𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗦𝗔 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟬𝟴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁.

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟬𝟳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

GQEBERHA – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Eastern Cape will be convening its 9th Elective Provincial Congress between 08 and 10 January 2025 at Mphekweni Resort in Port Alfred, where shortage of staff, 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 Department of Health, COSATU, ANC, SACP, and SANCO will also address the congress on Day One on the issues that affect health services 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 and non-filling of vacant posts.

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

– The continued reduction of funding in health and its effects on healthcare services in the rural province.

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

– The continued reduction in the number of intakes of student nurses at the Lilitha Nursing College in the recent 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: 𝟬𝟴 – 𝟭𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘: 𝟬𝟵𝗵𝟯𝟬.

𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘: 𝗠𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗻𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗱.

𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧: 𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗾𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆.

𝗠𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗘: 𝟬𝟳𝟮 𝟰𝟯𝟮 𝟴𝟮𝟮𝟲.

𝗘𝗻𝗱.

𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗦𝗔 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁:

𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗾𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆.

𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲: 072 432 8226.

𝗦𝗶𝘃𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻.

𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲: 072 575 5136.