2016 Topical Issues
World tuberculosis day, 2016
Background Ever year on the 24th of March the world commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) day. This is the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced to the Berlin Physiological Society the discovery of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) [...]
International women’s day – 8 March 2016
International Women’s Day (IWD) falls on March 8 each year and is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who [...]
The NIOH – Looking to promote a culture of sustainable prevention in occupational health and safety
Gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand in 1885 and just one year later the city of Johannesburg was founded. Even in these early days, the pioneering miners of the reef suffered from chest disease due [...]
Columbian businessman diagnosed with zika virus infection
19 February 2016 The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says a Columbian businessman visiting Johannesburg was diagnosed with the Zika virus infection by a Private Johannesburg Pathology Laboratory. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases [...]
Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks: situation update, 17 February 2016
Human-to-human transmission directly linked to the 2014 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was declared to have ended in Sierra Leone on 7 November 2015. The country then entered a 90-day period of [...]