A recent tender for pneumococcal vaccinations, which Biovac manufactures locally, was awarded to a foreign supplier to provide a cheaper vaccine that is not as effective as the locally made vaccine that newborns have been receiving to date.
The Makhanda high court has confirmed a restraining order totalling R165m in assets and money against Amathole district municipality officials and businesses facing a raft of charges over a R600m sanitation project.
The Makhanda high court has confirmed a restraining order totalling R165m in assets and money against Amathole district municipality officials and businesses facing a raft of charges over a R600m sanitation project.
SA has been using HIV Rapid Diagnostic Tests (Finger prick same-day testing) for years. Now, the National Department of Health has decided to align with the World Health Organisationâs recommendation of a new three-test algorithm to ensure accuracy of results.