http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/ View the latest ECDOH news entries below. For archived news reports and articles or to view all news items, please visit our website. en-gb Copyright 2012, ECDOH Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:28:31 GMT 20 http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/767/Department_Engages_Stakeholders/24_January_2012 Honourable MEC, Sicelo Gqobana commended the workers and said they made it possible to turn the situation of the department around, they also made it possible for the department to expose corruption and malpractices. http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/766/Komani_Hospital_gets_thumbs_up/20_October_2011 “I am really over the moon with what I see here, how I wish the minister was here when I was touring the hospital, this is what I want to see,” he said. http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/765/Department_observe_breastfeeding_week/31_August_2011 The Eastern Cape Department of Health observed National breastfeeding week from the 22 to 26 August 20011 at Elundini Sub District in Joe Gqabi District. http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/764/Cash_link_to_infant_deaths/26_July_2011 THE sudden transfer of R6 million from the coffers of Cecilia Makiwane Hospital (CMH) – shortly before a "superbug" outbreak in January – could have cost 12 newborn babies their lives. http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/763/Dead_man_wakes_up_in_mortuary/25_July_2011 A 50-year-old asthmatic man presumed dead by his family woke up inside the morgue of a private undertaker at Libode in the Transkei region (Eastern Cape) on Sunday afternoon http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/762/MEC_Gqobana_visited_Xonxa_village_to_celebrate_Mandela39s_93rd_birthday/20_July_2011 The honorable MEC for Health Mr. Sicelo Gqobana led the department to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday in the community of Nxoxa in Lady Frere.To mark the 67 minutes, the MEC together with senior departmental officials embarked on a communit http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/761/Probe_into_doctor39s_alleged_misconduct/12_July_2011 The department’s superintendent general Dr Siva Pillay has ordered an internal probe into allegations that a Butterworth hospital doctor has allegedly manhandled two patients over the weekend. The on call casualty doctor is alleged to have assaulted http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/760/EC_Health_MEC_extends_condolences_to_the_King39s_family_and_nation/12_July_2011 The Eastern Cape Health MEC, Sicelo Gqobana joins the nation in conveying the department’s heartfelt condolences to the Sandile family and the Xhosa nation, following the death of King Maxhobayakhawuleza Sandile yesterday. http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/759/Department_holds_Medicolegal_Symposium/03_June_2011 As part of an ongoing effort to improve patient care and promote patient safety, the Eastern Cape Department of Health’s Quality Assurance Chief Directorate and Legal Services Directorate held Medic-Legal Symposium on the 01 – 03 June 2011 at Mthatha http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/press_releases/758/Minister_Brings_plan_to_overhaul_health_system/05_May_2011 The Hon Minister for Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi recently held meetings with the staff of the department when he came to the province on a two day visit from the 4th to the 5th of May 2011.