The Eastern Cape provincial government is celebrating a milestone which has seen at least one million people having received their COVID-19 vaccinations. This means the province is a step closer to reaching populating immunity by next March.
With Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation & Leukaemia Awareness Month observed each year from 15 August to 15 October, the spotlight has been placed on people of colour living with cancer who face devastating consequences due to the low numbers of registered Black stem cell donors.
The national Health Department will soon recommend the introduction of vaccination certificates to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC); a move which according to Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, will "open up economic, social and religious activities".
With September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, experts are calling for more awareness to be created around the disease, as most cancers are highly treatable in the early stages.
The waterwise and environmentally-friendly aquaponics farming method used at FinLeaf Farm maximises productivity on a small two-hectare piece of land and could be the answer to achieving food security and sustainable agriculture.
The Nelson Mandela Bay metro has been hit by an outbreak of rabies, which has claimed its first victim so far, a nine-year-old boy from Motherwell township, in Gqeberha.
A Limpopo family has been left to pick up the pieces following the death of their baby a day after she was born outside the gates of Madimbo Clinic in Musina. Together with the family, the DA has since laid charges of culpable homicide and negligence following a shocking series of events.
After struggling to accept his diagnosis for years, a young HIV activist has put all his fears to rest and is relieved to have made peace with taking his antiretroviral medication (ARVs). The 28-year-old now realises that treatment is a lifelong commitment.
From flying the South African flag high on the international pageant stage to stepping into the COVID-19 battle, Dr Thato Mosehle has been appointed as the lead ambassador for the North West Province’s vaccine rollout program.
In what has been labelled a ‘disaster’, a director of an NGO in the Free State is fuming following the release of HIV and pregnancy statistics which reveals a shocking new trend in the number of HIV infections and pregnancies among adolescent girls.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the rising prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have exposed the underlying weaknesses in public healthcare systems, which could threaten the gains made against diseases such as HIV, malaria and tuberculosis in poorer countries, according to a new report by the NCD Alliance.
The moment of truth has arrived for the Free State Department of Health following the release of the Ritshidze report – detailing all its shortcomings – which was presented at a community accountability meeting in the Batho location on Thursday.
As South Africans mark World Suicide Prevention Day, experts warn that many people who suffer from mental health issues either don’t know where to get help, or refuse to do so due to stigma.
Young people in South Africa have been particularly hard hit by the country’s spiralling unemployment rate, with many turning to substance abuse and developing depression as they see no way out of their situation.
Limpopo’s already severe shortage of nursing staff could become critical as the Limpopo Nursing College risks losing its accreditation after failing to admit new trainees for the past two years.
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