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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
Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 8 Of 2025)
Between 1 January 2024 and 23 February 2025, 29 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria and 33 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic
Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 7 Of 2025)
Between 1 January 2024 and 16 February 2025, 26 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria and 27 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic
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,
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease in South Africa: What You Need to Know
Since the beginning of February 2025, hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases have been reported in educational institutions in
A New Study Shows Cash And Counselling Can Improve TB Outcomes By 50%
A groundbreaking study conducted by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in partnership with Wits University revealed that tuberculosis
NICD’s GERMS-SA Surveillance Report Reveals A Rise In Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Even though South Africa has made great strides in healthcare provision, which has led to better health outcomes for its
NICD THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: A REVIEW OF PROF. SCHOUB’S BOOK
Senior Communications Manager, Vuyo Sabani, chats with Prof. Barry Schoub, the founding executive director of the NICD, whose new book
Measles and Rubella Monthly Surveillance Report (Nov 2024)
From epidemiological week 1 to week 46 of 2024, 626 laboratory-confirmed cases of measles and 10137 cases of rubella were
National HIV Drug Resistance Surveillance Among Adults with Viral Non-Suppression in South Africa
Countries have meticulously designed and implemented antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs to control the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic and contain
