Health

The Islamic Medical Association of South Africa will join a global ‘save a life, save humankind’ training programme on Saturday, September 25, organised by the Federation of Islamic Medical Associations. KHASHIEFA MARTIN provides background and details of the training programme. The Johannesburg branch of the Islamic Medical...

As the pandemic progressed, there was a suspicion that those who participated in regular physical activity were less likely to develop a serious illness when infected with the SARS-Cov-2 virus, writes DR MOHAMMED NASIR JAFFER. ‘AND whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if...

DR MUZZAMMIL ISMAIL, a public health medicine registrar in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town, calls for extra vigilance and caution in the community as the government relaxes the lockdown restrictions. THE past six months have been defined by COVID-19 and its...

by DR FARAH VAHED THERE is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every aspect of our lives, from home schooling to moving ­businesses online and juggling family time in-between. Globally, we are fast approaching four million infections. In South Africa, the number of positive cases...