New vaccines for SA's children
South Africa is to introduce two more vaccines to the country's immunisation programme, which aims to reduce the mortality rate of children under the age of five. The new drugs combat pneumonia, meningitis and diarrhoea.
Aids in South Africa stabilising: UN
South Africa is one of three countries in southern Africa where the prevalence of HIV/Aids has stabilised, while the country also has the largest number of people on anti-retroviral treatment worldwide, according to a report from the UN Joint Programme on HIV/Aids.
Mid-level health professionals for SA
South Africa has launched a three-year clinical associate programme designed to produce a new category of mid-level health professionals in the country.
SA awards R3.6bn in ARV contracts
The government has awarded a R3.6-billion tender - the largest of its kind in the world - for the procurement of antiretroviral drugs from six pharmaceutical companies to support HIV/Aids treatment in South Africa.
TB toolkit for SA companies
The Global Health Initiative of the World Economic Forum and pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly have launched a new toolkit that aims to boost the involvement of South African companies in tackling tuberculosis in the country.
HIV in pregnant women drops
The preliminary findings of the latest survey of HIV prevalence among pregnant women between the ages of 15 and 19 and 25 to 29 attending public antenatal clinics show a downward trend in prevalence, while prevalence in the 20 to 24 age group has stabilised, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang says.
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