National Institute for Communicable Diseases
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases is a national public health institute that serves South African healthcare workers, policy makers and the public through the provision of science-based and current information related to communicable disease prevention on the African continent.
Website: https://www.nicd.ac.za/
Country: South Africa
Last evaluation: 2022
Website audience(s):
Educators, general
public, healthcare professionals, media, policy makers
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Description of the website
The
website of National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is a member of the WHO-led
project Vaccine Safety Net (VSN).
All communicable diseases information and vaccine safety information on www.nicd.ac.za is evidence-based and reviewed by experts, including pathologists, scientists, epidemiologists, medical technologists and technicians, and surveillance officers. The information on these pages are reviewed and updated frequently by a multi-disciplinary committee that has been established to ensure that web governance policies remain current, communicated and enforced.
Vaccine safety information is packaged in various ways, including peer-reviewed publications, fact sheets, blog articles, Q&A’s, infographics, posters and videos. The remaining website content is presented in surveillance reports, technical resources and guidelines for healthcare workers, health alerts and statements, and podcasts.
Website’s
sponsorship policy
The National Treasury of South Africa funds primary/chief activities at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a division of the National Health Laboratory Service. Specific research undertakings may be wholly or partially funded through external agencies, partners, and donors through technical support or direct funding. The content provided on this website is not influenced by funders. https://www.nicd.ac.za/about-us/our-partners/
Website’s
content or editorial policy
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is committed to maintaining the privacy and protecting an individual’s/user’s personal information when they visit the NICD website and use NICD mobile applications.
The NICD does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII) when individuals/users visit any of the NICD channels unless they choose to provide that information to the NICD. Any PII that individual’s/users choose to provide is fully protected. https://www.nicd.ac.za/about-us/data-protection-and-privacy-policy/