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Iipotha yo Mpox mo South Africa oyili po 16

Oshikondo shuuhaku mo South Africa oshati oshina eikwatopomutima kombinga yeindjipalo lyiipotha mo Mpox. Onzonkundana yo SABC oyati iilongo ngaashi DRC oya tameke niipotha iishona,nongaashingeyi oyili lopo 7000. Oshikondo otashiindiile aakwashiwgana ayehe yiimange kumwe nepangelo noku kondjitha etandeelo lyombuto yo Mpox. Ohela oshikondo osha koleke natango eso lilwe lyo Mpox,noku etitha ondjele yomaso puga 3. Noshilongo oshina iipotha yo Mpox yili 16. Omupopiliko goshikondo Foster Mohale okwati ombuto oya dhidhilikwa unene […]

June 26, 2024 27

Health / Medical

World Tuberculosis Day Marks Global Efforts to Combat TB

World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social, and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. This year, the theme is 'Yes! We can end TB!'. Here is the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula.

April 11, 2024 61

Health / Medical

New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the disease

By Yvette Naudé, University of Pretoria Detecting tuberculosis early could play a significant role in eradicating the world’s most deadly infectious disease. The World Health Organization says 1.5 million people die from this devastating disease each year. People infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the TB bacteria that attack the lungs, often do not know that they have it until their symptoms become severe. Two out of every […]

March 28, 2024 56

Health / Medical

Medical science has made great strides in fighting TB, but reducing poverty is the best way to end this disease

By Tom Nyirenda, Stellenbosch University Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis. Even though the disease is both preventable and curable, it kills 1.5 million people each year, making it the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Over 25% of these deaths occur in African countries. The World Health Organization has developed a strategy to reduce TB deaths by 95% by 2035. It’s a monumental task. […]

March 26, 2024 29