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18 March 2009

The Northern Cape Provincial MEC of Health, Mr JF van Wyk, cordially invites you to the official Northern Cape Provincial World TB Day celebrations event. The event will take place in the village of Tsineng, Moshaweng at the K S Shuping High School in the John Taole Gaetsewe District (previously Kgalagadi) of the Northern Cape province.

World TB day is commemorated every year on 24 March when the bacterium that causes Tuberculosis was discovered on 24 March 1882. TB is a major cause of illness and death worldwide, especially in Asia and Africa. South Africa ranks fourth in the world with an incidence rate of 940 per 100 000 population. The Northern Cape province ranks third highest in the country with a TB incidence rate of 998 per 100 000 population during 2007.

The fight against TB, HIV, AIDS and STI cannot be the sole responsibility of one sector, department, ministry or organisation. The aim of this event is to mobilise the community and all relevant stakeholders to work more closely with the Department of Health and the Northern Cape provincial government to deal with the challenge of TB in the province.

Other dignitaries expected to accompany the MEC of Health are members of the Provincial Executive Council, Acting Director-General of the province, Speaker of the Legislature, MPL’s, Executive Mayors and Mayors of the District and Local Municipalities, provincial portfolio committee members of health, representatives from the union sector and private sector.

Details of the event are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Venue: K S Shuping High School, Tsineng village, Moshaweng
Time: 10h00

Enquiries:
Andrid Scholtz
Tel: 053 830 2000
Cell: 082 447 9696
Fax: 053 833 1925
E-mail: ascholtz@ncpg.gov.za

Issued by: Department of Health, Northern Cape Province Government
18 March 2009