Pretoria ‒ Tobacco consumption in Africa presents complex public health, economic and environmental challenges and requires a multisectoral approach to prevention and control. Professor Lekan Ayo-Yusuf of the Africa Cent…
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) country office in South Africa warmly welcomes the historic signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law by His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa, marking a signific…
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in South Africa held a landmark series of training sessions aimed at bolstering the skills of its technical officers in policy advocacy and media engagement. These compr…
Read moreThe Multi-Country Assignment Team (MCAT) - South Africa Hub, covering South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Botswana, held a significant retreat from March 6-8, 2024. This event, hosted in South Africa, aimed to strengthe…
Read moreSouth Africa is facing a significant health challenge as Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are on the rise. In response, the National Department of Health (NDoH) launched a national campaign to raise awareness and pr…
Read moreIn a significant step towards combating the HIV epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) responded to a call to support the National Department of Health (NDoH) in South Africa, to embark on the path to elimina…
Read moreOn 16 January 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) in South Africa, was notified by the National Department of Health (NDoH) of two newly laboratory confirmed cases of cholera in the Limpopo Province. These were fro…
Read moreThe National Department of Health (NDOH) , in collaboration with provincial health departments, the World Health Organization (WHO) in South Africa and partners such as John Hopkins Program for International Educat…
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