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SA-Germany Genomic Surveillance Project enters new phase

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HPV vaccination campaign launches in Western Cape schools

12 Sep 2023

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International month for deaf people

Nomonde Mnukwa 11 Sep 2023

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Birth by rape: The stats in SA will astound you

Paul Potsane 11 Sep 2023

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HPCSA works to clear backlog in foreign-qualified exams

8 Sep 2023

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From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera - the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa

Lenore Manderson 7 Sep 2023

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Pfizer and Unjani open Daggafontein clinic

5 Sep 2023

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Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council launches

25 Aug 2023

Winter is coming: Severe flu season likely to boost South Africa's cough, cold and flu industry

Winter is coming: Severe flu season likely to boost South Africa's cough, cold and flu industry

Insight Survey 16 Aug 2023

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Africa CDC contributes vaccine manufacturing equipment to Sahpra

11 Aug 2023

Over half of participants in 12-week vaping trial quit smoking

Over half of participants in 12-week vaping trial quit smoking

Hook, Line & Sinker 11 Aug 2023

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Violence escalates amid ongoing Cape Metropole taxi strike, affecting emergency response

Katja Hamilton 8 Aug 2023

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Taxi strike chaos leads to closure of health facilities

Katja Hamilton 7 Aug 2023

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Transplantation services struggle to catch up post-pandemic

7 Aug 2023

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Thompson becomes ThreeTenSeven, specialising in health transformation

28 Jul 2023

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Doctors Without Borders says its aid workers attacked in Sudan

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber 24 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.A boy covers his face from smoke as a health worker fumigates against mosquitoes in a residential area, as Sri Lanka tries to curb dengue fever across the island in Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 July, 2023.

WHO warns of dengue risk as global warming pushes cases near historic highs

Emma Farge 21 Jul 2023

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Last day for public comments on food labels

21 Jul 2023

Heath tech is changing Africa. Source: Artem Podrez/Pexels

5 startups addressing Africa's healthcare gap

14 Jul 2023

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Cholera outbreak - a potential threat to tourism?

Katja Hamilton 6 Jul 2023

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Cholera outbreak claims four lives in Free State, death toll reaches 47

6 Jul 2023

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Tuberculosis risk skyrockets in global prisoners

30 Jun 2023

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Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup - sources

Saurabh Sharma, Krishna N. Das; Jennifer Rigby and Olzhas Auyezov 28 Jun 2023

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South Africa's cholera death toll reaches 43

28 Jun 2023

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Corruption charges levelled against senior health department official

22 Jun 2023

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Cervical cancer screening tools reach low and lower-middle income countries

19 Jun 2023

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National Health Insurance Bill: Questions still remain

Martin Versfeld, Prelisha Singh, Glenn Penfold & Robert Appelbaum 19 Jun 2023

SA's drinking water quality has dropped because of defective infrastructure, neglect

SA's drinking water quality has dropped because of defective infrastructure, neglect

Anja du Plessis 14 Jun 2023

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Mashatile concerned about SA's economic growth

12 Jun 2023

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Cholera death toll climbs to 32

9 Jun 2023

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Marburg viral outbreak in Equatorial Guinea ends, says WHO

8 Jun 2023

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