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New anti-fire systems installed at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital
It took more than a year but on Monday, the hospital's accident and the emergency units were finally reopened and Health Minister Joe Phaahla marked the...
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Charlotte Maxeke Hospital’s emergency unit reopened over a year after fire
With repairs to the fire-ravaged hospital’s accident and emergency unit now complete, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the department’s focus would now turn to the obstetrics and gynaecology department.
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UPDATE: Here's how government is responding to KZN's deadly floods
More than 400 people have been confirmed to have died after adverse weather hit parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
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Opposition MPs reject ‘draconian intervention’ to health regulations
Opposition MPs have rejected draft health regulations, calling them a "draconian intervention" that will limit people's freedoms even after the state of disaster.
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DA objects to proposed amendments to National Health Act
Health regulations have been published for public comment, giving people until 16 April to have their say on the matter.
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COVID-19 rules will become obsolete once 70% of SA is vaccinated, says Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has been addressing the media alongside Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele.
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Health dept officials will face questions if Pfizer jabs go to waste, AG warns
Earlier this month, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla reported that about 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were at risk of being destroyed by the end of the month due to the slow uptake by citizens.
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Amendments to Health Regulations Act meant to help SA exit state of disaster
But Phaahla said government must ensure there are sufficient measures in place to handle future COVID-19 waves.
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Phaahla: More lives saved since introduction of COVID jabs
The minister said despite the current low vaccine uptake that could be attributed to vaccine hesitancy and other factors, the country had made great strides in its national vaccine coverage.
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Phaahla: SA to continue observing COVID measures after state of disaster lifted
This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday that the state of disaster will end as soon as alternative measures to contain the pandemic are finalised.
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Health officials believe 5th wave of COVID infections will hit in a few months
On Friday Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that while the country was seeing an end to the 4th wave, come winter, officials are expecting those numbers to peak again.
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Phaahla says unvaccinated people account for most COVID hospitalisations
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says their data continues to show that the majority of those who are admitted to hospital with COVID-19 are not vaccinated.
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Omicron variant spreads as COVID cases rise, says Health Minister Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said all nine provinces were essentially in the fourth wave even though technically, the Northern Cape was still entering the wave.
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WATCH LIVE: Health Department update on SA’s fight against COVID-19
Health Minister Joe Phaahla and Deputy Health Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo will update the media on government efforts in the fight against COVID-19 on Friday morning.
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Phaahla: Weekly Gauteng COVID infections went up by 400% in 1st week of December
Preliminary data shows COVID-19 hospitalisations are less severe compared to the same time for previous infection waves.
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Omicron: Hospital admissions not increasing at alarming rate, says Ramphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to allay fears of possible heightened dangers of the Omicron variant by sharing the contents of his regular briefings with Health Minister Joe Phaahla.
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SA's renewed vaccination drive hoped to combat COVID’s dreaded fourth wave
Several sites will be opened for another Vooma vaccination weekend to allow more South Africans to pull up their sleeves and get their jab.
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WATCH LIVE: Minister Phaahla gives update on Omicron in Parly
Health Minister Joe Phaahla is giving an update on the Omicron variant and on the department’s state of preparedness for the fourth wave in Parliament.
