{"id":217568,"date":"2022-02-24T15:15:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T13:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/national-health-response-teams-to-address-typhoid-cases\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T13:15:54","slug":"national-health-response-teams-to-address-typhoid-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/national-health-response-teams-to-address-typhoid-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"National Health response teams to address typhoid cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla says the department will deploy Outbreak Response Teams in Gauteng and the Western Cape to address the typhoid outbreak.<\/p>\n

Minister Phaahla was speaking during a post-State of the Nation Address media briefing by government\u2019s social cluster of departments.<\/p>\n

The Minister said the move was to ensure that the current crop of cases are followed up and managed.<\/p>\n

He also moved to dispel rumours and fake news that the disease has contaminated drinking water.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been misguided news that our municipal water is contaminated with this bacteria. This is totally untrue. What we want to emphasise is that there is no public risk in terms of contamination of drinking [water],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The number of cases of typhoid fever in the country has been on the decline for the last few years.<\/p>\n

\u201cTyphoid is endemic in South Africa which means that whenever there is always some small breakout of typhoid whenever there\u2019s a problem with the sewer system when things are not properly managed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the National Institute of Communicable Diseases has indicated, is that over the last three years there have been pockets of this disease being picked up. On average, there\u2019s been less than 200 cases in the whole country in a year. In fact, last year there was less than 150 cases,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

National Health Insurance<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Minister said the department is \u201coptimistic\u201d that the National Health Insurance Bill be supported in Parliament.<\/p>\n

The Bill seeks to map out a route for the provision of standardised healthcare.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Portfolio Committee on Health in the National Assembly is busy with oral submissions on the NHI Bill. From the department\u2019s side, we are waiting for them to call the department once they\u2019ve wrapped up their hearings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be questions which we will be expected to answer but we optimistic that majority of parties in Parliament will support the bill so that we can lay the foundation for universal health coverage,\u201d he said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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