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South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize (centre). The government has been criticised for not having an actionable plan on vaccines. Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images

South Africa failed to get its act together on vaccines: here's how

Shabir A Madhi 18 Jan 2021

Medicines are only approved for use by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority when there is sufficient evidence that their benefits outweigh their risks.

Ivermectin and Covid-19: Why it's promising but why we need to be cautious

Rufaro Samanga 15 Jan 2021

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Making a hospital space feel psychologically safer helped South African health workers

Hamieda Parker 15 Jan 2021

Paul Cox, MD, Essential Group of Companies

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Paul Cox 14 Jan 2021

This graph published by the MRC shows how much worse the second Covid-19 surge is than the first one that peaked in July.

Record number of South Africans died in first week of 2021

James Stent and Nathan Geffen 14 Jan 2021

Muizenberg beach is eerily quiet on a hot summer’s day, 29 December 2020. If we want to save lives and life to go back to normal we need to embrace vaccines.

Here's how to fight anti-vaccine propaganda

GroundUp Editors 13 Jan 2021

Women who had a secondary or higher level of education were more likely to test for HIV than women who had no formal education. Shutterstock

African countries differ widely in prenatal HIV testing: why it matters

Anthony Idowu Ajayi 13 Jan 2021

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Innovation bridges oxygen supply gap for Covid-19 patients

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SA to remain on Adjusted Alert Level 3 for another month

12 Jan 2021

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#BizTrends2021: African demands for post-Covid healthcare align impact with investor opportunity in 2021

Jason Mitchell 11 Jan 2021

A market place in Ghana’s capital Accra. Developing countries like Ghana risk being left behind in the race to secure Covid-19 vaccines. Christian Thompson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Dummy's guide to how trade rules affect access to Covid-19 vaccines

Caroline Southey 11 Jan 2021

First 1-million Covid-19 vaccine doses will arrive this month

First 1-million Covid-19 vaccine doses will arrive this month

8 Jan 2021

Reynhardt Uys, chief experience officer, Immersion Group

#BizTrends2021: Healthcare innovation in 2021 and beyond

Reynhardt Uys 8 Jan 2021

Lee Callakoppen, principal officer, Bonitas Medical Fund

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Lee Callakoppen 7 Jan 2021

Professor Alex van den Heever, chair, Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the Wits School of Governance.

The South African health system after Covid-19

Alex van den Heever 7 Jan 2021

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Richard dos Santos 6 Jan 2021

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Nerine Brink 6 Jan 2021

Moshe Lichtenstein,CEO and founder, One8Innovation

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There are at least three Covid-19 vaccines that have been approved by reputable health regulatory organisations around the world and many countries have begun rolling out vaccines, but not South Africa. Photo: Armin Kübelbeck (CC-BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

Health workers demand vaccine rollout

GroundUp staff 5 Jan 2021

The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

David McCoy, Julie P. Smith and Phillip Baker 5 Jan 2021

Health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize

Mkhize's wishlist: Covid-19 vaccine rollout in February

4 Jan 2021

SA records highest daily record with 17,710 Covid-19 cases

SA records highest daily record with 17,710 Covid-19 cases

31 Dec 2020

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

31 Dec 2020

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

30 Dec 2020

Command council details move to adjusted Level 3 lockdown

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29 Dec 2020

SA moves to Level 3 of lockdown

SA moves to Level 3 of lockdown

29 Dec 2020

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

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28 Dec 2020

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

28 Dec 2020

Here's where efforts to end HIV in eastern and southern Africa must focus

Here's where efforts to end HIV in eastern and southern Africa must focus

Kaymarlin Govender, Janet Seeley, Mitzy Gafos, Roselyn Kanyemba 24 Dec 2020

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

24 Dec 2020

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Jason Mitchell 11 Jan 2021

The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

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Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

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New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

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