Videos
World Pneumonia Day 2019 | Iphutheng Primary School
The Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis (CRDM) from the NICD visited Iphutheng Primary School in Alexandra Township to commemorate World Pneumonia Day (12 November). Staff from CRDM involved the learners in activities in order to raise awareness about pneumonia (signs, symptoms and prevention).https://youtu.be/c6JoQ55Qe0Q
Malaria Information
Causes of Malaria Malaria diagnosis Risk Factors Misconceptions Malaria Medication Side Effects Travelling
Communicable Diseases Overview
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is the national public health institute for South Africa. It provides reference microbiology, virology, epidemiology, surveillance and public health research to support the government’s response to communicable disease threats. Take a look at what Communicable diseases are, what causes them and how they are transmitted.
Surviving Polio Documentary
Surviving Polio is a documentary film about the success story of Polio survivors from South Africa and the leaps that the Polio vaccine has made to date
HIV Liver Transplant
In 2017, doctors from the Transplant Unit at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre performed what is believed to be the world’s first intentional liver transplant from a mother living with HIV to her critically ill HIV negative child, who had end-stage liver disease.“In the weeks after the transplant, we thought that the child was …
Ebola: Media Lab Tour
Dr Jacqueline Weyer of the NICD takes media on a lab tour to investigate Ebola
Alert for measles outbreak in Johannesburg issued by the NICD
Dr Melinda Suchard talks to eNCA about the importance of vaccination
