Health

Striving for health and wellness amid basic challenges CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 29 May 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The future of female youth within Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)...

KINSHASA, DRC, 29 May 2024 /African Media Agency (AMA)/- Her Excellency, the Minister of Gender, Family and Children, Mireille MASANGU BIBI MULOKO officially launched the process...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed claims that the National Health Insurance (NHI) will signal the end of private healthcare. “To the contrary, the NHI aims...

The Department of Health has urged people experiencing suspected symptoms of mpox disease to visit their nearest healthcare provider for screening and testing to...

Johannesburg, 27 May24: International Thyroid Awareness Week (ITAW) is observed annually from 25 – 31 May and is a time dedicated to educating the...

Despite the advancements in tuberculosis (TB) surveillance and genomic sequencing technologies, the disease continues to be a global health crisis, constituting an excess of...

JOHANNESBURG, May 20th, 2024 – While cancer may not be a thing of the past in the very near future, pharmacological science advancements have intensified...

South Africans have been enjoying the great taste of Laager Rooibos for decades with the far-reaching health benefits of Rooibos tea making it a...

Over 30% of adults in South Africa live with high blood pressure, which is responsible for one in every two strokes and two in...

Myopia – the medical term for “short-sightedness” or “near-sightedness”– globally affects 22.9% of the world’s population and is projected to rise to 49.8% by...

When we think of the medical community, we may first think of doctors, surgeons and other specialist healthcare providers like physiotherapists, anaesthetists or paediatricians....

Operation Smile South Africa in partnership with the Mpumalanga Department of Health, MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet, and a dedicated team of medical volunteers from various...