Global research has highlighted the declining public confidence in vaccines, focussing on the important role of social media in contributing to this decline. As such, several public health interventions have used social media to counterbalance its risks and to promote vaccination. Such research and interventions commonly assume that mistrust in vaccines arises from limited or a lack of information, which can be redressed through education and awareness raising.
- According to UNICEF, South Africa is home to 17 per cent of the global population of children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV). Their caregivers, including mothers and other family members, play a critical role in ensuring that their basic needs, such as shelter and adequate nutrition, are met. Caregivers also provide emotional support during key stages of life and treatment
- The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), through its Research Capacity Development (RCD) division held its first RCD Beneficiary Conference from 20th to 21st of November 2023
- 18-24 November marks the occasion of the Annual World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, with the theme for 2023 being ‘Preventing antimicrobial resistance together.’
- Universal health coverage needs our commitment to equality. In SA, November is National Disability Rights Awareness Month and internationally December 3, is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.