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The focus of this year’s World Mental Health Day is on mental health in the workplace. Availability of Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) to staff and total protection of employees from health risks, stigma, harassment and all forms of discrimination in the workplace will not only promote wellness, but will lead to high productivity levels. DENOSA … Read more

The 16th East, Central, and Southern Africa College of Nursing and Midwifery (ECSACONM) Biennial Scientific Conference will get underway between 11 add 13 September 2024 at the Avani Maseru Hotel in Lesotho, and the delegation from DENOSA is amongst the representatives from South Africa at this conference. This year’s conference is running under the theme: … Read more

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘚𝘐 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘹 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬. ……. For the most up-to-date information on preventing transmission and treating mpox, please refer to the WHO or your national public health administration for required clinical advice. PSI will continue to monitor the situation and provide … Read more

Hospitals and nurses must start discussing and planning about the care, isolation and PPE’s… BY SINDISWA NGCOBO – National Coordinator at DENOSA Bargaining, Organising and Campaigns (BOC) Unit. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just declared monkeypox (mpox) as a public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulations due to the growing … Read more

Dear DENOSA member. It has come to DENOSA’s attention that many nurses are still not sure whether they will get all their retirement savings when they resign after 1 September 2024, DENOSA will be hosting a Webinar on the Two-Pot system on Friday 2 August 2024 between 09h30 and 12h00, where this system will be … Read more

The DENOSA International Relations Committee, the Sub-Committee of the organisation’s National Executive Committee (NEC), held its scheduled meeting at the DENOSA Headquarters in the country’s capital, Pretoria between 25 and 26 July. Part of the committee’s work includes looking at the global and regional developments in both nursing and the world of work. It also … Read more

The Marilyn Lahana Trust Caring Award is presented annually to recognise outstanding members of the nursing and midwifery professions who show a special quality of caring in relation to their patients and colleagues. The award commemorates Marilyn Lahana, a  Johannesburg nurse who died in 1996 after  contracting the Ebola virus from a patient. A  number … Read more

Dear DENOSA member, Kindly note that Applications for the Old Mutual/DENOSA Bursaries for the 2025 academic year have opened as of 1 July 2024 and will close on 31 August 2024. This is an opportunity for DENOSA members, DENOSA staff members, their spouses, and dependents to apply for financial support for career studies of their … Read more