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Last Updated : February 25, 2021
Department of Health 23 059 Health Care Workers (HCW) were vaccinated by the end of 22 February 2021. The health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, confirmed this during an address at…
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Last Updated : February 25, 2021
Department of Health The Council for Medical Schemes seeks comment on proposed levies on medical schemes. The health department published the call for comment in Government Gazette 44179. The proposed…
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Last Updated : February 18, 2021
Department of Health Draft Regulations designed to promote and protect the health and safety of patients and emergency health care personnel have been drawn up. The health department published the…
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Last Updated : February 18, 2021
Department of Health The health minister, Zweli Mkhize, has called on all leaders in all sectors of society to help overcome vaccine hesitancy by “availing themselves to be vaccinated early…
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Last Updated : February 15, 2021
Social Security Agency The Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed that all current recipients of the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant do not have to reapply. The grant…
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Last Updated : February 11, 2021
Department of Health The health minister, Zweli Mkhize, has announced that local scientists will continue with deliberations on the AstraZeneca vaccine use in South Africa. In a statement, the minister…
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Last Updated : February 9, 2021
Department of Health The health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, assured parliament last week that South Africa has the capacity to develop a vaccine but this will happen over a period…
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Last Updated : February 1, 2021
Department of Health Medical Schemes Act Regulations have been amended. The health department published the amendments in Government Gazette 44103. Annexure A is amended by the insertion of the Diagnosis…
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Last Updated : January 29, 2021
Department of Health Directions on the management of human remains that died of COVID-19 do not prescribe the covering of coffins with plastics. The health department emphasized this in a…
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Last Updated : January 21, 2021
Government Communications An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Vaccination has been set up. Cabinet approved the setting up of the IMC at a virtual special cabinet meeting yesterday. In a statement,…