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Students’ ‘Life Pod’ project can save up to 100 lives per year

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Gavi and Unicef welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

23 Apr 2024

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Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about a sugar tax

19 Apr 2024

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa

Justin Komguep Nono & Hlumani Ndlovu 10 Oct 2018

Zim only has two pathologists

Zim only has two pathologists

9 Oct 2018

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

5 Oct 2018

Dr Brian Ruff, co-founder of PPO Serve

NHI debate is stuck in the weeds

Brian Ruff 4 Oct 2018

New African Food Safety Index launches

New African Food Safety Index launches

3 Oct 2018

6 African health startups chosen for Innovate For Life Fund Accelerator

6 African health startups chosen for Innovate For Life Fund Accelerator

Tom Jackson 2 Oct 2018

ATM pharmacy launches in Bloemfontein

ATM pharmacy launches in Bloemfontein

28 Sep 2018

Penicillin was discovered 90 years ago - and despite resistance, the future looks good for antibiotics

Alastair Hay 21 Sep 2018

'Fake food' in South Africa: myths, misinformation and not enough data

'Fake food' in South Africa: myths, misinformation and not enough data

Jane Battersby and Gareth Haysom 19 Sep 2018

Piron Giullaume/Unsplash

Tackle Africa's chronic diseases with effective actions

Sam Otieno 18 Sep 2018

Flu plane: are we really ready for a global pandemic?

Mark Eccleston-Turner 17 Sep 2018

Climate change, water and the spread of diseases: connecting the dots differently

Lenore Manderson 17 Sep 2018

A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far

Paul Ouma & Emelda Okiro 14 Sep 2018

Professor Ian Couper

African mid-level health workers need better training

13 Sep 2018

Photo: New Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean cholera death toll rises to 16

Nyemudzai Kakore & Munyaradzi Masiiwa 10 Sep 2018

EC Health extends Life Esidimeni Kirkwood contract

EC Health extends Life Esidimeni Kirkwood contract

6 Sep 2018

No evidence of 'fake food', but tap water is sold as spring water, Motsoaledi says

6 Sep 2018

R10m to recruit mental healthcare practitioners in EC

R10m to recruit mental healthcare practitioners in EC

5 Sep 2018

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

4 Sep 2018

Carl Grillenberger, Advanced Health CEO

Private healthcare industry needs to change

3 Sep 2018

Charlton Murove, head of the BHF’s research unit. Photo: ehealthnews

BHF study: human resources distribution is good and bad news

31 Aug 2018

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

30 Aug 2018

Dr Matshidiso Moeti

African health ministers pledge to end cholera by 2030

29 Aug 2018

District hospitals roped in to reduce Charlotte Maxeke operation backlog

District hospitals roped in to reduce Charlotte Maxeke operation backlog

22 Aug 2018

Sahpra to continue supply of medicine during strike

Sahpra to continue supply of medicine during strike

16 Aug 2018

Dr Guni Goolab, principal officer, Government Employee Medical Scheme

5 advantages of universal health coverage

16 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

Former North West premier, Supra Mahumapelo. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Supra Mahumapelo's legacy? Closed clinics, drug shortages and millions in debt

Nelisiwe Msomi 14 Aug 2018

Karien Bornheim, founder and CEO, Footprint Africa Business Solutions

Using IoT to solve the healthcare puzzle

13 Aug 2018

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Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa

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Zim only has two pathologists

Zim only has two pathologists

9 Oct 2018

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

5 Oct 2018

Dr Brian Ruff, co-founder of PPO Serve

NHI debate is stuck in the weeds

Brian Ruff 4 Oct 2018

New African Food Safety Index launches

New African Food Safety Index launches

3 Oct 2018

6 African health startups chosen for Innovate For Life Fund Accelerator

6 African health startups chosen for Innovate For Life Fund Accelerator

Tom Jackson 2 Oct 2018

ATM pharmacy launches in Bloemfontein

ATM pharmacy launches in Bloemfontein

28 Sep 2018

Penicillin was discovered 90 years ago - and despite resistance, the future looks good for antibiotics

Alastair Hay 21 Sep 2018

'Fake food' in South Africa: myths, misinformation and not enough data

'Fake food' in South Africa: myths, misinformation and not enough data

Jane Battersby and Gareth Haysom 19 Sep 2018

Piron Giullaume/Unsplash

Tackle Africa's chronic diseases with effective actions

Sam Otieno 18 Sep 2018

Flu plane: are we really ready for a global pandemic?

Mark Eccleston-Turner 17 Sep 2018

Climate change, water and the spread of diseases: connecting the dots differently

Lenore Manderson 17 Sep 2018

A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far

Paul Ouma & Emelda Okiro 14 Sep 2018

Professor Ian Couper

African mid-level health workers need better training

13 Sep 2018

Photo: New Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean cholera death toll rises to 16

Nyemudzai Kakore & Munyaradzi Masiiwa 10 Sep 2018

EC Health extends Life Esidimeni Kirkwood contract

EC Health extends Life Esidimeni Kirkwood contract

6 Sep 2018

No evidence of 'fake food', but tap water is sold as spring water, Motsoaledi says

6 Sep 2018

R10m to recruit mental healthcare practitioners in EC

R10m to recruit mental healthcare practitioners in EC

5 Sep 2018

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

The outbreak of listeriosis is over - Motsoaledi

4 Sep 2018

Carl Grillenberger, Advanced Health CEO

Private healthcare industry needs to change

3 Sep 2018

Charlton Murove, head of the BHF’s research unit. Photo: ehealthnews

BHF study: human resources distribution is good and bad news

31 Aug 2018

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

30 Aug 2018

Dr Matshidiso Moeti

African health ministers pledge to end cholera by 2030

29 Aug 2018

District hospitals roped in to reduce Charlotte Maxeke operation backlog

District hospitals roped in to reduce Charlotte Maxeke operation backlog

22 Aug 2018

Sahpra to continue supply of medicine during strike

Sahpra to continue supply of medicine during strike

16 Aug 2018

Dr Guni Goolab, principal officer, Government Employee Medical Scheme

5 advantages of universal health coverage

16 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

Former North West premier, Supra Mahumapelo. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Supra Mahumapelo's legacy? Closed clinics, drug shortages and millions in debt

Nelisiwe Msomi 14 Aug 2018

Karien Bornheim, founder and CEO, Footprint Africa Business Solutions

Using IoT to solve the healthcare puzzle

13 Aug 2018

Barney Selebano, former head of department. Photo: Joyrene Kramer, Section 27

How many doctors and nurses will lose their licenses over #LifeEsidimeni?

Nelisiwe Msomi 7 Aug 2018

Free State health delivery improving, but there's more to do

Free State health delivery improving, but there's more to do

6 Aug 2018

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

1 Aug 2018

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: Who wants to live forever?

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: Who wants to live forever?

Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster 27 Jul 2018

Are healthier people going to save the planet?

Are healthier people going to save the planet?

Dr Craig Nossel 24 Jul 2018

Will HMI insights get lost in the rush to finalise healthcare laws?

Will HMI insights get lost in the rush to finalise healthcare laws?

23 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Poor quality health services are holding back UHC

Poor quality health services are holding back UHC

17 Jul 2018

Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

Rich Warner 13 Jul 2018

We must ensure new food retail technologies are pathways - not barriers - to better health

We must ensure new food retail technologies are pathways - not barriers - to better health

Kathryn Backholer 11 Jul 2018

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