According to the WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti, "The numbers and trends highlighted in the report show that we need to work harder to avoid the long-term ... Read more »
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey has highlighted a nationwide overall drop in infant mortality rate from 97 per 1000 live births recorded in 2011 to 70 per 1000 live births. ... Read more »
The bodies of 16 adults and 26 stillborn babies were being transported from Charlotte Maxeke Hospital to Olifantsvlei Cemetery on the M1 highway in Johannesburg. Read more »
The State's counsel appears to be under mounting pressure to limit government responsibility in the deaths of 143 mentally ill patients who died after their transfer from Life ... Read more »
Diabetes, a disease emanating from uncontrolled blood sugar is on the rise in Africa and experts believe now is the time to invest and tame the menace. Read more »
Our progress in the fight against pneumonia remains inadequate. Deaths from measles, AIDS, malaria and diarrhea, the other four main causes of child mortality, are all being ... Read more »
Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has told parliament that the money given to MPs to consult their constituents about the proposal to change the presidential age limit sparked ... Read more »
Roughly every six minutes, a woman somewhere in the world bleeds to death in child birth. But a new medical trial shows that there is a way of combating this global problem which ... Read more »
State advocate Tebogo Hutamo has said that Dr Tiego Selebano, the suspended head of the Gauteng health department, approached the high court to urgently set aside the subpoena ... Read more »
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Minister of Heath Isaac Adewole to investigate reports of an unknown disease that has killed at least 50 children in Jigawa State. The ... Read more »
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