Celebrating 30 years of uniting nurses

𝐌𝐩𝐨𝐱 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬.

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

DENOSA Statement post- its NEC meeting.

Media statement. Monday, 19 August 2024. PRETORIA – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) held a Special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the organisation’s head offices in Pretoria between 14 and 16 August 2024, where both organisational and nursing issues were discussed over the three days that ended on Friday. On the … Read more

NURSING IN THE ERA OF PANDEMICS (MPOX): What nurses need to do for now

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

DENOSA holds International Relations Committee meeting in Pretoria.

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

DENOSA MPUMALANGA OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR MOST CARING NURSE FOR 2024!

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

The 68th Annual Commission on the Status of Women

The 68th Annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), which is the United Nations’ largest gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment is taking place between 11 and 22 March in the United States under the theme “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty … Read more

The workshop is held in Dunkeld West in Johannesburg.

DENOSA is attending a two-day workshop on protecting the digital rights of workers in this fast-changing and digitized environment, courtesy of the Public Services International and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (trade union competence centre). The workshop is held in Dunkeld West in Johannesburg. With the increasingly digitalised society in all spheres, there are also endless infrengments of … Read more