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Health inquiry puts Discovery on the spot
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Medical
SASA weighs in on doctor training shortfall
There are too few specialists to meet the healthcare needs of the country, partly due to a lack of education and training opportunities... read
CSI
Corporates asked to support Children's Hospital Fund
With over 22 years in the NPO sector and the official fundraiser for the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, the Children's Hospital Trust receives donations from government, individuals, institutions, trusts and foundations as well as donations left in individual's wills... read
Food Security
What's driving sub-Saharan Africa's malnutrition problem?

Jane Battersby

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest level of food insecurity in the world... read
Hospital Groups
COHSASA elects new deputy chairperson

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The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa announced the appointment of its new Deputy Chairperson, Sharon Slabbert, as from 19 February 2016... read
Infectious Diseases
The war against measles
In the 1990s, a coalition of leading health organisations declared that it was feasible, technically, to eradicate measles worldwide by 2010... read
Medical Technology
NEF calls for new era in science and technology in Africa
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF)) has launched a global call for support... read
University of Pretoria partners with Vodacom to launch hearZA App
This week saw the launch in South Africa of a National Hearing Test for World Hearing Day. The hearZA App, developed and validated by the University of Pretoria, will provide users with a free hearing test... read
3D printing healthcare market driven to grow
The world 3D printing healthcare market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 26.2% from 2015 to 2020 according to a new report published by Allied Market Research... read
SA sectors that should reap big data benefits
As corporates increasingly harness the power of big data analytics to improve productivity, gain market share and a competitive edge, there are sectors that are lagging behind by not fully capitalising... read
Mental health
New psychiatric facility opens in KZN
A new private psychiatric clinic was almost full almost a week after opening, thanks to the increased awareness of mental health in communities... read
NPO
National Children and Violence Trust extends counselling hours
The National Children and Violence Trust (NCVT) is a non-profit organisation that supports women and children who have been abused, people who are unemployed, and those living with HIV/AIDS... read
Nutrition
Plain packaging for sugar may prove unhealthy

Gerald Bourne

Sugar has officially descended into the realm of "sin", with the penalty of a tax that will be introduced from April 1 next year... read
Surgical Procedures
First cardiac surgery performed in Zimbabwe in 13 years
After more than a decade, Zimbabwean patients will now have access to cardiac surgery within their own borders... read
300th cryo-balloon ablation procedure performed
300th cryo-balloon ablation procedure performed... read
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