A picture of medical capsules with hepatitis written on a piece of paper next to a couple of syringes and a stethoscope.The National Department of Health has called on all South Africans to join other countries in marking World Hepatitis Day. The Department says this is a devastating yet preventable disease and are calling on the public to take preventative measures.
Health Department Spokesperson, Foster Mogale, “Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver and is often caused by a specific virus, causing your liver to become inflamed and larger than normal. Hepatitis Day is observed each year on the July 28, to educate the public about the disease and to encourage individuals, health professionals, communities and governments to drive awareness and action to eliminate viral hepatitis.
Meanwhile, the fourth African Nurses Conference takes place in Cape Town this week from Tuesday under the theme: “Nurses and patients, an integral part of healthcare.” Organisers say the core of the approach is holistic healthcare as well as the human rights and wellbeing of both patients and nurses. Senior Researcher at the university of the Free State Professor Champion Nyoni, “The impact of COVID was about eliminating how fragmented our health systems are, not only in South Africa but all over the world. I think in Africa that’s when the issues that we’ve all been talking about in terms of investments and limitations in infrastructure became quite clear.