Limpopo community health workers (CHWs) are up in arms over their current employment status which denies them any access to benefits like other civil servants in the province. This, despite being on the government’s persal payroll system. Mapula Monyepao, a…
Gauteng MEC for Health, Dr. Nomathemba Mokgethi confirmed that the Helen Joseph Hospital has seen an increase in the number of mental healthcare admissions due to a number of reasons. This includes hundreds of patients, seeking care from outside the…
Visitation guidelines at healthcare facilities in the Western Cape have been adjusted, now that the province is clear from the fourth wave. Visitors and escorts are now allowed to be present at health facilities under special circumstances. Screening of visitors…
In a bid to do away with outdated, painful finger sticks, the South African Diabetes Advocacy wants sensor technology made available for all those living with Type 1 diabetes. The non-profit organisation (NPO) lodged an appeal with the Council for Medical…
As the world searches for a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, all eyes are on nine candidates who have progressed to phases 2 and 3 of the clinical trials. These nine individuals bring a sense of hope in the fight against the…
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged the development of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to end the global epidemic. He used the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as a benchmark as the world searches for a life-saving…
The health department has made several changes to the vaccination programme . This includes cutting the waiting time between the first and second doses of Pfizer from 42 days to 21 days as from Wednesday. In a statement released on.…
South Africans wishing to manage their COVID-19 symptoms, may now use Merck’s molnupiravir pill after the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) approved it yesterday. However, the National Department of Health, won’t be adding the pill to their available…
The much-anticipated rollout of the shorter regimen to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) has failed to make inroads leaving patients stranded across the country. Having started in March last year, only about 70 patients have received treatment – which is only…
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, hailed South Africa’s mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub as a step in the right direction as the African continent plays catch-up in COVID-19 vaccine production. Over 84% of Africans are yet…
South Africa’s COVID-19 infection rate has reached a plateau for now, but Minister of Health, Joe Phaahla, believes that matters will improve once schools have settled in. Phaahla said that there was no serious decline nor worrying rise in infections…
A grieving brother has called on the National Department of Health to make cancer treatment accessible within all corners of the country, especially rural communities. Muntu Nyathi lost his sister to breast cancer two weeks ago and in light of…
As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads rapidly across the globe, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) are working hard at developing a vaccine to fight the highly infectious strain. They are also testing the waters to see how safe their jab…
A leading figure at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) reveals that nine months after a devastating fire ravaged the facility, nothing has been done to repair it. The fire last April forced the closure of key parts of…
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has raised a red flag that many malaria cases are being misdiagnosed as COVID-19. This is as South Africa enters its peak malaria season. Both have non-specific early symptoms like fever, chills, headaches,…