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SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SA

SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SACommunikay

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Is Ozempic the answer to obesity or a risky quick fix?

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Nigerian nurses end 7-day 'warning strike'

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WomenCan gathers experts at Wellness Collective Summit

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Transparency and integrity can reshape SA's skincare industry

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How businesses can support mental health in the Covid-19 workplace

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KZN pharmacy admits to excessive pricing of face masks

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Nicci Botha 7 May 2020

Video series educates essential FMCG workers on Covid-19 safety

Video series educates essential FMCG workers on Covid-19 safety

6 May 2020

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6 May 2020

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African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered

Shaheen Mehtar, Lucille Blumberg, Marc Mendelson 6 May 2020

Professor Renata Schoeman

What is our right to health?

5 May 2020

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Pop-up pediatric Covid-19 unit opens in Paarl

Pop-up pediatric Covid-19 unit opens in Paarl

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Professors Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim

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Nicci Botha 4 May 2020

Achieving mental wellbeing during Covid-19

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SAICA 4 May 2020

Mindfulness matters for entrepreneurs

Mindfulness matters for entrepreneurs

Selina Bieber 4 May 2020

Professor Justine Davies

Covid-19 and the need for whole health systems in sub-Saharan Africa

Justine Davies 30 Apr 2020

SAHIF pledges 50 temporary housing structures to help flatten the curve

SAHIF pledges 50 temporary housing structures to help flatten the curve

29 Apr 2020

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Anatole Manzi 29 Apr 2020

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Lockdown has succeeded in flattening the curve

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Good nutrition, a priority during Covid-19

Good nutrition, a priority during Covid-19

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 29 Apr 2020

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Cuban medics arrive in SA to fight Covid-19

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Nicci Botha 24 Apr 2020

Dis-Chem charged with inflating prices of face masks

Dis-Chem charged with inflating prices of face masks

24 Apr 2020

Craig Getz

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Craig Getz 23 Apr 2020

How 3D printing is proving its worth in the fight against Covid-19

How 3D printing is proving its worth in the fight against Covid-19

23 Apr 2020

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Coronavirus: never been a more compelling time for African scientists to work together

Salome Maswime, Collet Dandara & Sudesh Sivarasu 22 Apr 2020

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How African genetic studies offer hope for preventing a common cause of blindness

Susan Williams 22 Apr 2020

Boogertman + Partners collaborate on FNB Soccer City field hospital design

Boogertman + Partners collaborate on FNB Soccer City field hospital design

21 Apr 2020

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NHI implementation hinges on systems integrator, not technology

Kumar Utpal 21 Apr 2020

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South Africa needs a post-lockdown strategy that emulates South Korea

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Community members wearing protective face masks as they queue for aid in Zandspruit informal settlement, north of Johannesburg. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images

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Professor Justine Davies

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Justine Davies 30 Apr 2020

A man being tested as he takes part in an ophthalmological study and examination. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

How African genetic studies offer hope for preventing a common cause of blindness

Susan Williams 22 Apr 2020

Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May

Defy to begin building ventilators in SA this May

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