1+ week, 3+ day ago   (147+ words) The Heart and Stroke Foundation has warned that the growing burden of cardiovascular disease has deadly consequences. This...This is as South Africa marks Heart Awareness Month. The foundation has embarked on an awareness campaign....heart rhythm disorders, hypertension and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) in place for planned power outage - An entrance of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria. The Gauteng Department of Health says it has put in place contingency measures at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria to ensure the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (85+ words) The small-scale pig farming community in Ugie in the Eastern Cape is concerned about the outbreak of African swine fever. Residents say large quantity of pigs are dying. This has resulted in some farmers...slaughtering their pigs before they show…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (167+ words) The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng has given the provincial Health Department until next month to address nursing staff shortages, reduce the number of acting managerial positions and improve health infrastructure. The union also wants hospitals…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (125+ words) cow receives a vaccination jab at Wittekleibosch in the Tsitsikama Region in the Eastern Cape during a foot and mouth disease vaccination rollout. The Department of Agriculture has confirmed two new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the Heilbron and Bloemfontein…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (168+ words) Lesotho has received medical and ICT equipment from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Pandemic Fund,...approximately US$150,000 (almost 2.5 million Maloti) to the Government of Lesotho, strengthening the country’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond...Southern Africa prepares for a predicted…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (73+ words) Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of pilchard herpes virus (PHV) genetic material in sardines sampled along the West Coast. Scientists are still investigating whether the virus caused the recent mass deaths....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (116+ words) The Department of Health has assured patients that medicine supplies in the public sector remain stable despite concerns over shortages and changes in the appearance of some medicines. Department Spokesperson Foster Mohale...differences in colour, shape and packaging do not…...