By Kouthar Sambo Violent criminality continues to escalate having a detrimental impact on the delivery of health services in Cape Town. This is According to the Western Cape Department of Health, “Our managers are assessing how many staff have been able to get to work. We probably have to continue cancelation of the electric surgeries, which will have a massive impact since we have been trying to catch up on […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis The Western Cape Department of Health continues to encourage parents to get their children vaccinated as measles continues to spread through the Cape Metro. According to chief operating officer, Dr Saadiq Karriem there are just under 10 cases in the province. “All provinces around the country have declared an outbreak except for the Eastern Cape. The outbreak started in Limpopo during the October month last year […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has registered Paxlovid, an anti-viral medicine manufactured by Pfizer, to treat Covid-19. It is used for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in adults, who do not require supplemental oxygen but are at increased risk for progression to severe Covid-19. Sahpra says Paxlovid consists of tablets for a five-day oral treatment regimen, with morning and evening doses. […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis Health experts have warned South Africans to remain vigilant and cautious over Covid-19. This follows the confirmation of the first case of a new, highly transmissible variant that has been detected in the country after it was confirmed in at least 28 other countries across the globe. The local case was discovered in gene sequencing carried out by researchers at Stellenbosch University. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
