The Free State Provincial Government led by Premier Magashule and Health MEC Sisi Mabe will commemorate Tuberculosis (TB) Day in Heilbron on Saturday, 19 April 2010. TB Day is commemorated annually to raise awareness about the disease and available treatment for the affected.
The Free State Department of Health will on that day launch “Motjha O Reng Campaign” targeting the youth and learners. The campaign aims to empower the Free State youth with the knowledge and skills to prevent the spread of TB infections at their schools and within their communities.
Currently the Free State Province has a cure rate of 71,0 percent and defaulter rate of 4,7 percent. To ensure that the defaulter rate is reduced, the Department of Health has taken the mandate of the National TB Control Program to absorb the project and expand the Defaulter Tracer Project to all the local areas.
To contain the spread of MDR, construction of MDR-TB unit is currently under construction at Kopano Complex in Welkom and is expected to be functional by September 2010.
Your media organisation is invited to cover this event as follows:
Date: 17 April 2010
Venue: Heilbron, Phiritona Open Soccer Field
Time: 10h00
NB: The HTC campaign has been postponed till further notice.
For more information contact:
Lorato Gomolemo
Cell: 083 301 7904
Jabu Mbalula
Cell: 082 461 3112
Issued by: Office of the Premier, Free State Provincial Government
14 April 2010
