Polio Paralyses Child
24 October 2011
Pretoria - A Gauteng child has been paralysed as a result of a rare complication from polio vaccination, said the Department of...
UNESCO Launches New HIV Strategy
20 October 2011
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recently launched a new AIDS strategy intended to meet the needs of the...
Outbreak Of Newly Emerged, Highly Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria In Hospitalised Patients In Gauteng Province
17 October 2011
A cluster of patients with colonisation and/or infection with highly-resistant bacteria producing the enzyme NDM-1 were recently identified in a Gauteng Province...
People Should Not Be Dying Of Rabies
While rabies is a deadly disease, it is preventable and people should not be dying of it, rabies experts said on World Rabies Day...
September 28 2011,designated As World Rabies Day
The 28th September marks World Rabies Day. The aim of World Rabies Day is to bring about awareness of rabies in humans and animals...
South Africa Gets Ready For Trial Of Successful Thai Vaccine
13 September 2011
Two years ago, the AIDS community was electrified by news that a vaccine had partially protected people against HIV. Now this vaccine...
New yellow fever vaccinations requirements in effect from 1 October 2011
29 August 2011
The South African Department of Health has officially revised the yellow fever vaccination policy. As of 1 October 2011, all travellers to...
Early ARV Treatment Will Save Lives
15.08.2011
Government's decision to offer free ARV treatment to people with CD4 counts of 350 or less has been welcomed as a life-saver.
The...
World Hepatitis Day-28 July 2011
World Hepatitis Day-28 July 2011
28 July 2011 marks the first official World Health Organization-supported World Hepatitis Day. Hepatitis kills more than one million people...
Roll Out Of Male Circumsion In Orange Farm-curbing Spread Of Hiv Infection In Men
The protective effect of adult male circumcision on HIV acquisition was first demonstrated in three randomized trials conducted in South Africa (ANRS study 1265,...