MEC Ntandokazi Capa says about 3,500 people are on the twice-yearly HIV jab, and that donor-funded dose supply will decide how fast the rollout grows.
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MEC Ntandokazi Capa says about 3,500 people are on the twice-yearly HIV jab, and that donor-funded dose supply will decide how fast the rollout grows.
All four new mpox cases confirmed on 18 October are in the Eastern Cape and Free State, provinces with no earlier cases, taking the 2026 total to 26.
NICD data show 6,186 confirmed measles cases this year and a fast-growing rubella outbreak, with the Northern Cape the hardest hit per head.
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SAHPRA is recalling five HumaMeter A1c reagent batches after room-temperature storage beyond seven days was linked to falsely low HbA1c results.
An adapted ITREMA-2 reflex strategy is moving into South African public HIV care, using dolutegravir exposure testing to target resistance testing more selectively.
A UCT-led Thembisa model finds clinic-based TB tests using tongue swabs or sputum could cut incidence by up to 49% and deaths by up to 67% — if far more symptomatic patients are actually tested.
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A new five-part docuseries, Tafel Toure, takes viewers behind the scenes of blood donation at SANBS, highlighting the impact of community action and the urgent need for eligible South Africans to donate as blood stocks fall below five days’ cover.
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In 13 Ehlanzeni public hospitals, 74% of staff called malnutrition a priority but only 47% reported screening patients — a ward-level gap, not just an awareness problem.
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WEMA research across South Africa and three other African countries shows how floods and repeated extreme weather can leave lasting anxiety, fear and traumatic stress — especially where housing and services are already fragile.
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Wits-linked researchers are studying HPV 16/18 molecular markers that may one day improve triage after a positive HPV test. It is not a cancer diagnosis — and not a clinic-ready test yet.
Ramaphosa has set 60-day deadlines for a national GBV case audit and forensic backlog plan, with a first public progress report due in 90 days.
Gauteng screened almost 200,000 women for cervical cancer in 2025/26 — a 29% jump. The harder test is whether abnormal results become diagnosis and treatment.
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The H4P pilot in KwaZulu-Natal tests partner HIV self-testing plus PrEP support for HIV-negative women in late pregnancy whose partner status is unknown.
South Africa's 2026 RSV season has ended after a later-than-usual start, but NICD says sporadic infections can still occur.
South Africa has recorded more than 5,000 laboratory-confirmed measles cases in 2026, with the latest national surveillance data showing a sharp increase across every province.
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