Sisonke study shows real world vaccine effectiveness against Omicron.
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. After showing the safety and effectiveness of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson Ad26.COV2.S Covid-19 vaccine in two
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SA receives R8.8bn from Global Fund for HIV, TB response.
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has committed to monitor the Global Fund Grant to ensure that it
SA Pulmonary Hypertension organisations in the spotlight on World PH Day.
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. More than a decade ago, it took over 18-months to correctly diagnose 17 year old Capetonian, Jenna Lowe with
Omicron sublineages can evade antibodies from earlier infections.
By Antony Sguazzin. New omicron sublineages show an ability to evade antibodies from earlier infection and vaccination, a South African laboratory
SA reaffirms its supports for healthy recovery from COVID-19.
Health Reporter. As the global community commemorates World Health Day today, the Department of Health has affirmed it supports a
Game changing HIV injection rolls out in South Africa and Brazil.
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The United Nations (UN) global health agency Unitaid has announced the rollout of an injection to offer
Men encouraged to open up and reach out for help.
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. With South Africa currently facing a heightened rate of mental health cases, experts have urged people to
NICD provides an update about typhoid fever in SA.
By National Institute for Communicable Diseases. Enteric fever is a potentially life-threatening infection. It includes typhoid fever (caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi) and
Western Cape moves to contain spread of deadly African swine fever.
Staff Reporter. The Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s State Veterinary Services has issued a quarantine notice to pig farmers in
NICD urges people with ‘unexplained’ fever to get tested for malaria.
Staff Reporter. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is calling on everyone presenting with a fever or a “flu-like”
MRNA booster shots such as Pfizer don’t block Omicron – Study.
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Booster shots with mRNA vaccines such as those made by Pfizer and BioNTech failed to block infection
FDA approves first injectable HIV prevention drug.
Health Reporter. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved an injectable form of GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s cabotegravir drug