Events Archives - PatchSA https://patchsa.org/category/events/ People who care supporting people who care Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:49:17 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 PatchSA expresses deep concern for bereaved families and fellow learners of drowned teenagers https://patchsa.org/press_release_january2020/ https://patchsa.org/press_release_january2020/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:44:47 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=1986 PatchSA (Palliative Treatment for Children South Africa) wishes to express our very deepest sympathy for the families, close friends and fellow learners of the two young teenage boys, Enoch Mpianzi and Keamohetsoe Seboko, who died in separate drowning incidents at the beginning of this school year. In addition to our deep sorrow and compassion for [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/press_release_january2020/feed/ 0 Patch launches ‘Because we know you care’ Christmas Appeal https://patchsa.org/because_we_know_you_care_campaign/ https://patchsa.org/because_we_know_you_care_campaign/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:31:01 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=1974 One week before Christmas 2019, Patch has launched an appeal for donations towards the work of the organisation. It's one week before Christmas and as a charity organisation completely dependent on donations to fund our work, Patch has launched a campaign to ask people to make a donation, small or large to allow us to [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/because_we_know_you_care_campaign/feed/ 0 Patch attends stakeholder engagement meeting on new draft NCD strategy document https://patchsa.org/meeting_on_ncd_strategy_doc/ https://patchsa.org/meeting_on_ncd_strategy_doc/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:17:54 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=1959 Representing Patch SA, Busi Nkosi, member of the Patch Steering Committee and Advocacy Sub Committee, attended this SANCDA meeting held in Pretoria to discuss the National Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases . She reports on what took place at the meeting. Busi Nkosi, seated on the left, representing PatchSA [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/meeting_on_ncd_strategy_doc/feed/ 0 Symptoms of Major Depression and Complicated Grief https://patchsa.org/symptoms-of-major-depression-and-complicated-grief/ https://patchsa.org/symptoms-of-major-depression-and-complicated-grief/#respond Sun, 07 Oct 2018 22:03:08 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=1085 Depression It’s common for people to have sadness, pain, anger, bouts of crying, and a depressed mood after a loved one dies. It’s important to know about normal grief responses so that you can know if the bereaved person might be getting worse—going into a major depression. About 1 in 5 bereaved people will develop [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/symptoms-of-major-depression-and-complicated-grief/feed/ 0 #HatsOn4CPC (Hats On for Children’s Palliative Care) 12 October 2018 https://patchsa.org/hatson4cpc-hats-on-for-childrens-palliative-care-12-october-2018/ https://patchsa.org/hatson4cpc-hats-on-for-childrens-palliative-care-12-october-2018/#respond Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:14:37 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=1072 #HatsOn4CPC  What is this campaign about? This day was created by the International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) to bring more awareness to the situation of the  more than 21 million children in the world with a life-limiting or life threatening illness or condition that would require palliative care.  Palliative care is still a relatively new concept to many [...]

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