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| Internationally acclaimed expert, Professor David Salant, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Nephrology at Boston University Medical Center, delivered the AJ Orenstein Memorial Lecture at Wits University's Faculty of Health Sciences earlier this month. The lecture was a homecoming for Salant, having graduated from Wits Medical School in 1969. read more>>
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 | Charles Mburugu In this day and age, health issues have become a major concern for many individuals all over the world. People are always looking for all kinds of information from both medical and non-medical publications. Due to the huge demand for health-related content, medical writing has become a very lucrative venture. Anyone with good writing skills can succeed in this field, even with little or no medical training. read more>> | | |
 | In celebration of World Heart Day on 29 September 2014, the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (HSF), in partnership with the World Heart Federation, is putting the spotlight on creating heart-healthy environments, enabling people to make positive changes that can reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke. read more>> | | |
 | Africa Mercy, part of the Mercy Ships fleet and the world's largest civilian hospital ship, will dock at the V&A Waterfront for two weeks, with public open days from 10-12 October 2014. The ship is on its way to Madagascar for its next field service. read more>> | |  | The global Movember 2014 campaign officially kicked off this month with the launch of this year's theme, Made in Movember. From 15 September, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas, as the supporters of Movember are affectionately known, have been signing up on the new look website, www.movember.com. read more>> | | |
 | September is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder that it is the most frequent type of cancer and the leading cancer-related cause of death for South African women aged 15-44. The disease is second only to breast cancer in frequency, with 1/35 women diagnosed. read more>> | | |
 | Nick Hedley General Electric (GE)‚ which is supplying a total of 376 locomotives to Transnet‚ is looking for opportunities in other sectors in SA‚ including healthcare and energy. read more>> | | |
 | To reach its target audience of women in the Western Cape over 15 years of age, the provincial department of health used Primedia Unlimited's Fitting Exposure and mobile to message its target of a 75% reduction in the maternal death rate by 2015... read more>> | | |  | The Department of Health has appealed to the country's private sector to donate to the Ebola Response Fund to assist the countries affected by the virus. read more>> | |  | Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, has assured South Africans that government will help families to repatriate mortal remains of those citizens, who died in Lagos. read more>> | | | More Government news | |
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