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SA records 3 new Monkeypox cases, public urged to take precautions
The National Health Department has urged the public to take extra precautions after confirming three new cases of Mpox (formerly…
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Health Department urges vigilance and not panic against monkeypox
While the National Health Department said the status of the mpox virus was still under control in South Africa, it…
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Health Department confirms two more MPOX cases
The National Health Department says two more cases of the MPOX disease have been detected in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. This…
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Health Dept urges anyone experiencing monkeypox symptoms to get tested
The National Health Department is urging anyone experiencing monkeypox (Mpox) symptoms to seek urgent medical attention and get tested for…
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Health Minister Phaahla confirms 5 cases of monkeypox in SA
The National Health Department has reported five confirmed cases of Mpox (monkeypox) in parts of the country in the last…
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Health Department urges public to get flu vaccines
The National Health Department has advised the public to get the flu vaccine to avert respiratory infections during winter. Adults…
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Unemployed North West nurses to stage sit-in at provincial health dept
Unemployed nurses in the North West are set to stage a sit-in at the provincial health department on Monday following…
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14-year-old girl among those who gave birth on New Year’s Day
A 14-year-old KwaZulu-Natal girl was among those who welcomed a baby in the first hours of 2024. In KwaZulu-Natal, as…
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Health Dept welcomes SAHPRA’s decision to recall medical lubricating gel
The National Health Department has welcomed the decision by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority to recall a medical…
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Cholera outbreak: Hammanskraal families blast President Ramaphosa’s tour as a political gimmick
A group of legal practitioners from Hammanskraal have come together to launch an urgent court application forcing the government to…
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South Africa receives global award for efforts in combating malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given a global award to South Africa for working to eliminate malaria in the…
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Samatu should refrain from protesting over false information, says Health Dept
The National Health Department said the South African Medical Association Trade Union (Samatu) should refrain from protest action based on…
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SA Covid-19: New subvariant being monitored closely
Scientists are producing more genomes to determine if the new coronavirus variant is spreading. The National Health Department has been…
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Health Department looks to solar power for SA’s hospitals
Officials from the National Health Department are conducting a feasibility study on the roll-out of solar panels at healthcare facilities.…
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Health Department promises to exempt more hospitals from load shedding
The National Health Department is working toward getting more hospitals exempted from load shedding as Eskom subjects the country to…
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Health Department investigates Dr Phophi Ramathuba over comments to a foreign patient
The National Health Department is probing a provincial MEC over comments made to a foreign national undergoing treatment at a…
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Rising number of illegal abortions worries the health department
The National Health Department is concerned about the rising number of illegal abortions in the country. This is despite the…
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Charlotte Maxeke hospital repairs set to be completed by end 2023
Ten months after fire gutted Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke hospital, and repairs are nowhere near complete. The cause of the fire…
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Cause of Charlotte Maxeke hospital fire still unknown
Ten months later the cause of the fire at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic hospital in Johannesburg is still unknown. Gauteng…
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National Health Dept roped into Charlotte Maxeke Hospital repairs operations
National Health Department roped in to repair Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital. The project is expected to be completed before the…
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Health Department urges travellers to get COVID vaccine
The National Health Department has called on travellers, especially the unvaccinated, to get a coronavirus jab. As the December holidays…
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Over 1.4 million Western Cape residents vaccinated against COVID-19
More than 1.4 million residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Western Cape as it grapples with around 40,000…
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Some South African medical students still stranded in Cuba
Some South African medical students are still stuck in Cuba despite having been promised to be home by July. The…
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Government to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination drive
The Health Department says low stock levels have hindered the vaccine rollout. But it says with the arrival of more…
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SA records 291 Covid-19 deaths
South Africa recorded 291 deaths and 14 701 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the National Health Department…
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SA COVID-19: Over 15 000 new cases and 122 deaths recorded
South Africa recorded 15 036 new Covid-19 cases and 122 deaths on Sunday, the National Health Department said. “The cumulative…
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says his department is underfunded
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says his department needs more money than it currently has to properly treat South Africa’s patients.…
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Treasury’s Mogajane tells MPs R4.3 billion set aside for vaccine may not be enough
Treasury wants to tap into its contingency reserves to help fund the country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The National Health Department…
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More than 2 200 healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 since Wednesday
Over two days, more than 2,200 healthcare workers have been vaccinated in South Africa. Eighteen vaccination sites across the country…
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Soldiers and SAPS to guard sites where COVID-19 vaccine set to be administered
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the South African Police Services (SAPS) will be deployed to different sites…
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Medical students wait for placement in internship programme
A medical graduate from the University of Pretoria says she desperately wants to start doing what she loves. But she…
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