The Ministry of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced the launch of Ebola vaccinations for high risk populations in North Kivu province. The vaccinations […]
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Life Healthcare Donates R12 million Towards Skills Training for the Blind
The Life Healthcare Group has donated R12 million to the South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB) which will be used by SANCB Optima College for the training and […]
What Will it Take to Circumcise Another Two Million Men?
South Africa is just over half-way through a massive effort by multiple stakeholders to circumcise 4.3 million men, which will avert 1.3 million new HIV infections. Medical Male Circumcision Project Director at Right to Care, Dr Khumbulani Moyo, explains what it will take to achieve the final targets. Soon after […]
Preparing for the Next Ebola Outbreak
July 24 2018 marked the end of the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In light of this, Director-General at the World Health Organisation […]
ITU and WHO Launch New AI for Health Initiative
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are collaborating to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in global healthcare. The collaboration forms part of the […]
HPCA Calls for Quality Care for all South Africans
At a specialist training session for media on palliative care and Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Disability Mainstreaming Coordinator at Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA), Petra Burger, […]
New Report Reveals Low Quality Healthcare is a Global Issue
Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Organisation […]
Finding a Voice in the Global Health Conversation
If developing countries don’t push for greater influence in global health organisations, they will face even greater health crises, like less affordable access to vital medicine. This is according to […]
WHO Plans to Eliminate Trans Fats by 2023
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed a new plan to eliminate the use of industry produced trans fats within five years. According to the WHO, the initiative, dubbed REPLACE, […]
Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere
The theme for World Health Day on 7th April 2018 is Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere. This theme is aligned with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) work mission which is […]
MEC Launches PrEP Initiative at the University of Limpopo
Last week the Limpopo MEC for Health, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, in partnership with the Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS), launched Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention method, oral Pre-Exposure prophylaxis […]
Merck More Than A Mother “Pays Off”
The Merck Foundation has evaluated the social and economic impact of its ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ programme, an initiative that aims to de-stigmatise infertility by creating awareness about infertility […]