A webinar, focused on highlighting the imperative for a concerted and collaborative effort to accelerate access to palliative care during Covid-19 and beyond, took place on Sunday, 24 January 2021.
The Department of Health has meanwhile invited the organisers – the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Palliative Care Action Group (PCAG) – to meet with it to discuss the matter.
The webinar also looked at the measures that are being taken towards implementation of the 2017 National Policy Framework and Strategy on Palliative Care (NPFSPC). Approved by the National Health Council in 2017, implementation of the NPFSPC is still almost non-existent in the public healthcare system and in many cases, is accorded lip service in the private system.
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Dr Matodsi Mukosi has been appointed the new chief executive at Tygerberg Hospital.
A new chief executive officer (CEO) has been appointed at the Western Capeâs largest hospital recently.
Tygerberg Hospital, which boasts a bed capacity of 1 384 and 4 700 staff members, recently welcomed Dr Matodsi Mukosi (51), newly appointed to take control of this important institution. He was previously the CEO of the Red Cross War Memorial Childrenâs Hospital.
Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, Western Cape Minister of Health, commented that she is thrilled to welcome Mukosi as the new CEO.
Dr Keith Cloete, head of the Health Department, also wished him all the best in his new role adding that they are confident he will lead the hospital through the next exciting chapter of its journey as an iconic health institution.
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