DoH calls for vigilance as WC records its second case of mpox

The National Department of Health (DoH) has identified South Africa’s 25th laboratory-confirmed case of...

Health Department to forge ahead with Tobacco Control Bill

The Department of Health says it hopes to speed up the processing of the...

Parents cautioned amid rising number of RSV cases

A Cape Town school has brought back the use of face masks for young...

Legal wrangling on the cards following signing of NHI Bill

Opposition parties and medical groups have expressed their objections to the National Health Insurance...

Cape pathologists record shocking number of teen and child homicides

In the aftermath of the murders of two young girls in less than two...

Worst of hiring freeze over, Western Cape health department assures health workers

Words: Daniel Steyn / GroundUp Dr Keith Cloete, head of the Western Cape Department of...

South Africa welcomes 1708 newborns on Christmas Day

South Africa’s public health facilities welcomed 1708 healthy newborns on Christmas Day, a surge...

WC Department of Health provides services in multiple languages

In a bid to enhance healthcare accessibility and communication, the Western Cape Department of...

1 in 3 Western Cape poisoning cases involve children

With more than a third of poisoning cases in the province involving children over...

Health department warns public of cholera outbreak in two provinces

The Department of Health has issued a notice to the public to exercise caution...