Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend the World TB Day Commemoration

Klerksdorp - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday, 24 March 2015, address the commemoration of World TB Day and launch a massive National TB Screening Campaign in Kanana near Klerksdorp, North West Province.

During the 2015 World TB Day commemorations, the government and all its social partners will focus on strengthening the response to TB, focusing on key populations, particularly in mining and peri-mining communities.

The World TB Day 2015 with the theme, “Ending South Africa’s TB epidemic: Accelerating our Response in Key Populations”, also aims at raising awareness and knowledge of TB amongst communities in general, as one of the core strategies of government in the fight against TB.

In addition, childhood TB will also receive special attention, especially among children attending Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres

Media are invited as follows:

Time: 08h00

Venue: Kanana Stadium, Klerksdorp North West Province.

Date: 24 March 2015

The Programme:

08h00: Visit to Anglo Ashanti (Village Square)

09h00: Dialogue (Deputy President to interact with parents, minders and teachers of ECD centre)

Venue: Retswelapele ECD centre

11h00: Formal programme at Kanana Stadium

Enquiries: Ronnie Mamoepa: 082 990 4853

Please rsvp with Nthabiseng Rantau-Machiya: 082 570 5503

Issued by: The Presidency

Pretoria