Addressing the GDoH’s extended executive management committee meeting on Friday, 03 March, the MEC described the occasion as a “sober moment”.

“It is a bitter sweet moment for us as a Department. On the one hand, we are sad to be losing experienced civil servants at a time when we are in the middle of a process of strengthening our capacity to deliver quality health services to communities. On the other hand, we are happy that they are going to greener pastures where they will continue to offer their skills especially in the public service or within the health sector broadly,” explained MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko.

The Head of Department Dr Nomonde Nolutshungu will be leaving at the end of March 2023 due to health reasons. She has of lately been on and off work due to ill health and has decided to take time off to attend to her health condition.

The CEO of Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Dr Mathabo Mathebula left the department at the end of February 2023, after 21 years of service within the Gauteng public health system. She has taken up a new permanent role as the Chief Operations Officer in the Office of Health Standard Compliance.

The CEO of Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Dr Nkele Lesia is going on retirement after spending 16 years in the Gauteng public health system as a CEO at various hospitals. She is leaving end of July 2023.

The CEO of Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Dr Lucas Ndhlovu is assuming a new role as the Head of Department at Mpumalanga Health Department. He is leaving GDoH at the end of March 2023.

Mr Carel van Heerden a Director in the legal service unit, where he acted as Chief Director Legal Services for over a year, is leaving at the end of March 2023 to join the National Department of Mineral Resources and Energy as a Senior Legal

Administration Officer.

Dr Esethu Worku, a GDoH health economist is joining the World Bank Group as as senior health economist focusing on East African countries. He leaves at the end of March 2023.

MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko said what brings her comfort is that the majority of the colleagues are still going to do work within the health sector or the public service which means that the Department will one way or the other have the benefit of drawing from their new experiences. She wished them well in their new endeavours.

Meanwhile, the department will commence immediately the recruitment process to fill the vacant posts.

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Issued by the Gauteng Department of Health