Press Releases

MEDIA RELEASE: INTERNATIONAL HPV AWARENESS DAY 2018

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Developing New Strategies To Fight HIV/Aids

South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world.   Estimates indicate that 5.6-million people in our country are living with HIV. It has also...

Malaria Alert: Returning Travelers From Malaria Transmission Area

12 January 2011 It is currently the malaria season in Southern Africa and many travelers will have been exposed during their recent holidays. Each year,...

New Human Cases Of Rift Valley Fever Confirmed

NICD Special Communique-January 2011   Three new laboratory-confirmed human cases of Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus infection have been identi­fied. All three cases are farmers/farm workers...

‘One Health Conference 2011’ To Tackle Infectious Diseases In Africa

13 July 2011 Africa has probably the highest burden of infectious diseases in the world, which results from not only the socio-economic setting of Africa...

New Meningitis Vaccine Will Save Thousands Of Lives In Africa

29 November 2010 The Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England had a major role in the development of a vaccine that will save millions of...

National Health Laboratory Service: Diamond Of The Laboratory Medicine Congress

The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), the largest diagnostic pathology service in South Africa, is the Diamond Sponsor of the first Laboratory Medicine Congress. All...

Mobile Laboratory In Caledon Improves Turnaround Times For Patients’ Test Results

       NHLS medical technologist, Byron Strachan (left) demonstrates specimen testing techniques to  Western Cape Health Minister Theuns Botha (2nd from left), Prof Wolfgang Preiser of the...

Who Endorses New Rapid Tuberculosis Test

8 December 2010 | LONDON | GENEVA | Today, WHO endorsed a new and novel rapid test for tuberculosis (TB), especially relevant in countries most...

Strike Action By Nehawu Members

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