Health and Wellness

First paediatric burns unit opened in Cape Winelands

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness in collaboration with The Children’s Hospital Trust and partner organisations, brought...

Planet Youth is a programme that empowers communities to work together in supporting young people to make positive life choices and build...

House Chairperson, Honourable Minister and Deputy Minister, Fellow MECs, Honourable Members of the NCOP, Fellow South Africans It was Thomas...

Achieving better health and wellbeing outcomes is not something any government can do alone. It requires a network of committed individuals...

July marks National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month, a time to shed light on conditions that not only affect a child’s...

The Western Cape Government welcomes the R590 million in additional funding that will be allocated to provincial health departments, as...

On 24 June 2025, the Western Cape Provincial Council on AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) convened to chart a clear and compassionate way forward...

Today, as South Africa celebrates Youth Day, we honour the courage and energy of our young people. In the Western Cape, we recognise that...

Be selfish. Put yourself first. That is the message from the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness to every young person this Youth...

In March 2025, the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness launched an innovative healthcare think tank — a first-of-its-kind...