Letsema
31 March 2006
The North West Department of Health will on Tuesday, 4 April 2006,
kick-start in earnest the Health Month's comprehensive programme, which will be
focusing mainly on celebrating the dignity and value of working together for
health through the cleanliness of our health facilities.
April has been declared Health Month and has been commemorated annually
since 1950. It is during this month that a specific health theme is chosen as a
priority area of concern for the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The programme will start with the cleaning of Provincial Health Office
premises known as Tirelo Building next to South African Broadcasting
Corporation, during which the MEC for Health, the Head of the Department, the
Department's executive management and all head office staff members, will
roll-up their sleeves and work together for health.
"The Department wants to ensure that the MEC for Health leads by example in
ensuring that our vision and mission become practical. We also want to preach
this âCleanliness is healthy livingâ message amongst our colleagues, that we
believe has to be active at our offices as well," explained the Head of the
Department, Mr Obakeng Mongale.
MEC Nomonde Rasmeni will on the day give out the detailed programme for
Health Month. Potjie-kos will be served at 13h00 after the gardening and
cleaning is completed.
Members of the media are invited to be part of the activity, and are
requested to arrive at 08h30, to get the details of the Health Month programme,
as will be presented by MEC Nomonde Rasmeni.
Enquiries:
Barba Gaoganediwe
Cell: 082 929 9958
Tel: (018) 387 5830
E-mail: kgaoganediwe@nwpg.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Health, North West Provincial Government
31 March 2006
