𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗦𝗔 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀’ 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟮𝟳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁.

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟲 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.

DENOSA President, Health MEC, and Tripartite Alliance partners to address the congress…

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KIMBERLEY – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Northern Cape will be convening its 9th Elective Provincial Congress between 27 and 29 November 2024 at the Desert Palace Hotel and Casino in Upington, where shortage of staff, skills drought, poor working conditions and other health issues that affect both communities and nurses will be under the microscope for the duration of the congress.

The congress will be held under the theme: “Promoting Organisational Growth Through Innovative Practices Towards a Resilient Quality Healthcare and Effective Member Servicing.”

Joining the delegates from all the regions of the province at the congress will be DENOSA President, Simon Hlungwani, who will deliver the keynote address.

The MEC of Health, Maruping Lekwene; HOD of the Department of Health, Mxolisi Mlatha; ANC, SACP, and SANCO will also address the congress on Day One on the issues that affect health service delivery in the province and the solutions.

The congress will take stock of the challenges that have characterized the healthcare services in the province, which include:

– Compromised security in healthcare facilities and constant attacks of healthcare workers in the workplace.

– Gross shortage of staff in healthcare facilities.

– The state of readiness of the province for the National Health Insurance (NHI).

– The continued reduction of funding in health.

– Challenges of access to critical healthcare services in the province like mental healthcare.

– The continued non-intake of student nurses at the Henrietta Stockdale Nursing College for at least four years.

– The effects of the nursing education curriculum change on both nursing and patients.

The congress will also elect the new leaders to lead DENOSA in the province for the next four years.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the congress and report.

The details of the congress are as follows:

DATE: 27 – 29 November 2024

TIME: 12h00 (on Day One).

VENUE: Desert Palace Hotel and Casino, Upington.

MEDIA CONTACT: Anthony Vassen, DENOSA Provincial Secretary.

MOBILE: 072 569 9838.

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Issued by DENOSA in Northern Cape.