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COVID-19 variants were mainly from Europe, report reveals
Lilita Gcwabe
Most of the COVID-19 variants found in Africa during the pandemic originated mainly from Europe, but the continent was the hardest hit by travel bans. This is according to a study published in the medical journal Science last week. Over 300 authors from Africa and abroad worked together to sequence the over
Phelophepa train ticks all the boxes in Mokopane
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With the arrival of the Phelophepa train in Mokopane in Limpopo, residents have been able to overcome long queues, medicine stock-outs and a lack of privacy. The state-owned Transnet mobile clinic has provided free healthcare to thousands of South Africans living in rural areas since 1994. Town residents didn’t waste
Malaria vaccine: the road has been long and tortuous, but we’re getting there
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A vaccine candidate, called R21, has been shown to be up to 80% effective at preventing malaria in young children, according to the latest trial results. This follows from a study published in 2021 from the same team at Oxford University which showed that the three-dose vaccine was up to
World Patient Safety Day: Medical errors ‘preventable’
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
As the globe marks World Patient Safety Day today, the National Health Ministry has called for the country’s healthcare professionals to avoid any form of negligence and, with that, the threat of litigation. Often, medical errors are underreported for fear of legal action, but Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni
Teaming up to end teenage pregnancies in SADC
Lilita Gcwabe
With at least 13% of women in developing countries bearing children while they are still kids themselves, four global health giants have joined forces to end this scourge of teenage pregnancies. To counter this, the 2gether4SRHR programme, together with  UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO), hosted a
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