Community Health Workers remain central to Primary Health Care services
The Gauteng Department of Health wishes to assure the public that Community Health Workers (CHWs) services are central to health promotion and community based services in the strengthening of Primary Health Care and the National Health Insurance. These services will not be terminated as rumoured.
The role of the CHWs includes providing health education, counselling and visiting patients and the elderly at their homes.Through this program the department aims to empower communities to optimise wellness, encourage early referral to clinics and also to reduce long queues in health facilities through the community based chronic medicine distribution services.
The Department regrets that the CHWs were not paid their February 2018 stipends on time due to technical glitches in the payment system which has subsequently been resolved. The payments will be made early next week.
For more information please contact:
Lesemang Matuka
Cell: 072 025 3605
E-mail: mediaenquiries@gauteng.gov.za.
