We provide reliable public health information to monitor disease trends, detect outbreaks early, evaluate interventions, and anticipate public health emergencies.

COVID-19 Special

These special issues will serve as a vehicle for the critical analysis of current and retrospective COVID-19 disease incident / public health information in South Africa.

The 2022 Antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey

South Africa has been implementing the national antenatal HIV sentinel  prevalence survey since 1990. 

The Public Health Bulletin publishes articles regularly, typically on a weekly basis, with some editions released bi-weekly. These articles enable effective monitoring of disease rates and distribution, detection of outbreaks, monitoring of interventions, and identification of emerging hazards. Surveillance Reports provide analyses and interpretations of surveillance data, primarily derived from notifiable medical conditions.

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