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Matshepo Msibi named CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities South Africa

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Gates Foundation leads charge into women’s health with unprecedented $2.5bn fund

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South Africans blame City of Tshwane as cholera cases rise

Catherine Schenck 23 May 2023

Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

19 May 2023

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R60m medical stores facility unveiled at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

19 May 2023

Dis-Chem founder Ivan Saltzman steps down as CEO

Dis-Chem founder Ivan Saltzman steps down as CEO

15 May 2023

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Cancer a leading cause of life-insurance claims, report shows

15 May 2023

Govt to appeal exemption of hospitals, schools, police stations from load shedding

Govt to appeal exemption of hospitals, schools, police stations from load shedding

10 May 2023

Are you ready for the winter flu? Things you need to know - Medshield

Are you ready for the winter flu? Things you need to know - Medshield

Stone 5 May 2023

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UK social investment firm launches BrightFlag Healthcare

24 Apr 2023

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Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

Katja Hamilton 21 Apr 2023

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Putting health at the heart of climate action

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

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Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine

13 Apr 2023

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Cervical cancer can be beaten - the key is vaccinating young girls

Lynette Denny 11 Apr 2023

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Looking to "age in place" when you're older? Early lifestyle interventions may be the key

Jessica Spira 5 Apr 2023

Source © Business Wire India The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition More Than a Mother Awards 2022 and Diabetes and Hypertension Awards 2022 winners were announced via via videoconference.

The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards 2022 winners

28 Mar 2023

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

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

24 Feb 2023

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Measles vaccine rollout ramped up amid outbreak

21 Feb 2023

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