Public Health News

#Bookmarks2026

It's a first! Best Digital Agency awarded to two agencies

Publicis Groupe Africa shines at Bookmark Awards with 21 finalist nominations

Jury chairs and jury members announced

#WomensMonth

Why financial resilience matters to the household economy

Nita Morgan

Harambee's new Breaking Barriers report: A gender lens to the analysis of South Africa's youth employment challenge

Missed Women’s Day? We’ve given you a whole month!

MADE POSSIBLE BY:

More #WomensMonth

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Image credit:

New ‘comprehensive’ 220-bed hospital opens in Mpumalanga

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Many elite athletes live with health impacts long after they retire. Should they carry all the costs?

By Hoani Smith, Dion Enari, and Phil Borell 20 hours

Image credit:

Why South African companies can’t ignore menopause anymore

By Lien Potgieter 1 day

More news

The low down on South Africa's Sugar Tax

The low down on South Africa's Sugar Tax

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 18 Jan 2017

New graduates, rural areas likely to pay the price for austerity measures

New graduates, rural areas likely to pay the price for austerity measures

Joan van Dyk 17 Jan 2017

How analytics, big data could revolutionise healthcare

How analytics, big data could revolutionise healthcare

16 Jan 2017

Warning over jobs for sale

Warning over jobs for sale

16 Jan 2017

Medical smart jacket tackles misdiagnosis of pneumonia

Medical smart jacket tackles misdiagnosis of pneumonia

Kate Hodal 12 Jan 2017

No community service posts for pharmacists

No community service posts for pharmacists

11 Jan 2017

Photo: WHO/Clements-Hunt

Nigeria uses tracking system to evaluate medical resources

3 Jan 2017

Kenyan government challenged to pay striking doctors' salaries

Kenyan government challenged to pay striking doctors' salaries

Galgalo Bocha and Alex Njeru 29 Dec 2016

Source: Herald

Paeds heart doctor takes helm at NMMU health faculty

28 Dec 2016

Call for probe into municipal health services GM appointment

Call for probe into municipal health services GM appointment

19 Dec 2016

Grey Health Group, Havas Health to sponsor the Young Globals

Grey Health Group, Havas Health to sponsor the Young Globals

19 Dec 2016

Are primary clinics better than nothing to prevent mother and infant mortality?

Are primary clinics better than nothing to prevent mother and infant mortality?

15 Dec 2016

SMS for Life 2.0 launched to monitor medicine levels in Nigeria

SMS for Life 2.0 launched to monitor medicine levels in Nigeria

12 Dec 2016

Tech could be the answer to levelling the access-to-healthcare playing field

Tech could be the answer to levelling the access-to-healthcare playing field

Cathy Smith 8 Dec 2016

The MHC HIV mobile, ready to roll out and start HIV testing in remote areas

Mobile Health Clinics on the road to eliminate HIV

Jag Method 1 Dec 2016

Medics support shorter shifts for junior doctors

Medics support shorter shifts for junior doctors

24 Nov 2016

McCann

McCann Worldgroup SA entry wins at World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising

21 Nov 2016

Multi-pronged approach in fighting AMR

Multi-pronged approach in fighting AMR

17 Nov 2016

Source: World Health Organisation

After Ebola: West African ministers discuss public health cooperation

16 Nov 2016

Proponents challenge WHO findings on vaping dangers

Proponents challenge WHO findings on vaping dangers

14 Nov 2016

Chronic medication collection model showing results

Chronic medication collection model showing results

8 Nov 2016

Gordhan talks healthcare

Gordhan talks healthcare

4 Nov 2016

Solutions for improved dispensing in public health

Solutions for improved dispensing in public health

2 Nov 2016

Source: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

#FeesMustFall: Plans in place to ensure medical students graduate

Laura Lopez Gonzalez 1 Nov 2016

Novel health social justice programme plans first intake in 2017

Novel health social justice programme plans first intake in 2017

28 Oct 2016

Source: htxt.co.za

Locker system will cut chronic medication dispensing time

28 Oct 2016

NHI and #FeesMustFall are symptoms of the same malady

NHI and #FeesMustFall are symptoms of the same malady

25 Oct 2016

Source:

Fat, body image and cultural bias

14 Oct 2016

Picture:

Coke, Pepsi fund health groups ... but fight them too: study

14 Oct 2016

A sugar tax can yield a R4bn sweetener for good health, says treasury

A sugar tax can yield a R4bn sweetener for good health, says treasury

Pontsho Pilane 6 Oct 2016

Let's do Biz