The South African Breastmilk Reserve feeds six thousand babies annually
According to the executive director of South African Breastmilk Reserve, Stasha Jordan, breastmilk is the safest optimal food for the premature and full-term infant population
South Africa: In-Depth – Hypertension – South Africa’s ‘Silent Killer’
According to Peer, strokes and heart attacks are the second and third leading causes of death in South Africa.
South Africa Detects C.1.2 Covid-19 Variant of Interest
Recently published research has revealed that the new COVID-19 variant C.1.2 has been identified in South Africa. According to the researchers, there are concerns that this SARS-CoV-2 variant of interest (VOI) has been associated with increased transmissibility, neutralisation resistance, and disease severity. “Here we report the identification of a potential variant of interest assigned to […]
South Africa: Public interest for Covid vaccine declines as fear spreads
South Africa, which has struggled to obtain Covid vaccines too rare, too expensive before launching its immunization campaign with much delay, is now facing a disturbing rejection of the vaccine by part of its population. In front of this vaccination center in Johannesburg, the queue was getting longer and longer until a few weeks ago. […]
South Africa: Spotlight On Women in Health
By Alicestine October In 1947 the first black woman qualified as a doctor in South Africa. Her name was Mary Malahlela-Xakana. It took the country about 60 years after its first black male doctor started practicing for Malahlela-Xakana to don her stethoscope and practice medicine. Much, but not enough has changed since then. Today, medical […]