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The fight against TB in South Africa continues…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Tuberculosis (TB) has been a major public health challenge since time immemorial. A German Physician known as Dr Robert Koch announced on March 24th, 1882, that tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. That is why every year in March we reflect on our response to this killer disease. This year the theme is: Yes, You and I Can END TB! And it serves as a clarion call for individuals, families and communities to play a role in the fight against TB.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile leads the World AIDS Day Commemoration and Launch of the South African Chapter of the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children | The Presidency
Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), will on Friday, 01 December 2023, lead the Official Commemoration of World AIDS Day and Launch of the South African Chapter of the Global Alliance to end AIDS in Children. The event is scheduled to take place at Ngcedomhlophe Sports Field, Sundumbili Township, Mandeni Local Municipality, in the Ilembe District, KwaZulu-Natal Province.
Opening remarks by the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the South African National Aids Council, Mr Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, to the extended SANAC Plenary | The Presidency
The SANAC Civil Society Chairperson, Ms. Steve Letsike; The Hon.
Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Official Opening of the Dr Pixley Ka Seem Memorial Hospital, KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal
Programme Director, MEC for Health, Ms. Nomagugu Simelane, Minister of Health, Dr. Joe Phaahla, Premier of KwaZulu/Natal, Ms. Nomusa Dube-Ncube, MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Mr. Siboniso Duma, Members of the family of Dr. Pixley Isaka Ka Seme present here today, Representatives of the Dr. Pixley Isaka Ka Seme Foundation, Representatives of political parties, Traditional leadership present, Representatives of the interfaith community, Representatives of...
Deputy President Mashatile visits North West Province, as part of the Thuntsha Lerole Accelerated Service Delivery Programme, Taung, Sekhing Village
27 September 2023 - 12:15pm Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Friday, 29 September 2023, visit the North West province, to officiate at the Official Opening of the newly constructed Ba-Ga Mothibi Community Health Centre in Sekhing Village, in the Greater Taung Local Municipality as part of the Thuntsha Lerole Accelerated Service Delivery Programme.
Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2nd Presidential Health Summit, Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Gauteng
Programme Director, Minister of Health, Dr. Joe Phaahla, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Sibongiseni Dhlomo, Premier of Gauteng, Mr. Panyaza Lesufi, MEC’s of Health, Traditional leaders present, Representatives of the healthcare fraternity, Representatives of academia and the scientific community, Representatives of the World Health Organization and other international health bodies, Representatives of business, labour and civil society, Delegates, including those joining us virtually, Guests,...
Keynote address by SANAC Chairperson, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, during the World TB Day commemoration and launch of the National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STIs, Tlhabane Stadium, Rustenberg | The Presidency
Programme Directors (North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha & Provincial Civil Society Chairperson Mr Pinampi Maano); Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla; Chairperson of the SANAC Civil Society Forum, Ms Steve Letsike; Chairperson of the SANAC Private Sector Forum, Dr Tshegofatso Gopane; Our gracious host, the Premier of the North West Province, Mr Bushy Maape; Our esteemed Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders present US Consul General in South Africa, Mr Vincent Spera, Esteemed members of the US...
Statement By Minister Of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla On The Detection Of Cholera Cases In South Africa
. The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla calls for vigilance as the country records two laboratory-confirmed cases of cholera imported from Malawi. The cases are sisters who had travelled together from Johannesburg to Malawi to attend a funeral service, and returned by bus on 30 January 2023. Both patients had developed symptoms on their return to Johannesburg. One patient presented to a local clinic and was then admitted to hospital.
Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the official launch of the Nant-SA Vaccine Manufacturing Campus, Brackengate Business Park, Brackenfel
Minister in The Presidency, Mr Mondli Gungubele, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, Premier of the Western Cape, Mr Alan Winde, Chairman and CEO of NantWorks, Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr John Nkengasong, Africa Regional Director of the World Health Organisation, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, President and Chief Executive Officer of the South African Medical...
Fighting the Aids epidemic in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic
By Opinion 11m ago OPINION: As we have in our response to the Aids epidemic, we need global solidarity in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. by Dr Joe Phaahla The global community will gather again today to commemorate World Aids Day. This is one of the times where we also remember all those who have succumbed to the virus as well as those infected and affected by Aids. It is also a pivotal time in which we rededicate ourselves to ending the scourge of Aids as a public health threat.
Joe Phaahla | Covid-19: This agile, mutating virus is outsmarting the world’s best scientists
Scientists work in a lab testing COVID-19 samples. Brendan McDermid/Reuters The unparalleled speed at which vaccines have been manufactured, tested and distributed to combat an ever-changing virus presents unprecedented challenges to all of us, writes Deputy Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla. Vaccines are most effective against static targets and SARS-CoV-2 is anything but stationary. The massive scale of human infection has provided Covid-19 with bountiful opportunities to generate variants.
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