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Gavi and Unicef welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

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Gavi and Unicef welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

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

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Viruses can hijack cellular process in order to block immune response

22 Feb 2021

EMS drone rescue in Rooi-Els

EMS drone rescue project in full swing

12 Feb 2021

Many countries around the world, like Bangladesh, have started Covid-19 vaccination. Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images

South Africa didn't take advantage of its role in Covid-19 vaccine trials: why it should have

Keymanthri Moodley & Theresa Rossouw 10 Feb 2021

Is SA's cannabis industry predicted to become 'green gold' or 'fool's gold'?

Is SA's cannabis industry predicted to become 'green gold' or 'fool's gold'?

Insight Survey 1 Feb 2021

New eucalytptus and menthol formulation has excellent anti-viral properties

New eucalytptus and menthol formulation has excellent anti-viral properties

ACDOCO SA 28 Jan 2021

Healthcare marketer - Is your audience engaged online?

Healthcare marketer - Is your audience engaged online?

Cingulate 26 Jan 2021

Over 1,700 health workers in the UK’s NHS said they were South African. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

UK accused of poaching health workers from poorer countries

Rufaro Samanga 21 Jan 2021

South Africa does not have large-scale vaccine manufacturing capability. Shutterstock

Vaccine production in South Africa: how an industry in its infancy can be developed

Jeffrey Dorfman & Frank Kirstein 21 Jan 2021

A healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images

Some key questions answered on Covid-19 vaccines for African countries

Ina Skosana & Ozayr Patel 19 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

Nurses in the isolation unit at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. Misha Jordaan/Gallo Images via Getty Images

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

Hamieda Parker 15 Jan 2021

#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

Lee Callakoppen, principal officer, Bonitas Medical Fund

#BizTrends2021: Are day hospitals the new trend?

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

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

Command council details move to adjusted Level 3 lockdown

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

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

28 Dec 2020

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

28 Dec 2020

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

24 Dec 2020

SA makes down payment for Covid-19 vaccine

SA makes down payment for Covid-19 vaccine

23 Dec 2020

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

James Stent 22 Dec 2020

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Ruby Digital 22 Dec 2020

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Rebecca Aicheler 17 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Daikin 14 Dec 2020

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services 11 Dec 2020

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Healthcare marketer - Is your audience engaged online?

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UK accused of poaching health workers from poorer countries

Rufaro Samanga 21 Jan 2021

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Rufaro Samanga 15 Jan 2021

Nurses in the isolation unit at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. Misha Jordaan/Gallo Images via Getty Images

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

Hamieda Parker 15 Jan 2021

#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

Lee Callakoppen, principal officer, Bonitas Medical Fund

#BizTrends2021: Are day hospitals the new trend?

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

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

Command council details move to adjusted Level 3 lockdown

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

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

28 Dec 2020

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

28 Dec 2020

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

24 Dec 2020

SA makes down payment for Covid-19 vaccine

SA makes down payment for Covid-19 vaccine

23 Dec 2020

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

James Stent 22 Dec 2020

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Ruby Digital 22 Dec 2020

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Rebecca Aicheler 17 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

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Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

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Cigarette market normalised, but not the same as before ban - study

11 Dec 2020

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services 11 Dec 2020

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Social norms and poor services drive petty corruption in East Africa's health sector

Saba Kassa, Claudia Baez Camargo & Jacopo Costa 7 Dec 2020

A substantial proportion of people may refuse or delay taking a Covid-19 vaccine. Shutterstock

Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link

Steven Lloyd Wilson & Charles Shey Wiysonge 4 Dec 2020

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Prioritising wellness to retain young healthcare professionals

26 Nov 2020

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

26 Nov 2020

Dr Zweli Mkhize

Plugging the gaps to build a resilient healthcare system

23 Nov 2020

Dr Bha Ndungane-Tlakula, country medical director, Pfizer South Africa

Antimicrobial resistance - a threat to modern health

20 Nov 2020

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

20 Nov 2020

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East African countries should prioritise their essential medicines for drug registration

Allyson M Pollock, Moses Ocan & Petra Sevcikova 19 Nov 2020

What you need to know about managing diabetes in the family

What you need to know about managing diabetes in the family

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 12 Nov 2020

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