https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/151.html South Africa Infectious diseases news 15 Infectious Diseases news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/151.html en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:33:34 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gamechanger-hiv-prevention-drug-lenacapavir-arrives-in-south-africa-392318a The Department of Health has announced the arrival of the first shipment of the HIV prevention drug, Lenacapavir, to the country. The initial batch, totalling about 37,920 doses, was received last week. 1-267143 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/clicks-recalls-kiddies-snack-after-non-pathogenic-listeria-detection-622531a Health and wellness retailer Clicks has recalled one of its kids' nutritional products, Made for Tots Corn Puffs Chicken 12g. Affecting 1,152 units — of which 348 have been sold and the remaining 804 removed from shelves — the batch tested positive for non-pathogenic Listeria contamination. 1-266451 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/local-production-of-gilead-hiv-drug-in-south-africa-could-boost-access-733722a South Africa is asking local drugmakers to start a process to make Gilead Sciences’ long-acting HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, domestically, in a push to bring production to the region where it is most needed. 1-266182 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-hivaids-research-receives-r410m-injection-to-offset-us-funding-gap-628491a The South African government will allocate some R410m over the medium term to offset the funding gap in research left after the withdrawal of funding by the United States. This, according to the National Treasury’s 2026 Budget Review released alongside the Budget Speech. 1-265991 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/zimbabwe-leads-charge-against-hiv-in-africa-with-lenacapavir-rollout-406689a Zimbabwe's health authorities began administering the long-acting HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, making the country one of the first globally to roll it out as the southern African nation seeks to curb new infections. 1-265805 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cipla-to-secure-south-africa-arv-supply-amid-supplier-crisis-062945a Amid current uncertainty regarding ARV supply in South Africa, Cipla Medpro South Africa has expressed its commitment to providing an uninterrupted supply of critical antiretroviral (ARV) medicines to the Department of Health. 1-265407 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/health-dept-assures-sa-there-is-no-immediate-risk-of-nipah-virus-062685a South Africa is currently under “no immediate risk” of the Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak reported in India. This is according to the Department of Health (DoH), which assured in a statement that there is “no need for the public to panic.” 1-265247 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/telling-people-to-use-antibiotics-responsibly-isnt-enough-what-will-work-instead-172806a Antimicrobial resistance is projected to cause up to 10 million deaths each year by 2050, making it one of the most pressing global health challenges of this century. In 2021, an estimated 4.71 million deaths were associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance. 1-264378 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bestofbiz-2025-healthcare-849473a We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2025 lists across all our industries, featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and company news. Discover the most-read content on Bizcommunity's Healthcare site over the past year below. 1-264279 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/world-aids-day-2025-whatsapp-ai-companions-transform-sa-aids-response-407669a In addition to highly effective treatments like Lenacapavir, technology is central to South Africa’s HIV/Aids response. “Technology is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’ in the HIV response; it’s central. Young people live on their phones. If our solutions aren’t where they are, we are going to miss them,” said Cleo Sokhela, the chief programmes officer at Shout-It-Now, who was speaking at the DREAMS close-out event in Johannesburg recently. 1-263835 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa