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Stellenbosch Uni study finds strong link between alcohol use and residential fires in Cape Town

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Matshepo Msibi named CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities South Africa

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Condoms ineffective against preventing STDs, research shows

21 Feb 2023

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SA bottled water association fires back over claims of 'toxic' mineral water

Georgina Crouth 21 Feb 2023

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Medical charity MSF suspends operations in Burkina Faso to assess risk

20 Feb 2023

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Antenatal care essential for protecting the health of women and their unborn children

14 Feb 2023

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Malawi cholera death toll crosses 1,300: health official

Bhargav Acharya 14 Feb 2023

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Gavi appoints Rose Leke as IRC chair

8 Feb 2023

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Deadline for submissions on protection of community health workers extended

7 Feb 2023

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South Africa records two imported cholera cases

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 6 Feb 2023

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78 studies and 22,000 research participants prove e-cigarettes help smokers quit successfully

6 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Health minister Nomafrench Mbombo and Tendani Mabuda, director of the Western Cape Nursing College.

Western Cape College of Nursing welcomes 300 new students

30 Jan 2023

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Steady rise in demand for contraception among women, study shows

27 Jan 2023

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Cholera death toll passes 1,000 in Malawi as outbreak spreads

Frank Phiri 25 Jan 2023

Is allergic rhinitis 'sneezing' life into South Africa's allergy care market?

Is allergic rhinitis 'sneezing' life into South Africa's allergy care market?

Insight Survey 25 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. A health worker prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in Dakar, Senegal February 23, 2021.

Senegal institute wins $50m in boost to Africa's vaccine capacity

Nellie Peyton 25 Jan 2023

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SA measles outbreak of concern, NICD warns as case surge hits 80% worldwide

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. China's foreign minister, Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023.

Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

12 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. Uganda health minister Jane Ruth Aceng addresses the media after receiving a shipment of 1,200 doses for Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial at the National Medical Stores in Entebbe, Uganda, 8 December, 2022.

Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak

11 Jan 2023

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BioNTech starts human trial to test malaria vaccine

28 Dec 2022

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Gambia lawmakers say Maiden to blame for child kidney injury deaths

22 Dec 2022

Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

Kostas Selviaridis and Nonhlanhla Dube 21 Dec 2022

It's critical: How digital tools can drive reliable and patient-centric healthcare

It's critical: How digital tools can drive reliable and patient-centric healthcare

ASUS 20 Dec 2022

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SA's birth control stock shortage a major setback for women's reproductive health rights

Katja Hamilton 13 Dec 2022

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SA's Aspen gets $30m grant to make vaccines

Nqobile Dludla 12 Dec 2022

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Re-thinking traditional feminine hygiene products for Africa's young women

9 Dec 2022

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Ebola vaccine candidates arrive in Uganda for trials

8 Dec 2022

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National Renal Care opens specialised children's dialysis unit in Sandton

6 Dec 2022

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What's new for Cannes Lions 2023?

5 Dec 2022

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World Health Organization to phase out use of the term "monkeypox"

29 Nov 2022

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South Africa's Biovac in new oral cholera vaccine deal

Wendell Roelf 25 Nov 2022

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Britain and South Africa agree health partnership on second day of state visit

Alistair Smout 25 Nov 2022

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