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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

Over 80% of South Africans rely on state facilities like Chris Hani Baragwanath, the third largest hospital in the world. Shutterstock

Why delays to fixing healthcare are bad news for South Africans

Wezile Chitha 5 Feb 2019

UNU report compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater

UNU report compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater

1 Feb 2019

Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi

Tackling the scourge of counterfeit drugs in Africa

31 Jan 2019

Global evidence suggests that alcohol advertisements increase adolescents’ favourable attitudes towards drinking. Shutterstock

How easy access to alcohol, and adverts, affect women in South Africa

Leslie London & Neo Morojele 30 Jan 2019

Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup. Shutterstock

Why African countries need to give genomic research a major boost

Lamech Mwapagha 30 Jan 2019

Immunisation coverage stagnating in Africa

Immunisation coverage stagnating in Africa

25 Jan 2019

No jobs, no vote, say angry nurses

No jobs, no vote, say angry nurses

Nompendulo Ngubane 22 Jan 2019

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

21 Jan 2019

Forum to address health challenges in mining communities

Forum to address health challenges in mining communities

21 Jan 2019

10 biggest threats to global health

10 biggest threats to global health

15 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: SA's state of health

#BizTrends2019: SA's state of health

Board of Healthcare Funders 7 Jan 2019

Radical transformations likely needed to achieve universal healthcare

Radical transformations likely needed to achieve universal healthcare

28 Dec 2018

Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage

Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage

24 Dec 2018

Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance

Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance

19 Dec 2018

The country's state emergency services are facing staff and vehicle shortages, leaving provinces with no choice but to outsource these critical services. (Christopher Sebela / Flickr)

If you need an ambulance this festive season, what are your chances of getting one?

Nelisiwe Msomi 18 Dec 2018

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

18 Dec 2018

Jose Fernando Arevalo

Cancer drug offers more affordable treatment for diabetic retinopathy

12 Dec 2018

At about 21 million strong, nurses make up half of the world’s health workforce. SIM USA/Shutterstock

To achieve universal healthcare, Kenya must invest more in its nurses

Sharon Brownie 11 Dec 2018

Invitation to bid

Invitation to bid

South African Nursing Council 10 Dec 2018

Explaining that vaccines do not cause autism and have few side effects does not seem to matter to those who oppose vaccination. Numstocker/Shutterstock.com

Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

Matthew Motta and Dominik Stecula 7 Dec 2018

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

5 Dec 2018

Science, strides and a resilient nation... 30 years later

Science, strides and a resilient nation... 30 years later

Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa 3 Dec 2018

#WorldDisabilityDay: Health Department is denying disabled people their basic rights

#WorldDisabilityDay: Health Department is denying disabled people their basic rights

3 Dec 2018

Thabo Lekalakala.

North West health officials placed on suspension

28 Nov 2018

Mashudu Mphafudi, director in the finance & banking practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Private healthcare is ripe for transformation

28 Nov 2018

Professor Thuli Madonsela and FMHS Dean, Professor Jimmy Volmink

Stamping out social injustice in healthcare

Florence de Vries 26 Nov 2018

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Photo:GCIS

Are foreigners stealing your jobs and healthcare? Find out.

Savo Heleta, Sharon Ekambaram & Sibongile Tshabala 23 Nov 2018

Letaba Hospital

Tight security at medical facilities non-negotiable

22 Nov 2018

The big 3 questions on healthcare and AI

Karen Feldscher 21 Nov 2018

MediFin announces its Top Loyalty Partners for 2018

MediFin announces its Top Loyalty Partners for 2018

Medifin Financial Services 21 Nov 2018

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Over 80% of South Africans rely on state facilities like Chris Hani Baragwanath, the third largest hospital in the world. Shutterstock

Why delays to fixing healthcare are bad news for South Africans

Wezile Chitha 5 Feb 2019

UNU report compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater

UNU report compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater

1 Feb 2019

Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi

Tackling the scourge of counterfeit drugs in Africa

31 Jan 2019

Global evidence suggests that alcohol advertisements increase adolescents’ favourable attitudes towards drinking. Shutterstock

How easy access to alcohol, and adverts, affect women in South Africa

Leslie London & Neo Morojele 30 Jan 2019

Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup. Shutterstock

Why African countries need to give genomic research a major boost

Lamech Mwapagha 30 Jan 2019

Immunisation coverage stagnating in Africa

Immunisation coverage stagnating in Africa

25 Jan 2019

No jobs, no vote, say angry nurses

No jobs, no vote, say angry nurses

Nompendulo Ngubane 22 Jan 2019

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

21 Jan 2019

Forum to address health challenges in mining communities

Forum to address health challenges in mining communities

21 Jan 2019

10 biggest threats to global health

10 biggest threats to global health

15 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: SA's state of health

#BizTrends2019: SA's state of health

Board of Healthcare Funders 7 Jan 2019

Radical transformations likely needed to achieve universal healthcare

Radical transformations likely needed to achieve universal healthcare

28 Dec 2018

Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage

Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage

24 Dec 2018

Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance

Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance

19 Dec 2018

The country's state emergency services are facing staff and vehicle shortages, leaving provinces with no choice but to outsource these critical services. (Christopher Sebela / Flickr)

If you need an ambulance this festive season, what are your chances of getting one?

Nelisiwe Msomi 18 Dec 2018

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

18 Dec 2018

Jose Fernando Arevalo

Cancer drug offers more affordable treatment for diabetic retinopathy

12 Dec 2018

At about 21 million strong, nurses make up half of the world’s health workforce. SIM USA/Shutterstock

To achieve universal healthcare, Kenya must invest more in its nurses

Sharon Brownie 11 Dec 2018

Invitation to bid

Invitation to bid

South African Nursing Council 10 Dec 2018

Explaining that vaccines do not cause autism and have few side effects does not seem to matter to those who oppose vaccination. Numstocker/Shutterstock.com

Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

Matthew Motta and Dominik Stecula 7 Dec 2018

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

5 Dec 2018

Science, strides and a resilient nation... 30 years later

Science, strides and a resilient nation... 30 years later

Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa 3 Dec 2018

#WorldDisabilityDay: Health Department is denying disabled people their basic rights

#WorldDisabilityDay: Health Department is denying disabled people their basic rights

3 Dec 2018

Thabo Lekalakala.

North West health officials placed on suspension

28 Nov 2018

Mashudu Mphafudi, director in the finance & banking practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Private healthcare is ripe for transformation

28 Nov 2018

Professor Thuli Madonsela and FMHS Dean, Professor Jimmy Volmink

Stamping out social injustice in healthcare

Florence de Vries 26 Nov 2018

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Photo:GCIS

Are foreigners stealing your jobs and healthcare? Find out.

Savo Heleta, Sharon Ekambaram & Sibongile Tshabala 23 Nov 2018

Letaba Hospital

Tight security at medical facilities non-negotiable

22 Nov 2018

The big 3 questions on healthcare and AI

Karen Feldscher 21 Nov 2018

Estranged bedfellows: Why the private sector remains wary of universal healthcare

Estranged bedfellows: Why the private sector remains wary of universal healthcare

Joan van Dyk 21 Nov 2018

MediFin announces its Top Loyalty Partners for 2018

MediFin announces its Top Loyalty Partners for 2018

Medifin Financial Services 21 Nov 2018

There already exist some promising new antibiotic therapies, and more are in the pipeline. However, our economic model prevents researchers from moving them out onto the market.
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Humanity under threat from antibiotic-resistant infections

Gerry Wright 19 Nov 2018

New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

16 Nov 2018

Scientists analysing data at the South-South Malaria Research Partnership project laboratory in Kenya. Flora Mutere-Okuku

Novel approach brings African scientists closer to a malaria vaccine

Faith Osier 7 Nov 2018

Usman Yusuf. Photo: Premium Times

Head of Nigeria's NHIS placed on administrative leave

Ebuka Onyeji 1 Nov 2018

How will the State Liability Amendment Bill affect victims?

How will the State Liability Amendment Bill affect victims?

31 Oct 2018

R3m upgrade for Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital complete

R3m upgrade for Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital complete

29 Oct 2018

R500m to recruit health professionals, buy beds and linen

R500m to recruit health professionals, buy beds and linen

25 Oct 2018

Will NHI be just another state-owned enterprise?

Will NHI be just another state-owned enterprise?

Melody Emmett 25 Oct 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

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