions residents to heed the level 1 lockdown regulations.   “Despite the relaxed restrictions, there are some exclusions which residents are urged to adhere to, as these are efforts put in place to slow […]

The City’s health practitioners have put their ducks in a row to ensure that all systems are in place for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The Head of Department in the City of Ekurhuleni’s Health and Social Services Department, Dr Gilbert Motlatla, was pleased to see the vaccination stations that have been set up in preparation […]