“We continue to call on world leaders to support the COVAX facility to ensure rapid and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for all countries”.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers must adjust to the evolution of the virus taking into account the latest variant
With many developed nations yet to secure COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that ‘vaccine nationalism’ will do little to help free the world of the disease
The UN SG said in memory of the two million souls who have died because of Covid-19, the world must act with far greater solidarity.
African governments have been urged to prepare themselves for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout
So far, Africa has recorded more than 1,8 million cases of the coronavirus. The death toll is inching closer to 45 000 while 1,535,747 people have managed to recover
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reckons CoughWatchSA would play a critical role in monitoring the spread of diseases, beyond COVID-19
Director-General of World Health Organisation labels corruption around PPE as ‘criminal’ and ‘murder’ at press conference.
The WHO has applauded South Africa for sticking to its guns and maintaining the ban on cigarettes despite widespread outrage.
A world-renowned artist recently questioned whether smoking provides immunity against COVID-19. No one knows for certain.
The WHO have said that South Africa’s efforts to stem the spread of the virus has been among some of the best in the world.
The masks come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but are by no means a guaranteed means of avoiding infection.
Following these tips can help ensure that you and others don’t inadvertently spread Coronavirus (and stay hygienic in general).
The Botswana government announced on Friday 31 January 2020 that it was investigating the first suspected case of the coronavirus in Gaborone.
The student was travelling from Beijing.
Road accidents are the number one cause of death among children and young adults.
Someone loses their life to suicide, somewhere in the world every 40 seconds.
Less than a month after declaring the DRC Ebola outbreak was not a global health emergency the World Health Organization has changed its mind.
The first-ever World Food Safety Day, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2018, will be celebrated on 7 June 2019.
In the case of video game addiction, they placed it alongside the likes of drug and gambling addiction.
World Health Day is observed annually on 7 April. The message this year is that universal healthcare is attainable.
Who thought this was a good idea? All the puns intended.
South Africans drink, get behind the wheel and cause thousands of road deaths per year, the BBC recently highlighted. In fact, the country’s people drink on average the most of 53 African countries, data from the World Health Organisation shows.
The national health department will be implementing SA’s sugar tax as of 2017 and, while the decision to tax sugar-laden products was made by Treasury, it’s about much more than just money.