South Africa: President Ramaphosa, Business Unity South Africa Meet On NHI

President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the leadership of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) to discuss matters related to the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act. Read more »

South Africa: Rising Deaths Due to Non-Communicable Diseases a Concern

The rapid increase in diabetes, particularly affecting women, is a cause for concern, says Deputy Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla. Read more »

South Africa: Health Department to Outline Plans to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, will today outline the government's plans to address the burden of the emerging non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pandemic. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Records One More Mpox Case

The Department of Health has called for continued public vigilance as the country records one more laboratory-confirmed case. Read more »

South Africa: 465,000 People Living With HIV in the North West

The North West had the fifth highest HIV prevalence rate in the country at 12.3% in 2022, with HIV prevalence in the province at 20.8% among those aged 25 to 49 years old overall. Read more »

South Africa: Motsoaledi Calls On Pharmacists to Play a Role in Vaccine Manufacturing

Department of Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has called on pharmacists to play an active role in vaccine manufacturing as the world grapples with a growing trend of… Read more »

South Africa: Motsoaledi to Open Pharmacists International Federation Congress

South Africa is hosting the first-ever International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Groundbreaking Study Transforms TB Treatment Policy Globally

A groundbreaking initiative, BEAT-Tuberculosis, has become the world's first programme in the battle against drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) for all population groups,… Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Sees a Decline in HIV Prevalence, but Gaps Remain

The Sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey (SABSSM VI) for Limpopo has found that the province had one of the lowest HIV prevalence levels among all… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Mpox Disease Under Control - Cabinet

Cabinet has moved to reassure South Africans that the Mpox outbreak is under control. Read more »

South Africa: National Health Lab Now Fully Operational After Cyber Attack

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, announced on Wednesday that the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) operations have been fully restored following a cyber attack in… Read more »

South Africa: Basic Education Sets Record Straight On School Feeding

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has moved to set the record straight following recent allegations regarding the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP). Read more »

South Africa: Mpox Is Under Control - Department of Health

The Department of Health has assured South Africans that the current Mpox outbreak remains under control. Read more »

Africa: President Ramaphosa Raises Concern Over Rise of Mpox in AU Region

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep concern about the rapid spread of Mpox across the African Union (AU) region, as both cases and deaths continue to surge, reflecting a… Read more »

South Africa: Survey Reveals Uneven Progress in Eastern Cape's Fight Against HIV

The Sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey (SABSSM VI) for the Eastern Cape has found that HIV prevalence in the province seems to have stabilised from… Read more »

South Africa: President Ramaphosa to Officiate Signing of the Presidential Health Compact

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 15 August 2024, preside over the signing of the second Presidential Health Compact at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Read more »

South Africa: R257m Contract Awarded During Covid-19 Pandemic Declared Invalid

The Special Tribunal has declared as invalid and set aside a R257 million COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) contract awarded by the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH). Read more »

South Africa: Rapid Response Team to Deal With Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has established a rapid response team to deal with all current outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Read more »

South Africa: Two More Mpox Cases Recorded in Gauteng and KZN

The Department of Health has called for ongoing public vigilance against Mpox disease as two more laboratory-confirmed infections have been detected in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Read more »

South Africa: Appeal for More Organ Donors

The Department of Health has appealed to citizens to sign up to become organ and tissue donors in a bid to improve someone's quality of life or even save someone's life, especially… Read more »

South Africa: Communities and Employers Urged to Support Breastfeeding Mothers

The Department of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), is kicking off World Breastfeeding Awareness Week… Read more »

South Africa: Governments Urged to Prioritise Testing, Treatment and Vaccinating Against Hepatitis

A liver performs over 500 vital functions every single day to keep us alive, that is the reason that the World Health Organisation (WHO) believes testing, treating and preventing… Read more »

South Africa: Government Pushes for Affordable Healthcare for All

Equitable, accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare, will be high on the agenda of the seventh administration, over the next five years. Read more »

South Africa: Its Still in Our Hands - Marathon Surgeries Underway for Mandela Day

With the world today marking Mandela Day, the Gauteng Department of Health is embarking on the second edition of its Surgical Marathon initiative in honour of the memory of the… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Remains On High Alert As Two More Mpox Cases Reported

Despite heightened public awareness and intensive contact tracing efforts to control the spread of the Monkeypox disease, or Mpox, as it is known for short, South Africa has… Read more »