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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
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week under the spotlight
The National Institute for Communicable (NICD), will commemorate World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) between 18 and 24 November. Led by
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
Fungal disease awareness week 2020
Fungal diseases are often caused by fungi that are common in the environment. Most fungi are not dangerous, but some types can be harmful to
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