Media Statements
National Cancer Registry And Partners To Unveil Cancer Survivors Month Plans
The National Cancer Registry (NCR), based at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), in partnership with Living With Cancer
NICD Study Calls For Heightened Awareness Against Rabies
The latest Public Health Bulletin South Africa (PHBSA) surveillance report calls for heightened awareness against rabies. Rabies is a viral
Increase In Cases Of Respiratory Diphtheria in South Africa In 2024 And 2025
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases wishes to advise members of the public to review the vaccination status of their
Health Department Urges Public Vigilance Amid Rising Mpox Cases in Gauteng (March 2025)
The Department of Health urges members of the public to be extra vigilant of mpox symptoms as three more laboratory-confirmed
Health Department Calls For Vigilance As Three New Mpox Cases Are Detected
The Department of Health would like to urge the public to take extra care as the country records three laboratory-confirmed
Health Department Calls For Calm amid Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) Outbreak
The Department of Health calls for calm following an outbreak of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in KwaZulu-Natal province,
