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Vitiligo stigma
news

Vitiligo awareness: Doctor calls for better support to stop the stigma

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease RHD rabbits
News

Rabbits are dying from a disease never detected in SA before

South Africa and Diabetes
Health and Fitness

South Africa V Diabetes: Education is critical

Vitiligo stigma
Africa News

Vitiligo awareness: Doctor calls for better support to stop the stigma

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease RHD rabbits
News

Rabbits are dying from a disease never detected in SA before

South Africa and Diabetes
Health and Fitness

South Africa V Diabetes: Education is critical

Ebola cases force Uganda to close schools.
Africa News

Ebola forces Uganda to CLOSE SCHOOLS after eight children die

By Agence France-Presse09-11-2022 00:11

Uganda is set to close schools nationwide later this month after eight children die from Ebola, the country’s first lady said on Tuesday.

Malaria
Africa News

Researchers warn of invasive MALARIA mosquito

By Agence France-Presse03-11-2022 17:50

An invasive species of malaria-carrying mosquito from Asia is spreading in Africa, where it could pose a “unique” threat.

Black Death plague, plague, Nature journal, new study, scientists, Kyrgyzstan, central asia
News

Scientists pinpoint source and year of origin of the Black Plague

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty19-06-2022 19:38

A new study revealed the origin of the Black Plague, as well as the year, being nine years earlier than previously believed.

Monkeypox endemic country distinction
World News

Monkeypox: WHO removes endemic country distinction for disease

By Agence France-Presse19-06-2022 08:30

The World Health Organization says it has removed the distinction between endemic and non-endemic countries to reflect a unified response

Measles outbreak: FIVE symptoms of measles to look out for
News

Measles outbreak in Gauteng sees DA pointing finger at ‘reckless’ parents

By Tshepiso Mametela13-06-2022 18:51

An outbreak of measles in Gauteng has political parties quacking. The DA’s no exception as the party speaks out on the disease’s impact.

Nose-bleed fever
Health and Fitness

Deadly nose-bleed fever shocks as cases surge

By Agence France-Presse29-05-2022 13:03

WHO said this year Iraq has already recorded 19 deaths among 111 CCHF cases in humans suffering from nose-bleed fever

monkeypox
Health and Fitness

Health officials report first monkeypox case

By Agence France-Presse22-05-2022 11:17

First country’s case of monkeypox was reported Saturday in a person living in Switzerland but who was exposed while abroad

Measle cases shoots to 400% in Africa
Health and Fitness

Measles cases shoots to 400% in Africa this year

By Agence France-Presse29-04-2022 14:38

World Health Organization on Thursday reported eruption of measles cases jumping to 400% in Africa due to delays in vaccinating children

Tongaat water SAHRC
News

Floods aftermath: Victims face water shortage and possible disease outbreak

By Agence France-Presse22-04-2022 07:48

S.Africans wait hours for water amid fear of water-born disease outbreak, after floods ravaged the Coastal city of Durban

eThekwini Municipality Birchwood Park
KwaZulu-Natal

Experts monitoring situation in KZN as fear of water-borne diseases grows

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty17-04-2022 11:14

Environmental Health Practitioners are monitoring numbers for early identification of water-borne diseases in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).

Nine dead, hundreds ill with d
World News

Nine dead, hundreds ill with diarrhoea in typhoon-hit Philippines

By Agence France-Presse07-01-2022 15:35

Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhoea in areas of the Philippines wrecked by a typhoon last month, with aid officials warning of a health crisis as millions struggle to secure clean water and food.

monkeypox
News

Monkeypox: First infection in US since 2003, more than 200 people being contact traced

By Storm Simpson22-07-2021 16:26

A man returning to the United States from Nigeria tested positive for monkeypox, a rare disease. More than 200 people are being traced by the CDC.

Ebola outbreak
Africa News

Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

By Lyse Comins19-02-2021 09:05

A new outbreak of Ebola has hit West Africa again with reports of the disease striking in Guinea

Camp Covid? NY lawmaker calls
USA News

Camp Covid? NY lawmaker calls for ‘disease carriers’ to be removed to detention centers

By Riyaz Patel03-01-2021 07:00

While the bill does not specifically
state COVID, commentators say it would be obvious that this bill was a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Disease hot-spots lockdown
Health and Fitness

Disease hot-spots: Here’s where you are most likely to fall ill in SA

By Tom Head29-04-2020 10:26

The invisible enemy attacking South Africa has embedded itself into 50 ‘disease hot-spots’. Here are the worst-affected locations in the country.

St Augustine's Hospital ramps up safety measures after 66 people test positive
News

St Augustine’s Hospital ramp up safety measures after 66 test positive

By Andrea Chothia08-04-2020 15:05

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed that 66 people at the St Augustine’s hospital had tested positive.

Coronavirus South Africa china
World News

Coronavirus: SA citizens in Wuhan warned against returning home

By Tom Head03-02-2020 11:33

The Chinese Ambassador to SA has told dozens of South Africans trapped in Wuhan that they must remain in the coronavirus-hit city.

tembisa hospital CRE
News

SAHRC: Tembisa Hospital needs more staff following death of 10 babies

By Andrea Chothia28-01-2020 10:01

The SAHRC, after a visit to Tembisa Hospital on Monday, said it urgently needs more staff to avoid another outbreak of CRE.

coronavirus south africa
Health and Fitness

Coronavirus outbreak: Symptoms, cause and how it’ll affect South Africa

By Tom Head23-01-2020 15:49

Worried about the coronavirus coming to South Africa? According to our medical professionals, they have the situation under control. Here’s why…

coronavirus gauteng critical
News

Gauteng baby deaths: Deadly disease ‘not limited’ to Tembisa Hospital

By Tom Head20-01-2020 12:55

Politicians are worried that unsanitary conditions in hospitals across Gauteng could see another Klebsiella outbreak claim more lives.

tembisa hospital CRE
News

Tembisa Hospital: 10 babies confirmed dead after CRE outbreak

By Tom Head20-01-2020 10:54

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae – or “CRE” – is the cause of these deaths. But Tembisa Hospital officials have a lot to answer for.

rape
News

Foot and Mouth disease: Limpopo farmers warned to adhere to safety protocols

By SAnews21-11-2019 16:30

Farmers are requested to avoid gathering livestock together for auctions, shows or other activities.

Listeriosis South Africa
News

Listeriosis in SA: No “outbreak” as NCID move to ease fears over fatalities

By Tom Head15-10-2019 14:00

There’s no need to panic. Listeriosis has caused a number of deaths in South Africa this year, but the total is well under the annual average.

cure for cancer sponge uwc
Science

UWC research: Cure for cancer may lie at the bottom of South African seas

By Tom Head31-05-2019 14:21

The secret weapon in fighting deadly diseases could be just off South African shores. The team from UWC believe this sponge could help develop a cure for cancer.

rape
News

Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak officially over

By SAnews29-05-2019 11:12

South Africa experienced an FMD outbreak in the high surveillance area of the FMD-free zone in Limpopo on 7 January 2019.

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