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A nurse prepares a dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at Wilkins Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 24, 2021. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Vaccine-starved Namibia receives Sinopharm boost

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Building a sickle cell disease registry in Africa

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Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

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16 Jul 2021

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South Africans are keener to get vaccinated. But many still need to be convinced

15 Jul 2021

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Violent riots affect vaccine rollout, distribution of chronic meds

14 Jul 2021

DKMS Africa secures R2m to support transplantation for 8 paediatric state patients

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14 Jul 2021

Widespread unrest and looting of shops in KwaZulu-Natal, like these at KwaMashu shopping centre, has badly impacted health services in the province from hospitals trying to function, with skeleton staff to the Covid-19 vaccination programme halting. Photo: Nokulunga Majola

Health services in KZN struggle to function amidst looting and violent unrest

Nokulunga Majola 13 Jul 2021

A healthcare worker assists a patient being treated at a makeshift hospital run by charity organisation The Gift of the Givers, during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2021. Reuters/ Sumaya Hisham

In South African Covid-19 ward, medics battle worst infection wave yet

Sisipho Skweyiya 13 Jul 2021

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Christopher J Gill 12 Jul 2021

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SA remains at Adjusted Alert Level 4 for another two weeks

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Michael Cherry 8 Jul 2021

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Water, power cuts and neglect are taking their toll on South Africa's top hospitals

Daynia Ballot 8 Jul 2021

Community distribution in Nigeria of ivermectin for onchocerciasis, a disease this drug treats effectively and safely. Photo: Kate Holt/Sightsavers (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19

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Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to inefficiency

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Covid-19 vaccine now available at private sector sites for uninsured

6 Jul 2021

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Health professionals work in teams: their training should prepare them

Gérard Charl Filies & Josè Frantz 6 Jul 2021

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South Africa's vaccine quagmire, and what needs to be done now

Alex van den Heever, Imraan Valodia, Shabir A Madhi & Willem Venter 5 Jul 2021

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Sama threatens DoH with legal action over unplaced interns

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The Gauteng government has been taking over the provision of ambulance services from metros. The City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni have handed over their ambulance fleets. Source: Supplied

Mixed reactions to Gauteng government's ambulance takeover

Masego Mafata 2 Jul 2021

Dis-Chem rolls out DeliverD 60-minute delivery service

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Africa to start receiving US Covid-19 vaccine doses next week

1 Jul 2021

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Limits for human embryo research have been changed: this calls for public debate

Sheetal Soni 1 Jul 2021

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Africa has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

Deoraj Caussy 30 Jun 2021

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South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

Shabir A Madhi 30 Jun 2021

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A nurse prepares a dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at Wilkins Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 24, 2021. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Vaccine-starved Namibia receives Sinopharm boost

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Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

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