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Concern over Health Ministry’s ‘inability’ to intervene in provinces
The parliamentary select committee on social services has urged the legislative sector to review the powers of national and provincial government‚ “as this has...
New TB vaccine shows promise
A new vaccine that could stop the tuberculosis bacterium from becoming deadly by suppressing it at the so-called ‘latent’ phase has shown promise in...
Clampdown on illegal meat sales
TAKING ACTION: The Chris Hani District Municipality health services continued their fight against illegal selling of meat in recent weeks. To find out more,...
MediRite offers free health screening for pensioners
In South Africa, 225 people die from heart disease every day, one in three adults have high blood pressure, and ten people suffer a...
Source of listeriosis outbreak still unknown
The outbreak of listeriosis is continuing‚ with a total of 820 laboratory-confirmed cases recorded since January 2017‚ the National Institute of Communicable Diseases says.
Two...