The world’s largest clinical trial for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has found that the two new shortened treatment regimens are safe and effective. The newly published trial result also indicates lower patient direct costs. The long-awaited results from stage 2 of…
South African experts have warned that electronic cigarettes (E-Cigarettes) are not 95% safer than the original cigarettes as propagated by the industry. They pose just as many health hazards to users and non-users and should be regulated. An electronic cigarette…
Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has urged parents, guardians, and caregivers to remain vigilant as more measles cases have spread to other parts of the province. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases(NICD), the number of laboratory-confirmed cases…
While anyone can be affected by mental health conditions, experts believe that unemployment and not being able to provide financially for their families bring about depression and anxiety for most men. Toby Fricker, Chief of Communications and Partnerships at UNICEF,…
South African activists have called on the government to provide legislative and policy certainty to ensure cancer patients have access to the health care they need. Currently, the country’s only policy framework on cancer comprises cervical and breast cancer policies…
For the first time in two decades, there has been an increase in the estimated incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) globally. The number of deaths also increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and close to 11 million people fell ill in 2021…
A larger fund allocation to health and the extension of the Social Relief Grant are among the key announcements that came out of the Medium Term Budget Speech (MTBS) delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in Cape Town on Wednesday.…
With Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana set to table his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) later today, civil organisations which advocate for the rights of all South Africans have identified; inequality, healthcare, access to food, social relief grants, non-communicable diseases, and…
The Health Justice Initiative (HJI), a lobby group, has raised red flags over how people will access life-saving medication under the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The HJI’s new study highlights several concerns, including access to critical medicine. The National…
Another four measles cases have been detected in the Greater Sekhukhune District in Limpopo, bringing the total number of cases to seven. Health authorities are now busy with contact tracing and screening for suspected cases.. On Monday, the National Institute…
Not a single hospital in the North West has yet been exempted from load shedding. The National Health Department announced that 72 public hospitals in eight provinces are no longer subject to the consequences of Eskom’s power cuts. The DoH…
Regulatory loopholes around the sale of tobacco products need to be stringently regulated to protect young people being targeted by the industry. The partially published Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-SA) shows that young people are the most targeted by old…
Following an outbreak of measles cases in Limpopo, an expert from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has warned that similar outbreaks are likely to occur in other parts of the country. A surveillance team from the NICD has…
Concern is growing over the food and beverages industry bullying the government to stop the introduction of warning labels on food high in salt, sugar and fat. Amandla.Mobi, a civil organisation that advocates for the rights and well-being of South…
The National Department of Health is keeping a close eye on two provinces where COVID-19 infections have picked up. There’s been a sharp rise in the number of new cases in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. And even though hospitalisations…