Pneumonia

Molewa's family thanks SA for support, reveals cause of death

NewsAgency | 2018-09-23 14:21:00

The late Minister Edna Molewa died from Legionnaires' disease - an extremely acute form of pneumonia, her family said on Sunday.

When it comes to vaccines, there really is safety in numbers. Here's why

Bhekisisa OpinionKeith Klugman | 2018-09-04 00:00:00

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Local is lekker: This African innovation could save hundreds of babies each year

Bhekisisa FeaturesJustus Wanzala, Adri Kotze | 2018-04-17 00:00:00

A minuscule fist has escaped, startled, from under the pink blanket. Damaris Atienogingerly reaches into the clear plastic crib for her baby, whose...

Gasping for breath: Pneumonia's deadly toll

Bhekisisa FeaturesKaren McVeigh | 2017-11-10 00:00:00

The baby lying under a red printed blanket is gasping for air. Her tiny chest is convulsed with the effort of drawing oxygen into her lungs and, as...

Medical smart jacket tackles misdiagnosis of pneumonia

Bhekisisa FeaturesKate Hodal | 2017-01-12 00:00:00

Ugandan undergraduate Brian Turyabagye was studying engineering when his friend’s grandmother fell seriously ill. He accompanied her to hospital...

Vaccine lowers child pneumonia and meningitis by 70%

Bhekisisa NewsAmy Green | 2014-11-12 00:00:00

A pneumococcal vaccine introduced into the government’s immunisation programme in 2009 has reduced the incidence of pneumococcal disease, usually...

Emergency: Help us help patients

Amy Green | 2013-10-25 07:22:00

Eight staff members at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto speak out in a desperate bid to improve conditions at the facility. ...

Harsh prison air left mark on Madiba

Bhekisisa NewsMia Malan, Amy Green | 2013-06-14 08:29:00

After emerging victorious from prison to lead South Africa to democracy and become a global icon, Nelson Mandela may have been stalked by his...

Jabs deplete vaccine budget but dramatically cut child mortality

Bhekisisa NewsAmy Green | 2013-05-10 09:14:23

Forty percent fewer South African children are being hospitalised for pneumonia and severe diarrhoeal disease than in 2009 due to the government's introduction of rotavirus and pneumococcal vaccines, according to Shabir Madhi, the executive director of the government's...

South Asia gets life-saving vaccine

Bhekisisa NewsMark Tran | 2012-10-13 13:23:00

Pneumonia is one of the biggest killers of children under five in the developing world. The country's prime minister, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf,...

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