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Pledge to turn tide in the war on TB
18 February 2015

Every prisoner in the country will be screened for tuberculosis from next month. If inmates test positive, their families will be tracked and also tested for the disease. Read full story

Work and play in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District
30 January 2015

An outdoor adventurer’s paradise, offering hiking trails, mountain biking trails, canoeing, white water rafting, mountain climbing and abseiling. Read full story

SA doctor charts new course for WHO
28 January 2015

South African born Dr. Matshidiso Moeti yesterday became the World Health’s Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. As she takes the reigns of one of the WHO’s most important offices at a pivotal time, the doctor from KwaThema east of Johannesburg says she has never forgotten the lessons South Africa taught her Read full story

SA's Ebola warriors
20 January 2015

Eleven South African healthcare workers are leaving for Sierra Leone at the end of the week to treat patients in the country worst affected by Ebola. Read full story