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One in ten South Africans go hungry every day. As a result malnutrition levels are high. Malnutrition has three simultaneous dimensions: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition.

Outbreaks of endemic diseases such as monkeypox and lassa fever are becoming more persistent and frequent, the World Health Organization's (WHO) emergencies director, Mike Ryan, warned on Wednesday.

The number of monkeypox cases reported worldwide has topped 550, fueling further concern about the viral disease.

As the festival season kicks off experts have urged caution as cases rise

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has said that Public Health is following up with close contacts in each case

Tropical disease now detected in 30 countries including UK, US, Australia, Spain and Portugal

As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere scramble to roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox outbreak beyond Africa, some doctors are acknowledging an ugly reality: The resources needed to prevent the disease have long been available, just not to the Africans who have dealt with…

Mexico banned sales of electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices on Tuesday because of concerns about their health effects, the government announced. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said it was a "lie" to claim that e-cigarettes are a safe alternative to inhaling tobacco smoke, AFP said. "The vapors are also…

Australians are shivering through each winter unaware of the impacts cold homes have on their health, a researcher says, with many homes designed predominantly for hot summers and subsequently ill-equipped for plunging temperatures.

Many cases so far have been linked to large events

It is not clear yet whether the spread of monkeypox can be contained completely, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that its goal was to contain the outbreak by stopping human-to-human transmission to the maximum extent possible.