The National Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, together with the Minister of Social Development Edna Molewa will today visit baby Ashleigh Louw at Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto.
The ministers will be accompanied by the Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development Qedani Mahlangu.
Baby Louw who underwent surgery yesterday is currently in a stable condition and in high care neonatal ward. She was born with a condition known as pentallogy of Cantrell, which is extremely rare congenital abnormality.
Details of the visit are as follows:
Date: Monday, 18 January 2010
Time: 12h00
Venue: Chris Hani Baragwanath, Maternity section
Contact persons:
Simon Zwane
Cell: 082 551 9892
Mokgothu Patricia Mokoena
Tel: 011 355 3162
Fax: 011 838 3613
Cell: 082 924 8800
Issued by: Department of Health and Social Development, Gauteng Provincial Government
18 January 2010
