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Health Minister faces backlash over R28 million NHI advertising spend
Health Minister faces backlash over R28 million NHI advertising spend! As South Africa grapples with a severe healthcare crisis, the…
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Gauteng pupils given hearing aids to overcome learning obstacle
A total of 334 learners in Gauteng public schools have been issued with free hearing aids between April and August…
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Thousands of girls as young as 10 years old are having babies in SA
Shocking statistics revealed recently that over 4,000 girls in the Eastern Cape have given birth in the past four months.…
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Health Department allays locals’ fears amid monkeypox infections growth on continent
The National Department of Health is calling on the public not to panic over the growing spread of the monkeypox…
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Public urged to take preventative measures against Hepatitis
The National Department of Health has called on all South Africans to join other countries in marking World Hepatitis Day.…
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Health experts: Mpox nowhere near COVID-19 levels in terms of spread
Some health experts have sought to ease any public panic over the mpox disease — or monkeypox — citing it’s…
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Mpox cases in SA rise to 16
The National Department of Health has confirmed three additional cases of Mpox bringing the total of confirmed cases in South…
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12 confirmed Cholera cases in South Africa, one person dies
One person has died as a result of cholera and there 12 laboratory-confirmed cases since January, the National Department of…
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Health Department bemoans violent incident that led to closure of Mpumalanga hospital
The National Department of Health has condemned acts of violence in Mpumalanga that recently led to the temporary closure of…
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Health Dept to boost available vaccines
The National Department of Health is expected to introduce new vaccines, as of January 2024 that will be included in…
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73-year-old gogo dies as cholera spreads to Mpumalanga, death toll now 25
The National Department of Health has confirmed the first case of cholera detected in Mpumalanga province, with one fatality. The…
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Cholera cases on the rise
The National Department of Health has appealed to community members to take extra precautionary measures and maintain proper hand hygiene…
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Health Dept: COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency, but still a pandemic
The National Department of Health has warned that the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency does not mean…
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Health Department exhausts budget for alternative power sources amid load shedding
The National Department of Health said its budget for generators, oils, and fuel amid load shedding was exhausted. Minister of…
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Minister Phaahla to give update on impact of load shedding on healthcare sector
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla will give an update on the impact of load shedding on the healthcare sector later…
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GP hospital staff work in fear as psychiatric patients run amok
Gauteng public hospital staff and patients fear for their safety after attacks by psychiatric patients. According to the DA, there…
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Monkeypox: Health authorities urge caution
The National Department of Health says two of the three people who tested positive for monkeypox in South Africa have…
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R13 million worth of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines set to expire by Thursday
The National Department of Health said 80 000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were set to expire by the end…
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Less than 1 700 new Covid-19 cases recorded on Monday
Less than 1 700 new Covid-19 cases recorded on Monday. “Today the institute reports 1 691 new COVID-19 cases that…
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COVID: Health Department backflips on new quarantine rules & contact tracing
The National Department of Health recalled its revised protocols on contact tracing, quarantine, and isolation days after it was released.…
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COVID: 12.3 million people in the 18-34 age group remain unvaccinated in SA
The 18-34 age group make up the largest part of the adult population in South Africa. However, the rate of…
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Investigation launched into possible food poisoning
The National Department of Health last week confirmed that it’s initiated an urgent investigation into possible food poisoning in Mpumalanga,…
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COVID: SA Medical Association wants booster jabs for health-care workers amid concerns on efficacy of single J&J shot
The South African Medical Association (Sama) is calling on the government to roll out vaccine booster shots to health-care workers…
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All you need to know about Digital Covid-19 vaccine passport
The National Department of Health is developing a digital Covid-19 vaccine passport in South Africa. This comes after the minister…
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Qedani Mahlangu’s lawyers pin Life Esidemeni saga on national health department
Lawyers representing former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu have suggested that the decisions made regarding the handling of mental health…
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Close to 9 million vaccine jabs administered in SA so far, says Health Dept
Nearly nine million COVID-19 vaccine shots have so far been administered in South Africa. On Wednesday, the National Department of…
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Ethekwini warns public chicken looted from Durban warehouse contaminated
The Ethekwini Municipality has warned the public against the consumption and sale of meat and poultry from a cold storage…
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Alan Winde: COVID-19 vaccine walk-ins allowed but not advised for 35+ age group
Those in 35-49 age bracket ( 35+) can do walk-ins for the Covid-19 vaccine but need to understand that they…
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Intern doctors finally placed in public hospitals
The National Department of Health on Thursday said it had concluded the process of placing medical interns for the mid-year…
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Health Dept promises unplaced intern doctors feedback this week
Intern doctors on Sunday said they were fed-up with the slow pace at which their placement at healthcare facilities across…
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1/3 of 80 000 vaccines will be allocated to private sector in the next 14 days
The Health Department has given an update on the first vaccinations of healthcare workers the past four days. Over 10,000…
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Some doctors in Gauteng still waiting for January salaries
Several doctors and medical support staff in Gauteng have not been paid their January Salaries. According to the South African…
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No money to keep state clinics open 24 hours a day, Parliament hears
Financial pressure on the country’s fiscus, staff shortages, and security concerns. These were just some of the reasons the National…
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Official COVID-19 tracing app launched in South Africa
The National Department of Health is launching a powerful new mobile application, COVID Alert SA, to strengthen South Africa’s digital…
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SA COVID-19 – Cases increase to 373 268
The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in South Africa has climbed to 373,628. The National Department of Health reported an…
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Vodacom donates 20 000 smartphones and 100TB of data to the Department of Health
Vodacom Group will donate 20000 smartphones plus 100 terabytes of data and 10 million voice calls minutes to the National…
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South Africa now has 274 confirmed cases of Coronavirus #lockDownSouthAfrica
As of today, South Africa now has 274 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This means there has been an increase of…
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Health Department says it is managing ARV shortage
The national Department of Health has announced that it is managing the global shortage of Lamivudine, a second-line regimen of…
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