Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi on H1N1 influenza pandemic

13 August 2009

As part of its regular Cabinet meetings, Cabinet met yesterday and among the issues discussed was the current H1N1 Influenza pandemic.  Cabinet decided to mount an enhanced national response to build on what has already been done so far by the Department, the Department Education, NICD and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Country Office.

As the lead Department, the Department of Health wishes to outline what it is doing in this regard.

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Statement on Cabinet meeting of 10 March 2010

11 March 2010

Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town yesterday, 10 March 2010.

Cabinet welcomed and approved the implementation plan to scale up the HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment programme that was presented by the Minister of Health.  This approval follows President Jacob Zuma’s announcement on World AIDS Day on 1 December 2009 that the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic would be scaled up in partnership with all stakeholders in the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC).

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Statement on Cabinet meeting of 2 June 2010

3 June 2010

Cabinet welcomed the announcement of the 23 Bafana Bafana players who will make up the squad to represent the nation in the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. The team carries the hopes and pride of millions of South Africans. It is encouraging indeed to see that the nation is going all out to give the team its full support. The team's performance over the past few weeks has improved tremendously, thanks to the efforts of the players, team management particularly Mr Carlos Perreira and his technical team.

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