Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi told Parliament that lenacapavir does not cause HIV, cancer or other diseases and described the drug’s side effects as generally mild...
Gauteng will begin offering Lenacapavir, a six‑monthly injectable for HIV prevention, at 133 health facilities as part of a national expansion of prevention services. The provincial...
South Africans are right to feel like this winter’s flu is hitting harder, according to The Citizen. Health data and clinicians say influenza arrived earlier than...
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has detected two polio virus strains VDPV3 and nOPV2-L in wastewater sampled from a treatment plant in Cape Town,...
What happened The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) detected two polio virus strains VDPV3 and nOPV2-L in wastewater samples from a treatment plant in Cape...
Public inquiry exposes dangerous decline in Mogale City’s sewer infrastructure Day three of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) public inquiry into water challenges across...
Continent-wide backing for an escalating outbreak South Africa has pledged US$2.5 million (R41.2 million) to the Africa Epidemics Fund to support the response to the recent...
President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking in his capacity as African Union Champion on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, has called for decisive leadership and continental solidarity following...
Department to start Lenacapavir rollout in Mpumalanga on 5 June Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, is scheduled to be rolled out from 5 June in...
Health authorities keep close watch after cruise ship-linked hantavirus cases High-risk contacts of confirmed hantavirus patients are being quarantined and monitored for 42 days following their...