https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/330.html South Africa Public health news 15 Public Health news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/330.html en-us Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:11:00 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/libertys-2025-claims-hit-r1263bn-but-young-adult-deaths-surge-15-178556a Liberty paid out R12.63bn in claims during the year, delivering critical financial support to tens of thousands of clients and their families when it mattered most. 1-268608 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/payjustnow-partners-with-medicross-offering-bnpl-options-401889a PayJustNow has partnered with Netcare Medicross medical and dental centres, giving patients a new way to manage the often prohibitive upfront cost of private GP and dental visits without having to absorb the full amount at once. 1-268605 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gates-foundation-commits-15m-to-ebola-response-as-who-suspects-900-cases-512200a To support measures to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — which the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspects has reached 900 cases — the Gates Foundation has committed an initial $15m in emergency funding. 1-268386 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nicd-detects-2-polio-virus-strains-in-cape-town-wastewater-401139a The Department of Health has confirmed that the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) detected two different polio virus strains in wastewater sampled from a wastewater treatment plant in Cape Town. 1-268375 Fri, 22 May 2026 15:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-traces-airlink-passengers-after-cruise-linked-hantavirus-case-958124a Passengers who travelled on Airlink flight 4Z132 from St Helena to Johannesburg on 25 April 2026 are being traced after a hantavirus case linked to a wider international cruise ship outbreak prompted a coordinated public health response. 1-267894 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/protect-your-circle-get-your-flu-vaccination-now-625781a We’ve all been there: one co-worker arrives feeling fine on Monday, has the sniffles by Tuesday, and by Wednesday has a fever. By Thursday, more co-workers show symptoms, and suddenly the office feels like a flu incubator. 1-267731 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-introduces-first-real-time-diabetes-monitoring-dashboard-625051a In a major step forward in tackling one of the country’s leading causes of death, the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Health, National Priority Programmes, and the Wits Diagnostic Innovation Hub (DIH), has developed South Africa’s first National Diabetes (HbA1c) Dashboard. 1-267671 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/leadership-transparency-and-culture-shifts-are-key-to-improving-public-sector-healthcare-quality-069555a Strong leadership, functional governance and an honest culture of reporting are among the critical factors needed to improve and sustain quality care in South Africa’s public health sector, experts said during a panel discussion at the Hospital Show Conference hosted by Cohsasa in Sandton recently. 1-267587 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/more-than-40-of-capetonians-face-severe-air-pollution-health-risks-514480a A new University of Cape Town study published in the GeoHealth Journal has found that more than 40% of the population in Cape Town is exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution. The study produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution risk across the Cape Town metropolitan area. 1-267496 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gauteng-reports-uptick-in-malaria-cases-amid-regional-travel-risks-392218a Following a report of a rise in malaria cases in the province, the Gauteng Department of Health has urged residents to remain vigilant and seek immediate medical attention if they develop symptoms of the potentially life-threatening disease. 1-267443 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health South Africa