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#BestofBiz 2025: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2025: Healthcare

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WSU's Professor Wezile Chitha elected HPCSA president

15 Dec 2025

When passion for healthcare goes beyond taking care of patients

When passion for healthcare goes beyond taking care of patients

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Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 28 Mar 2023

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Diagnosis of TB lagging post-pandemic

24 Mar 2023

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RSV on the rise, hospitals urged to prepare for paediatric admissions

23 Mar 2023

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Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

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African leaders pledge to drive routine immunisation and polio eradication

20 Mar 2023

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Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo

Bhargav Acharya 20 Mar 2023

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New coalition to increase access to cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa

20 Mar 2023

Members of the South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) hold placards outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Court orders striking healthcare workers to end walkout

Tannur Anders 13 Mar 2023

Source: iStock. Police cleared burning tyres at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp on Tuesday (7 March 2023) as Nehawu members picketed outside the hospital.

Tensions mount as Nehawu strike intensifies

Katja Hamilton 8 Mar 2023

Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open

Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open

Intercare 7 Mar 2023

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Green light for Cape Health Technology Park

28 Feb 2023

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Consider more than 200 hospitals for possible exclusion from load shedding, legal team says

27 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Ebere Okereke the new chief executive officer of Africa Public Health Foundation.

Africa Public Health Foundation appoints new CEO

27 Feb 2023

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Vaccination drive hits Western Cape amidst growing measles outbreak in SA

27 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

South Africa reports first death due to cholera as cases rise to five

24 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Cipla, Paul Miller.

Measles vaccine rollout ramped up amid outbreak

21 Feb 2023

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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

Source: Supplied. Rose Leke, chair of Gavi's IRC.

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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