Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital

21/11/2025

Bringing colour, smiles, and crazy fun to NMCH! 🎨

The kids were loving Crazy Crafts big red bird, Cici! 🦜

21/11/2025

Every Friday at NMCH, our corridors welcome brave young burn survivors arriving for their laser therapy sessions.

This treatment is helping children like 15-year-old Molemo Tsotetsi feel more comfortable in their skin again, move with greater ease, and rebuild their confidence.

We’re proud to be a place where healing inside and out can truly begin. 💛

➡ Full article: https://www.citizen.co.za/rosebank-killarney-gazette/news-headlines/local-news/2025/11/17/laser-therapy-restores-15-year-old-burn-survivors-confidence/

The Smile Foundation and the Avela Foundation are helping children heal, inside and out, with their Umatter programme, using an advanced fractional laser to treat burn victims. The Smile Foundation and the Avela Foundation are helping children heal, inside and out, with their Umatter programme, usin...

20/11/2025

🎄✨ NMCH Festive Activities — Day 1 ✨🎨

Today was all about colour, creativity and pure joy! Our little ones made elf headbands, wrote letters to Santa and crafted their own festive ornaments to hang with pride. 🎄

Thank you to CiCi for the dancing and love, and to for bringing the fun. You truly made our patients’ day! 🎁💖

19/11/2025

Throwback to a day filled with pure magic at NMCH! 📚

We welcomed Funda Wanda for a special book-reading session, where the wonderful Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni brought Wanda to life. Our young patients were completely captivated — from stories and songs to laughter and play.

This visit formed part of a bigger journey: Funda Wande has donated dedicated Reading Corners for every ward, complete with age-appropriate books in multiple South African languages and bookshelves. These cosy spaces support learning, comfort and connection for children who spend long periods away from school during treatment.

Thank you, Funda Wande, for helping us nurture imagination, confidence and joy through the magic of reading. 💛📖

17/11/2025

Honouring our tiniest fighters this World Prematurity Day. 💜

To our brave preemies, their families, and the NICU teams who walk this journey together — your courage is inspiring.
At NMCH, every child’s progress is a celebration.

17/11/2025

Happy World Prematurity Day! 💜

Today, we honour the courage of our preemies, the strength of their families, and the NICU teams who support them every step of the way.

At NMCH, every early journey is guided with compassion, expertise and care — celebrating progress in every small milestone.

14/11/2025

🌿 Wellness Day Recap 🌿

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a day focused on strengthening both body and mind.

Physical and mental health are deeply connected. We’re reminded that the care we give to our patients and families begins with the care we give ourselves. When we look after our own well-being, we show up with more energy, clarity, and compassion for those who depend on us. 💪

A heartfelt thank you to all our partners and collaborators for making this memorable day possible:
Discovery, Bonitas, Fedhealth, Nursing Emergencies, Risima Foundation, Office Angels, Rowena, Virgin Active, Best Vision, SANBS, Organ Donor Foundation, Old Mutual, FNB, Forever Living, Herbal Life, Sanlam, Incon, Altron, Safrican, Toga Lab, and DOH.

Here’s to choosing wellness — for ourselves and for those we serve.

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13/11/2025

💙 Celebrating Excellence in Paediatric Dentistry

Join us in congratulating Dr Londiwe Sibisi-Maboye on her historic achievement as the first African to win the Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Award, sponsored by Colgate and presented at the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) Congress. 🏆

Dr Sibisi-Maboye, who also leads the Dental Home Foundation here at NMCH, was honoured for her groundbreaking initiative, Saving Smiles in Africa — a programme that has delivered 41 free dental surgeries, over 3 000 screenings, and 4 000 preventive oral health education sessions to underserved children across South Africa and beyond. 🌍

Her compassion and service-driven leadership continue to inspire both her colleagues and the next generation of dental professionals.
“This award is not about me. It’s about the children whose smiles remind us why we serve.” — Dr Londiwe Sibisi-Maboye

From all of us at Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, we celebrate this powerful moment of excellence and the lasting impact Dr Sibisi-Maboye is making, one healthy smile at a time. 💫

12/11/2025

A day of stories, song, and smiles!
Mam Gcgina Masiko and her team from opened a beautiful Reading Corner Library, “Nozincwadi, Mother Of Books” in our Outpatient Department. 💙

With dance, laughter, and love, they reminded our little ones that reading can open worlds of imagination and joy. 🌈

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11/11/2025

🩻✨ What a day of smiles, learning, and celebration!
Our Radiology Team brought the fun this World Radiology Day with a creative scrapbook activity and a quiz that had everyone thinking on their feet. 🎨🧠💙

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to celebrate the heroes behind every scan! 🌟

☢️ ❤️ imagingexcellence

10/11/2025

🎄 Share the Happy, Give a Nappy

Every year, Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital uses about 80 000 nappies to care for patients.
This festive season, help us provide a year’s worth of comfort for little ones in our care.
📦 Drop off nappies at our hospital or donate any amount via the SnapScan QR code.

Challenge your friends, tag Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, and share how you’re spreading comfort this season.

21/10/2025

CPD Event: Human Error or Negligence? An HPCSA Perspective

Join us for an insightful online session led by Dr Pinky Chirwa, Clinical Services Manager and Neonatologist at Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital.
Explore how the HPCSA defines and differentiates between human error and professional negligence in healthcare practice.

🗓 Date: 30 October 2025
🕖 Time: 19:00
🎓 CPD Point: 1

🔗 Register here: https://www.hbgpm.co.za/digital/negligence