By Lee-Yandra Paulsen As the festive season approaches, trauma-related injuries increase, and questions arise regarding the measures in place to ensure public safety and health. Chief of Operations at the Western Cape Department of Health, Dr. Saadiq Karriem, shed light on the subject during an interview with VOC Breakfast. "This is indeed a very busy time for us, and alcohol often plays a major role in the trauma cases we […]
By Kouthar Sambo Violent criminality continues to escalate having a detrimental impact on the delivery of health services in Cape Town. This is According to the Western Cape Department of Health, “Our managers are assessing how many staff have been able to get to work. We probably have to continue cancelation of the electric surgeries, which will have a massive impact since we have been trying to catch up on […]
By Kouthar Sambo The plan to relocate the Hanover Park Day Hospital to Philippi has created an uproar among locals on the ground. This comes after last month's growing concerns of residents about the possible shutdown of the Hanover Park Day Hospital. Irate locals handed over a memorandum to the Department of Health requesting that the community be consulted first. “We got a response letter from the Hanover Park Health […]
The Western Cape Department of Health notes today’s alert by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) to declare a measles outbreak in the Cape Metro district. Four laboratory-confirmed measles cases have been reported in the Cape Metro district from 24 January 2023 to 17 February 2023. In line with the World Health Organization (WHO) International Health Regulations, a measles outbreak is defined as the occurrence of three or more […]
Thousands of cyclists have readied themselves to challenge the streets of Cape Town head-on in a 109km route during this year’s annual Cape Town Cycle Tour (CTCT). The CTCT happens on the 2nd Sunday in March. The CTCT is the world's largest individually timed cycle race. CTCT organizer, David Bellairs stated that there are many different contingencies in place to ensure the safety and security of the participating cyclists. “It […]
The MJC says the Western Cape Department of Health is trying to put interim measures in place at its Salt River mortuary to speed up the backlog of autopsies. The Department’s Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) is currently experiencing a very high case load. Five Muslim families are waiting for bodies to be released from the Salt River mortuary. Chairperson of the Muslim Cemetery Board, Shaykh Riad Fataar said: "Alhamdillulah, they […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
