World Health Organisation guidelines for managing and treating latent TB
A consolidated look at the World Health Organisation’s latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) guidelines.
How epidemics like COVID-19 increase violence against women and children
When crises hit, gender-roles can not only influence who gets care and when, but also who bears the brunt of violence during...
Coronavirus testing criteria: A quick reference for South African healthcare workers
An updated version of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ (NICD) reference guide for health workers testing for the new coronavirus.
‘Hard lockdown is no longer sustainable in its current form’ — Mkhize
Take a look at what Health Minister Zweli Mkhize presented to the National Command Council.
Updated Coronavirus testing guide: A quick reference for South African healthcare workers
An updated version of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ reference guide for health workers testing for the new coronavirus.
After the ECHO trial: World Health Organisation updates guidance on contraception
'A woman’s risk of HIV does not restrict her contraceptive choice', say new guidelines released today in the wake of recent...
Lockdown laws: South Africa’s amended regulations
South Africa’s efforts to stymie the spread of the new coronavirus continue with new regulations gazetted by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs...
Communicating risk and engaging vulnerable communities in the time of the coronavirus
A reference tool for communicators and organisers to better engage vulnerable communities during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The World Health Organisation’s Solidarity trial testing possible COVID-19 treatments
A closer look at the study set to take place in multiple countries, including South Africa. More than 70 countries have already...
Updated South African guidelines for the testing and treatment of the new coronavirus
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Publication title: Clinical management of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 disease (Version 4)
Author(s): National...
Access to information during South Africa’s lockdown
Publication title: Electronic communications, postal and broadcasting directions/regulations
Author(s): Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services
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How to bury someone who died of COVID-19
The health department has released directives outlining how patients who succumbed to COVID-19 are to be handled and buried.
Coronavirus in South Africa: What happens after lockdown ends?
South Africa may have flattened the curve, but find out why it’s unlikely the country will escape deaths. Find out what it’s...
What South Africa’s COVID-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee did and didn’t advise on
Plus, find out what powers the expert group has.
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Publication: Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC)...
COVID-19 cases from Wuhan: What the early data tell us
Ever wonder why people say that 80% of COVID-19 cases are expected to be mild or moderate? Take a look at the...
South African guidelines for the testing and treatment of the new coronavirus
Author(s): National Institute for Communicable Diseases (David Anderson, Lucille Blumberg, Cheryl Cohen, Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha, Shaheen Mehtar, Natalie Mayet, Jeremy Nel).