The Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi joined by his counterparts from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) will launch the SADC Healthy lifestyles Day as part of efforts to address the increasing problem of non-communicable diseases and the burden that they place on the countries' health systems. The SADC Healthy Lifestyles Day will be observed every year on the last Friday of February.
In launching this day, the Health Minister will be joined by Health Ministers and senior officials from the SADC region given the similarities in the disease profile of the region and challenges such as scarce health workforce and limited health infrastructure.
Media are invited to the event scheduled to take place as follows:
Date: 26 to 27 February 2010
Time: 11h00
Venue: Andile Msizi Hall, Site B, Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Note: The full programme is available at http://www.info.gov.za/events/2010/healthylifestyles.pdf.
For more information please contact:
Fidel Hadebe
Cell: 079 517 3333
Issued by: Department of Health
25 February 2010
