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A large percentage of South Africa’s burden of disease is attributable to diabetes. Read more about World Diabetes Day theme 2009: "Understand Diabetes and Take Control". (12 November 2009) (pdf format, 961kb) |
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Health Department strengthens plans to contain measles. Source: Department of Health (30 September 2009) |
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Questions and answers: Influenza A/H1N1 (“swine flu”). Read more. (8 July 2009) |
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CDC: H1N1 flu vaccine to be ready by early October.(Source: International CNN.com/health) (14 September 2009) |
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A scientist from the MRC, Crime, Violence and Injury Lead Programme pays a visit to schools to discuss the importance of leadership in reducing violence in schools read further. |
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The abuse of hard drugs like heroin and cocaine has increased exponentially in South Africa over the last 10 years read further. |
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Read more about latest WHO information on the Swine Flu pandemic. |
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The Medical Research Council's (MRC) long-term Johannesburg-based urban health study has revealed very high, and increasing, levels of hookah pipe smoking in some areas. Read more. (5 June 2009) |
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SA Health Department's response to Swine Flu global outbreak - read further (29 April 2009) |
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World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, raised its swine flu pandemic alert level from Phase 3 to Phase 4, warning of a significant increase in the risk of a pandemic - read further (28 April 2009) |
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Read more about Swine influenza A (H1N1) and what it means and how to avoid it. (28 April 2009) |
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World TB Day on 24 March 2009. Listen to several interviews with the Interim Director of the Tuberculosis Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Dr Martie van der Walt on TB research at the MRC. |
