Department of Health: Z.F. Mgcawu District

04/12/2025

🎄 STAY HEALTHY THIS FESTIVE SEASON ❤️

As we enjoy time with family, food and celebrations, let’s also stay alert to the early symptoms of diabetes. Early detection saves lives.

🚨 Common warning signs include:
• Frequent urination
• Increased thirst
• Constant hunger
• Unexplained weight loss
• Blurry or changing vision
• Tiredness or lack of energy

If you or a loved one experiences these symptoms, visit your nearest clinic for screening. Diabetes can be managed, don’t ignore the signs.

04/12/2025

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS📱🍴🔊🧸👚

Our comm serves of 2025 were tasked to create a project that will have a lasting positive effect on their department or the hospital. Here is what they did:

🍴Dietician: Improving Geriatric Nutrition in the Surgical Ward

🔊🧸Audiology and Speech and Language Therapist: Building an Auditory Rehabilitation Clinic

📱Physiotherapists: Social Media Campaign - health and hospital promotion via the DHSH page

👚Occupational Therapist: Storeroom and Clothing Bank upgrade

Thank you for your lasting contribution to the improvement of this hospital. ❤️

03/12/2025

03/12/2025

[📍IN PICTURES📸] GBV SILENT PROTEST💜

The DOH ZFM District proudly participated in the ZFM District Municipality’s GBV Silent Protest, uniting with NGOs and government partners to take a stand against all forms of violence.

Our presence reflects our continued commitment to awareness, prevention and supporting survivors across the district.

03/12/2025

🎄 Festive Season Wellness Tip: Keep Your Blood Pressure in Check ❤️

Only 1 in 5 people living with high blood pressure have it under control.
This festive season, protect your health by prioritising the basics:

✅ Check your blood pressure regularly
✅ Take your medication exactly as prescribed
✅ Limit salt, alcohol and sugary drinks
✅ Stay active, even a 30-minute walk helps
✅ Manage stress and get enough rest

Your heart doesn’t take a holiday — and neither should your health.
Stay safe, stay healthy, Northern Cape. 💚

02/12/2025

🟧 This Week on Healthy Living 📺

Your host, the man with the midas touch, Mr Malik Kau as he sits down with Ms Lesedi Kesiamang, Health Promoter, to unpack what it truly means to live a Healthy Lifestyle.
From daily habits to long-term wellbeing, this conversation will guide you towards making better choices for your health.

📅 Wednesday, 3 December 2025
⏰ 19h00
📺 Live on:
Facebook — Northern Cape Department of Health
YouTube —

Don’t miss it! Let’s grow healthy together, Northern Cape! 💚

02/12/2025

01/12/2025

[📍IN PICTURES📸] WORLD AIDS DAY COMMEMORATION – POSTMASBURG, ZF MGCAWU DISTRICT

Honouring Progress. Embracing Hope. Strengthening Community. 🌍❤️

Today, the Northern Cape Department of Health joined SIOC-CDT, the Mayor’s Office, and local partners in Greenfield, Postmasburg, to commemorate World AIDS Day and reaffirm our collective commitment to ending HIV and AIDS.

Why this day matters:
We honour those we have lost, support people living positively, and strengthen our resolve to eliminate stigma and discrimination. Since 1988, World AIDS Day has helped raise awareness, promote testing, and ensure equitable access to prevention, treatment, and care — because .

Let us continue moving forward together:
✔️ Get tested
✔️ Know your status
✔️ Encourage others
✔️ Champion inclusive, stigma-free healthcare for all 💛

01/12/2025

🌍 World AIDS Day - 1 December
Today we stand together to raise awareness, fight stigma, and support people living with HIV.
Here are 4 important facts about HIV everyone should know:

1️⃣ You can have HIV and not know it.
2️⃣ There is no cure, but HIV is treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART), which stops the virus from multiplying.
3️⃣ HIV is not spread through everyday contact such as hugging, shaking hands, or sharing food or water.
4️⃣ HIV is transmitted through specific body fluids: blood, semen, vaginal fluids, breast milk, and re**al fluids.

Know the facts. Stop the stigma. Protect our community. ❤️