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Follow up meeting with the CEO Anwar
Follow up meeting with the CEO Anwar Kharwa of the Khayelitsha hospital. Khayelitsha met up with the CEO of the Khayelitsha hospital for a report back after TAC brought forward 30 testimonials taken from patients that experienced horrible service from the hospital. Mr Anwar Kharwa, the CEO of the hospital met with us on Monday [...]
Eastern Cape educates community members about National Health Insurance (NHI)
Around 200 citizens attended the recent Community Council in the Eastern Cape, which focused on the proposed National Health Insurance policy and its potential effects on the regional and national health care system. Several concerns were raised during the council by those attending, highlighting issues within the community in need of attention. Perhaps the most [...]
TAC Khayelitsha confronts Khayelitsha Hospital amidst claims of bad service.
Khayelitsha hospital, the pride of Khayelitsha, has been dubbed the new Jooster hospital by the community of Khayelitsha. Patients say that they wait throughout the night and sleep in the cold hard chairs before being attended to in the morning by a nurse or a doctor TAC Khayelitsha collected 30 testimonials from patients documenting [...]
TAC WC Provincial AGM
TAC WC hosted its Provincial Annual General meeting in Cape Town on the 25-26 March 2013. The AGM was attended by 70 delegates, partners, donors, staff and supporters of TAC from across the Western Cape. The Provincial AGM formally reviewed the work of the organization in the province since the last congress. Part of the [...]
Let us work together toward zero infection, deaths, stigma and discrimination from HIV and TB!!
While we commemorated World TB day, we need to take stock of the progress we have made in fighting the disease. TB remains the number one cause of death in South Africa with approximately 500,000 new cases of TB disease per year. A further 13,000 new cases of drug resistant TB are projected for 2013. [...]
Free Gender & TAC marches against Hate Crimes, Rape and Gender Based Violence in our communities!
On the 15 March 2013 TAC WC and Free Gender marched against "Hate Crimes" in Khayelitsha from Nkanini to Harare where a memorandum was handed over to the MEC for Safety and Security. In the past months the LGBTI community of South Africa has witnessed and experienced immense trauma and pain due to the on-going [...]
Integrated School Health Programme launched in EDEN NHI pilot project
On Monday the 18 February 2013 TAC WC attended the launch of the NHI pilot project in EDEN. The event took place in the George Town Hall, York Street, George. The event was attended by Prof. Craig Househam, Head of Health: Western Cape, Minister Botha, Dr Renette Crous, Chief Director: Rural Districts Health Services, Ms Florence Rhoxo, [...]
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- Follow up meeting with the CEO Anwar
- Eastern Cape educates community members about National Health Insurance (NHI)
- TAC Khayelitsha confronts Khayelitsha Hospital amidst claims of bad service.
- TAC WC Provincial AGM
- Let us work together toward zero infection, deaths, stigma and discrimination from HIV and TB!!