Health Promotion Messages

🔥 🔥 Flue viruses kills the lives of about 11 000 South Africans. As we enter into the influenza season, everyone has to make sure that the most at risk groups get the flu vaccine.

Learn more about the importance of vaccinating for flu virus in South Africa, by clicking on the link 🔗 below:

Flu vaccine - South Africa Learn more about flu vaccine in South Africa, who is at risk, the right time to get it, benefits, side effects and where to access it in SA.

🔥 🔥 🔥 Are you living with HIV and have not tested TB?
Did you know that TUBERCULOSIS (TB) is a serious health threat, especially for people living with HIV.

People living with HIV are more likely than others to become sick with TB. If you have HIV it is important to know if you have TB, because HIV weakens the immune system.

Get more information on how is TB related to HIV by clicking on the link 🔗 below:

How is TB related to HIV? Learn about how TB relates to HIV, the importance of testing TB and knowing your status, how common is TB and HIV and TB treatment.

Are you HIV negative and wish to maintain your negative status forever? Then consider taking Pre-exposure-prophylaxis (PrEP), especially if you feel that you are at risk of getting infected with HIV.

Learn more about how safe is PrEP, who should consider taking it, How well does it work, what happens once you start PREP, and etc.

To learn more about the PrEP, click on the link 🔗 below

How effective is pre-exposure prophylaxis How effective is Pre-exposure prophylaxis , who should take it, how does it work, and what happens when you start it

Learn about the new COVID-19 vaccine changes from today in South Africa.

The National Department of Health has issued a new circular presenting a new modified Covid-19 vaccine dosing intervals and the introduction of mix and match dosing for adults.

Learn more on new changes on Covid 19 Vaccine in South Africa from 23 February 2022 by clicking on the link 🔗 below:

New COVID 19 vaccine changes in South Africa New COVID 19 vaccine changes in South Africa The National Department of Health has issued a new circular presenting a modified Covid-19 vaccine dosing intervals, and the introduction of ‘mix-and-match’ dosing for adults. According to Businesstech, the circular only marks the Pfizer Cominarty and...

🔥 🔥 Learn about another outbreak in South Africa, called Typhoid Fever. Learn about how it spreads, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of the disease.

Click on the link 🔗 below for more details about typhoid fever:

Is typhoid fever contagious? Learn about whether typhoid fever is contagious or not, symptoms of typhoid fever, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control