Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans to issue health care cards to military veterans in Gauteng

21 November 2013

The details are as follows:

Date: 22 November 2013
Venue: Thaba Tshwane Sick Bay
Time: 09h00 – 16h00

Date: 29 November 2013
Venue: Dunnotar Sick Bay
Time: 09h00 – 16h00

1756 Military Veterans will receive their health care cards from the Department of Military Veterans as part of government’s key priority on health. The Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Mr Thabang Makwetla and the Director General of Military Veterans, Mr Tsepe Motumi will on the (22 November 2013) form part of the Department of Military Veterans' national health care cards campaign that is aimed at providing health care support to former soldiers at Thaba Tshwane Sick Bay – City of Tshwane.

The Department has set aside more than 2 million for the provision of health care cards that will enable eligible military veterans to access South African Medical Health Services (SAMHS) without charge. The Military Veterans Act 18 of 2011, defines a military veteran as any South African who rendered military service to any of the military organisations, statutory and non-statutory, which were involved on all sides of South Africa's Liberation War from 1960 to 1994.

The theme of the campaign is “Your health is our concern” and it seeks to distribute 4800 healthcare cards to military veterans across the country from the 15th October to 4th December 2013.Thus far more than 2000 healthcare cards have been distributed in KZN, Limpopo, North West, Nelspruit , Free State and the Western Cape.

During the campaign, military veterans will be provided with free health screening that includes among others, HIV, chronic diseases and eye testing. Those who will be receiving these services should bring along the following documents: an ID, proof of income if employed, (or affidavit if unemployed), and the membership letter they have received from the Department of Military Veterans.

For enquiries:

Mbulelo Musi
Cell: 082 338 3890
Email: mbulelo.musi@dmv.gov.za

Lebogang Mothapa
Cell: 076 865 7188
Email: mediadmv@gmail.com


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