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Western Cape Covid-19 testing sites in addition to TBH and GSH (PDF Download below)
=> See also LABS & TESTING for NICD, PATHCARE, LANCET & AMPATH

• 2 Heide Street, Bloemhof, Cape Town, South Africa
• Brackenfell Medical Centre, Cnr Brackenfell & Old Paarl Road , Cape Town, South Africa
• Cnr Longmarket & Parliament Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• Smartsurv House, Century City, Cape Town, 7441
• 15 Paul Kruger Street, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
• Shop 9 De Kuilen Shopping Centre Carinus Street
• 7c Solway Street, Bellville West A, Cape Town, South Africa
• 91 Jan Smuts Dr, Pinelands, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa
• Rondebosch Medical Center, 95 Klipfontein Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
• 1st Floor, Room 4 Harbour Bay Medical Centre
• Trumali House, Trumali Street, Harringtons Place, Stellenbosch, South Africa
• Arun Place Block 6 Unit F, Cherrywood Gardens, Sir Lowry’s Pass, South Africa
• Stellenbosch Oewerpark Suite 12A Rokewood Road, Die Boord, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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COVID-19 Vaccine

 

COVID-19 Vaccination Training for Health Workers :<—- Click on link & Complete the form to register for the COVID-19 Vaccination Training for Health Workers Course.

WATCH LIVE STREAM | Minister of Health to give important update on vaccines

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize will hold a media briefing to outline important updates on South Africa’s vaccine acquisition strategy.

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For those practitioners who wish to assist as a vaccinator for COVID 19 –you may register for the NDOH training via https://www.knowledgehub.org.za/  The WCDOH has just released their vaccine training podcast that is of a shorter duration – 4 hours.

 

===> Click here for Vaccines Information & FAQ

 

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Knowledge Translation Unit’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Page.

Page Link: https://knowledgetranslation.co.za/resources

Training: https://knowledgetranslation.co.za/resources/covid-19-training

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Link: https://coronavirus.westerncape.gov.za/resources

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The COVID-19 Infection control and prevention (IPC) Guidelines has been updated

• Recommendations for handling clinical notes
• Recommendations that ALL clinical staff wear surgical masks with ALL patients (not only suspected cases).

• • Principles of personal protective equipment (PPE) have been updated in line with the universal masking policy
  • Guidance for PPE during labour and breastfeeding has been added
  • The table for dilution of chlorine based disinfectants has been updated
  • A section on the management of healthcare risk waste and sewerage has been added
  • There is a recommendation for the avoidance of body spraying of humans with chemicals or other products before entering a facility
  • The PPE recommendations for emergency medical services are updated as attached

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WCDOH communication materials

 

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COVID-19 UPDATE: NEW VARIANTS DETECTED IN SOUTH AFRICA – Media Statement 8 May 2021

Read media statement: COVID-19 UPDATE: NEW VARIANTS DETECTED IN SOUTH AFRICA | NICD

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The NICD quick reference for healthcare workers has been updated

• The PUI criteria has been replaced with a suspected COVID-19 case definition
• Reporting criteria as a Notifiable Disease remain the same
• The criteria for PPE for evaluation of a suspected case have been updated

NICD Information links:

Website Link: http://www.nicd.ac.za/

Information link: https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/covid-19/

Information link: http://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/covid-19/covid-19-resources/

The NICD surveillance reports link: https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/covid-19/surveillance-reports/

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NICD Hotline +27 (0) 82 883 9920 (for use by healthcare professionals only)

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NICD communication materials

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• These address management of suspected cases, including management of patients at home while waiting for the outcome of test results, and in- and out- of hospital management of confirmed cases.

See also NICD technical guidance is available at: http://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/covid-19/covid-19-resources/

 

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GEMS

DISCOVERY

COUNCIL FOR MEDICAL SCHEMES

MEDSCHEME

POLMED

MOMENTUM

OTHER

 

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Omicron Variant – November 21 – Level 1

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Adjusted Level 1 Regulations – 01 October 2021

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Website Link: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/

General Public Hotline 0800 029 999

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COVID Alert SA APP: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/covidalert/

Website Link: http://www.nicd.ac.za/

Information link: http://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/covid-19/covid-19-resources/

NICD Hotline +27 (0) 82 883 9920 (for use by healthcare professionals only)

 

Website Link: http://www.health.gov.za/

Information links: http://health.gov.za/covid19/index.html

 

 

Website: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/

 

Information links:

Covid-19 Response | Let’s Stop the Spread (westerncape.gov.za)

https://www.westerncape.gov.za/search/node/coronavirus

https://coronavirus.westerncape.gov.za/resources

General Public Hotline 0800 029 999

 

Website: https://specialprojects.news24.com/coronavirus/

 

Follow our live update for the latest news, research and information on coronavirus in South Africa and around the world.

Website: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

The WHO Academy’s COVID-19 mobile learning app for health workers

The Academy has launched its mobile app designed to enable health workers to expand their life-saving skills to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. It delivers mobile access to a wealth of COVID-19 knowledge resources developed by WHO, including up-to-the-minute guidance, tools, training, and virtual workshops to support health workers in caring for patients infected by COVID-19 and in protecting themselves as they do their critical work. The app is built around the needs expressed by 20,000 global health workers in a WHO Academy survey conducted in March of 2020.  It has content in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian.

Download the WHO Academy’s COVID-19 mobile learning app for your iPhone or android phone or tablet.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/who-academy/id1506019873?ls=1

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.who.WHOA

Link: https://www.google.com/covid19/

 Corona Virus Live Tracker

Link: http://corona.tuply.co.za/

LABS / TESTING:

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INFORMATION / EDUCATION / TRAINING

For those practitioners who wish to assist as a vaccinator for COVID 19 –you may register for the NDOH training via https://www.knowledgehub.org.za/  The WCDOH has just released their vaccine training podcast that is of a shorter duration – 4 hours.

 

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COVID19:
Valuable training videos from the National Institute of Occupational Health

COVID-19 NIOH Training: Occupational-specific training for GPs and Dentists

 

COVID-19 NIOH Training: Bio-risk assessment for Frontline workers

 

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Dr K Pieton has made an online GP/HCW training presentation for COVID-19. It answers many of the questions that doctors are asking everyday and explains who to test, how to triage, etc.

There are 5 COVID related talks on this platform.

Please register: https://www.medtalkz.com/

Search for COVID or Pieton. If you find this useful please share with your colleagues.

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