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WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

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A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Stellies leads efforts to curb Ebola outbreak as WHO warns of escalation

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The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Eastern Cape dog-rabies outbreak is "disastrous"

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Release of first plant-based coronavirus vaccine imminent

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Omicron update: GSK drug works against all mutations

8 Dec 2021

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Managing mandatory vaccine exemptions in the workplace

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Almost half a million children passed away from malaria in 2020

Katja Hamilton 7 Dec 2021

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Budget cuts leave Eastern Cape's elderly with no access to nursing

7 Dec 2021

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Old Mutual first: delivering mobile Covid-19 vaccinations

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Biovac gears up to manufacture Pfizer vaccine

6 Dec 2021

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Alberton's new hospital taking shape

6 Dec 2021

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Digital drives innovation in healthcare services

Tony Singleton 6 Dec 2021

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Aviro Health launches Pocket Clinic

3 Dec 2021

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SA health body sees threefold higher risk of reinfection from Omicron

Promit Mukherjee 3 Dec 2021

ReboundSA launches NooBounce 'Rebounding for Kids' programme

ReboundSA launches NooBounce 'Rebounding for Kids' programme

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Covid-19: The Western Cape is now officially in a resurgence

Katja Hamilton 2 Dec 2021

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Gauteng Omicron cases rise at a rate 'not seen before'

2 Dec 2021

Shoprite launches standalone pharmacy format MediRite Plus

Shoprite launches standalone pharmacy format MediRite Plus

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Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

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Omicron gets around some, not all immunity

2 Dec 2021

Icon Oncology announce good news for Free State cancer patients

Icon Oncology announce good news for Free State cancer patients

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Covid-19 threatens gains made in HIV/Aids fight

Katja Hamilton 1 Dec 2021

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Cipla launches Live2Love mobile game to destigmatise HIV

1 Dec 2021

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Nelson Mandela University officially opens its medical school

1 Dec 2021

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SA's Aspen signs deal paving way for J&J Covid vaccine license

30 Nov 2021

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Healthcare organisations call for set up of 'medical courts'

30 Nov 2021

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Call to legalise work access restrictions for unvaccinated

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2021

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SA stays on Alert Level One with mandatory vaccinations to be investigated

Danette Breitenbach 28 Nov 2021

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Omicron explained: Why scientists are worried

Alistair Smout, Alexander Winning, Tim Cocks, Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Stephanie Nebehay 28 Nov 2021

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New vaccine tailored to Omicron can be ready in 100 days

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Almost half a million children passed away from malaria in 2020

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Biovac gears up to manufacture Pfizer vaccine

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