The National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) is one step closer to implementation. On Tuesday the bill passed through the National Assembly with more than 205 members of parliament voting in favour of its implementation. 125 MPs voted against the bill. …
The Gauteng Department of Health confirmed a third case of cholera on Wednesday, but authorities say the risk of an outbreak remains low. The husband of one of the first two confirmed patients tested positive. The department says the…
South Africa has welcomed the news that the World Health Organisation (WHO) plans to launch a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council. The National Department of Health says it’s a critical step in the journey to end tuberculosis. Director-General of…
The National Department of Health (NDoH) plans to reinvigorate its Covid-19 vaccination campaign, zooming in on booster doses. This is as a second case of the XBB.1.5 sub-variant was detected in the Western Cape. Department Spokesperson, Foster Mohale, said…
The National Department of Health has called for calm as pertussis (whooping cough) cases rise in South Africa. But the public is urged to ensure their children are vaccinated and seek medical attention if they suspect any symptoms. Over…
A new report by the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) has highlighted the need for the scaling up of interventions within South Africa’s health system post-COVID-19. The pandemic had a severe impact on health services, with the report revealing considerably…
As the National Department of Health moves towards the next phase of its quest to implement the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI), it admits that several challenges lie ahead. This comes after the National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Health…
People living with HIV in the Free State have raised their grievances via the Free State Department of Health’s multi-sectoral forum held last week. Several patients have exposed shocking truths regarding their treatment at clinics across the province. Tshepo Rabotapi,…
With South Africa expected to begin piloting injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) early next year, experts have described the proposed rollout as a potential ‘game changer’ in the fight against the virus. It is primed to provide an additional HIV…
As residents in the Seshego township in Limpopo continue to experience water cuts, the threat of contracting waterborne diseases has caused an increased sense of fear. Taps in the township, which falls under the Polokwane municipality, have been dry…
Like the rest of the world, South Africa has embarked on urgent measles vaccination catch-up programmes to help minimise the spread of the disease post-COVID-19. Globally, measles vaccination has steadily declined since the pandemic’s beginning in 2020. This decline is…
Smokers – take heed. If you don’t abide by the regulations as proposed under the new tobacco bill, you will face punishment. The new Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery System Control Bill, which is currently before the National Assembly,…
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…
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…
Severe period pain is nothing new for 31-year-old Boitumelo Molete. But her pain wasn’t normal and in 2016, she was diagnosed with uterine fibroids. “I have always struggled with period pain and the duration of my period. I used to…