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Flu season has started earlier than usual in South Africa, prompting health experts to urge vaccinations for high-risk groups.
With nine fatalities reported this year, South Africa's diphtheria cases are on the rise. The NICD urges parents to check vaccination records ahead of the school holidays to prevent further spread.
On this World TB Day, the emergence of the M72 vaccine shines a much-needed light of hope in our battle against tuberculosis, a disease that has claimed millions of lives, particularly in the most vulnerable communities, and a potent reminder of our global health challenges.
Health officials confirm six mpox cases in Ekurhuleni, with three already recovered. While the situation remains controlled, authorities have implemented comprehensive monitoring measures and issued preventative guidelines for public safety.
It has been five years since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020 a decision that fundamentally altered the course of history.
A newly identified condition, called “post-vaccination syndrome” (PVS), appears to be linked to mRNA Covid vaccines.
Experts discuss South Africa’s current vaccine manufacturing capabilities and the steps needed to prepare for future pandemics.
Violence disrupts disease prevention efforts, leaving millions vulnerable to deadly infections.
In a sweeping series of military reforms, Donald Trump has signed multiple executive orders including a controversial ban on transgender personnel and plans for an American Iron Dome defence system. The former president's orders, signed aboard Air Force One, signal a dramatic shift in US military policy and have drawn immediate criticism from current defence officials.
Diphtheria cases prompt vaccination reminder as health officials urge vigilance
An awkward question remains five years after Covid-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic?
WHILE South Africans now seem less concerned about HIV than in previous years, a young professor from the University of KwaZulu-Natal has raised an alarm about escalating numbers of teenage girls who are increasingly infected by sugar daddies.
As the world marks the fourth annual Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action, South Africa celebrates significant strides in its efforts to combat cervical cancer.
Donald Trump’s three-hour podcast with Joe Rogan stirred debate with repeated election fraud claims, tax proposals, and musings on life on Mars.
The WHO said it had been “compelled to postpone” the bid to give 119,279 children in northern Gaza a second polio vaccine dose.
TB vaccine expert Professor Willem Hanekom said the world would never control the disease without manufacturing partners not focused entirely on profits.
Kamituga, one of the localities hardest hit by the epidemic with around a thousand confirmed cases, will be one of the first to receive the doses, according to the provincial health authorities.
Superbugs, strains of bacteria or pathogens that have become resistant to antibiotics, making them much harder to treat, have been recognised as a rising threat to global health.
WHO approved the two-dose vaccine for adults aged 18 and above. While the vaccine is not recommended for those under 18, WHO noted that it could be used in infants, children, and adolescents in areas experiencing outbreaks where the benefits of vaccination outweighed the risks.
The United States said it would work “over the coming days” with fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar “to push for a final agreement,” said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
What really lurks behind Schreiber’s digitisation? Is it to safeguard national security, or to instil a system of Automated Oppression?
How much does it really cost to have and raise a baby in South Africa? We explore the expenses involved, from medical care to baby essentials, and provide key financial planning tips from two recent mums.
The Lockdown means the suspension of constitutional democracy and the Bill of Rights. The 2020 Lockdown turned this country into an open-air prison ruled by dictate, where ‘effective midnight tonight’ was Ramaphosa’s favourite despotic refrain!
Potential for further spread within Africa and beyond is worrying, says WHO head.
DISEASE outbreak and pandemic unpreparedness is the bane of creaking global health systems irrespective of their economic status.