05 May - Health

We spoke to Sheila Clouw - from the National Society of Midwives of South Africa. Today is an International Midwives Day. It is an occassion to celebrate and promote the profession of midwifery. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises midwives as the health professionals best able to deliver safe, cost effective maternity services to the majority of families. A midwife is educated to give all necessary care throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the newborn period and believe that childbirth is a normal and significant life event for women and their families. For more information contact their offices on (021) 406 6449 or visit www.activebirthza.com

We were also joined by Dr Davie van Velden and we were talking about Physical Activity. Being physically inactive is a problem. Lack of exercise is a risk factor for both heart disease and high blood pressure. In comparison to those people who exercise regularly, inactive people have twice the risk of suffering a heart attack and three times the chance of dying immediately after such an attack. For more information contact your nearest clinic or hospital. That Interview was brought to you by the National Department of Health and Funded by the European Union.

Sister Nono Ngxono – From the St Luke’s Hospice joined us on the line to talk about Hospice Palliative Care. This week is the World Hospice and Palliative Care Week. The Theme is Palliative Care as a Human Right. Palliative Care is defined by the World Health Organisation as an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual. For more information contact their offices on (021) 797 5335 or visit www.stlukes.co.za

We closed off the show with an interview with Dr Ivan Bromfield who is the City of Cape Town’s acting Director of Health. He was speaking to us about the situation at Edgemead High School and also the state of MDR TB in the City. A week ago the Western Cape Department of Health and the City of Cape Town’s Health Department was made aware of learner at Edgemead High School who was suspected to have Multi Drug Resistant TB. If you would like more information contact your nearest clinic or hospital.

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