Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) is not only about respecting and caring for pregnant women. It is also about respecting and appreciating the good efforts of midwives who go over and above to provide the best possible care for pregnant women. RMC is the backbone of the Limpopo Maternal CARE (LimMCARE) programme which is being piloted…
Tshilidzini Hospital following in the footsteps of the Great Nelson Mandela – 2016 In the words of one of our greatest leaders “Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity’s belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in nobility of the human soul, and sustain…
Exciting times for Limpopo Maternal Care! We have progressed from talking about Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) to walking the talk. Greater-Letaba sub-district is our pilot site for the implementation of RMC as one of the Department’s interventions to improve the quality of care for pregnant women. The RMC initiative in Limpopo encompasses transforming maternity units…
Each year on the 17th November the world comes together to raise awareness about prematurity and to celebrate our little heroes and heroines. One in 10 babies globally, and 1 in 7 babies in South Africa are born premature. Mankweng Tertiary Hospital in Polokwane cares for the tiniest of babies who have entered this world…
The Limpopo Department of Health Provincial Anaesthesiologist, Dr Tsakani Mhlari, was awarded two grants by the Discovery Foundation to improve anaesthetic care, with a specific focus on maternal care, in Limpopo. Dr Mhlari, the District Clinical Specialist Team Anaesthesiologist for Capricorn District and the anaesthesiology team in the Polokwane/Mankweng Hospital Complex have employed innovative methods…
Led by the Limpopo MEC of Health, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, and the very passionate breastfeeding ambassador and nutrition manager of the department, Pogisho Daddy Mathhews, Limpopo opened the doors of its very first government workplace breastfeeding and expressing room on the 1st August 2018 in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week. The Albertina Sisulu Breastfeeding Room…
In honour of the great Nelson Mandela’s Centenary this year, we did our bit to walk in the shoes of our exemplary leader. The LINC and Limpopo Maternal CARE (LIMMCARE) team treated preggy moms at Rethabile Community Health Centre to an exciting and informative antenatal education class, together with a goody bag for their special…
An estimated 15 million babies globally are born preterm every year which translates into more than 1 in 10 babies around the world and this number is rising. Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death for children under 5, causing an estimated 1 million deaths in 2015 globally. Many survivors of preterm birth…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently published new guidelines for assessing and managing children at primary health-care facilities to prevent overweight and obesity in the context of double burden of malnutrition. This is part of the updates for the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI). Please see the overview of the guidelines below and go to…
World Breastfeeding Week is commemorated every year from 1 to 7 August. Its main purpose is to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies worldwide. For the 2016 World Breastfeeding Week, LINC partnered with the Limpopo Department of Health to celebrate breastfeeding as the best way to provide infants with the nutrients they…