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Funding crisis threatens progress in fight against HIV/Aids

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President announces Covid-19 resurgence plan, eases alcohol, travel restrictions

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Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine trial commences in South Africa

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SA study recommends changes to PMTCT guidelines

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Covid-19 vaccine proves 90% effective

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How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

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Are personalised probiotics colonising the SA probiotics market?

Are personalised probiotics colonising the SA probiotics market?

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9 reputation accessories your PR content marketing needs now

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation

Africa's fragile health system hit hard by Covid-19

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Spatial applications show where the Covid-19 vulnerable populations and active cases are, where to find care, and where there are resource gaps. Bushko Oleksandr/Shutterstock

The 'science of where', or GIS, fortified Kenya's response to Covid-19. Here's how

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As the malaria season begins in southern Africa, Covid-19 complicates the picture

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South Africa is testing digital technology to detect outbreaks of respiratory diseases

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The best-of-the-best in business-to-business

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A Covid-19 test in Utah. The country’s pandemic response has been politicised, making comprehensive changes to public health more difficult.
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Poor US pandemic response will reverberate in healthcare politics for years, health scholars warn

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The polio eradication programme in Africa directly combated a severe debilitating disease. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP via Getty Images

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Good news for skin cancer patients in Gauteng

Good news for skin cancer patients in Gauteng

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John Cranke. financial advisor, PSG Wealth Employee Benefits Midlands.

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Sustainability lessons from a pandemic

Sustainability lessons from a pandemic

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TB study sheds light on disease development

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KwaZulu-Natal community and medical staff benefit from the Beiersdorf International Aid Programme

KwaZulu-Natal community and medical staff benefit from the Beiersdorf International Aid Programme

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NMISA plays an important role in advancing the quality of cancer treatments in South Africa

NMISA plays an important role in advancing the quality of cancer treatments in South Africa

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NPO mental health support programme, helpline launched

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Covid-19: Excess deaths for second week running

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850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

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Lee Callakoppen, principal officer, Bonitas Medical Fund.

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The increasingly well-coordinated global anti-vaccine movement has repurposed itself to challenge the very reality of COVID-19. Hasan Esen/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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Mask-wearing the new normal, despite its discomfort

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A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Strong leadership fought Covid-19 in Africa: the next step is to harness research

Monique Wasunna 12 Nov 2020

How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

How The Plane Project is improving basic healthcare for thousands of Africans

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation

Africa's fragile health system hit hard by Covid-19

9 Nov 2020

Spatial applications show where the Covid-19 vulnerable populations and active cases are, where to find care, and where there are resource gaps. Bushko Oleksandr/Shutterstock

The 'science of where', or GIS, fortified Kenya's response to Covid-19. Here's how

Peter Macharia 6 Nov 2020

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