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Busi Nyembezi, the newly appointed KwaZulu-Natal health department head, intends to work at retaining qualified medical staff in the province. Nyembezi takes over from Ronald Green-Thompson, who retired as superintendent-general in December.

The Salvation Army (TSA) is an internationally recognised faith based NGO working in over 250 communities in South Africa. TSA has 209 church congregations, 4 children’s homes, 8 aged facilities, two hospitals, one rehabilitation center and one center for abused women. TSA also operates a number of community based projects throughout South Africa in the area of health and poverty alleviation. TSA has recently been awarded a five year USAID Child Survival Grant in Abaqulusi municipality, Kwa Zulu/Natal. TSA seeks a South African primary health care specialist with an Master of Public Health or equivalent graduate training; at least 5 years of experience involving Primary Health Care programs in South Africa; proven skills in finance and personnel management, data analysis, and report writing; highly developed interpersonal & communication skills. Duties include leading the project team and working cooperatively with government, NGOs and CBOs in the project area; implementing project objectives and developing monitoring systems for assessment and critical evaluation; fulfilling all USAID and donor reporting requirements. The ideal applicant will have experience in USAID funded project management, preferably Child Survival programs. Fluency in Zulu would be an added advantage. The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer. Please send applications to Fiziwe via fax 011 718 6790 or via e-mail on feziwem@sasaf.org.za. “ Heart to God, hand to man”

A further 115 cases of cholera were reported in KwaZulu-Natal by midday on 11/10 and a total of 22 deaths recorded since the outbreak of the disease.