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Keep common infections at bay these holidays
The year 2020 has been coined the year of extremes, thanks to COVID-19. From the excitement of the first lockdown
COVID-19 Second wave in South Africa
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in South Africa in early March 2020, and cases peaking during the week of 5-11
The hunt for an HIV vaccine – unique insights from an inspiring Cohort of women in South Africa
Since HIV was found to be the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1983, scientists have been working endlessly
It’s time to go back to basics in the fight against childhood pneumonia
X-ray of the lungs in a 5-year-old child who has pneumonia. Shutterstock Nicole Wolter, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Pneumonia
As the malaria season begins in Southern Africa, COVID-19 complicates the picture
Mosquitoes and parasites do not respect country borders. CDC/James Gathan Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases and Shüné Oliver,
South Africa is testing digital technology to detect outbreaks of respiratory diseases
Cheryl Cohen, National Institute for Communicable Diseases and Sibongile Walaza, University of the Witwatersrand Global mobility has increased and the
Why vaccinating your child matters
Vaccines work Vaccines are widely acknowledged to be the most successful medical advance ever. Vaccines continue to save hundreds of
Living with COVID-19 is the new normal
Coronavirus in South Africa South Africans watched as the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic and in early March it
MIS-C is now a notifiable condition in South Africa
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been included to the Notifiable Medical Conditions
African Region declared free of wild poliovirus
On 25 August 2020, the African Region celebrated the declaration by the African Regional Certification Commission that Africa is free
