KidCare: Dr Mandy-Lyn Meyer

18/03/2026

Measles is a completely preventable devastating disease, make sure your kids have been vaccinated.

Cough/runny nose/fever, conjunctivitis and a rash are all signs of measles.

    Several schools in Hout Bay have reported suspected cases of measles, amid growing concerns over child declining immunisation rates.   The Western Cape Health and Wellness Department confirmed that a total of 39 suspected cases have been reported in the area since December last year.   “Th...

15/12/2025

It’s December and kids are having fun in and about the water, please be cautious out there.

Kids under 14 make up about 29% of annual drownings.

Please be safe and supervise children around all bodies of water and make sure you have a safe pool net.

Every year, far too many young children in South Africa drown in home swimming pools. It’s a heartbreaking reality – and one that is almost entirely…

21/07/2025

RSV season, we had a rough month, 🤧

Check out Melomed Private Hospitals’s video.

02/04/2025

Four happy healthy girls all born under us at Tokai, such a joy to have them all visit the practice ❤️ Thanks Ndikes!