The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has issued a public health alert regarding respiratory diphtheria, which has been prevalent...
The Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU) has come to the defense of a nurse featured in a controversial viral video at the Halfway House Clinic...
Pesticide Poisoning in Soweto Claims Six Young Lives A toxicology report has revealed that organophosphate, a pesticide chemical, was responsible for the deaths of six children...
![First-ever delivery of mpox vaccines in Africa outside of clinical trials arrives in Nigeria [Source: World Health Organization]](https://www.joburgetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC9851-2_0_1-1000x600.jpg)
![First-ever delivery of mpox vaccines in Africa outside of clinical trials arrives in Nigeria [Source: World Health Organization]](https://www.joburgetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC9851-2_0_1-400x240.jpg)
![First-ever delivery of mpox vaccines in Africa outside of clinical trials arrives in Nigeria [Source: World Health Organization]](https://www.joburgetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC9851-2_0_1-80x80.jpg)
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a contagious disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus. The virus can cause symptoms...
The Department of Health in Gauteng has started implementing Health Ombud recommendations for the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, including those related to the recent...
A unique project, the “New Nets Movement,” has successfully prevented malaria in Africa. By delivering revolutionary mosquito nets in sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 13 million malaria...
The Health Department has introduced a pioneering initiative to improve access to essential healthcare products by deploying wellness vending machines. Jacaranda FM reports the inaugural machine...
The Gauteng Health Department responded to claims of too few hospital beds and overcrowding at Jubilee Hospital. Social media posts depict patients sleeping on the floor...
The National Consumer Commission has urged all peanut butter manufacturers to begin testing products to ascertain if they meet the acceptable levels of aflatoxin. Earlier this...
Tshwane has received a boost in advancing health outcomes in disadvantaged schools by adding new ISHP vehicles. Gauteng MEC for health and wellness Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko handed...
