Public Health News

Subscribe & Follow

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

Advertise your job vacancies

Image credit: Nadezhda Moryak on Pexels

Funding crisis threatens progress in fight against HIV/Aids

Image credit: Unsplash

Bringing the digital revolution to Africa's SRHR conversation

Image credit: Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels

SA's health leaders are adopting AI at a rapid paceDean Wolson

Image credit: Unsplash

SA Health to fund HIV/Aids research to fill Pepfar void

Image credit: Emma Simpson on Unsplash

Cultivating a culture of wellness

Image credit: Barbie

This Barbie has type 1 diabetes

Image credit: Unsplash

Bringing the digital revolution to Africa's SRHR conversation

2 days

Image credit: Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels

SA's health leaders are adopting AI at a rapid pace

By Dean Wolson 2 days

More news

Source: Supplied.

#MandelaMonth: 15 companies unite to transform youth services centre in Alexandra

24 Jul 2024

Image source: freepik from

Traditional healers: New regulations to provide clarity

John Botha 18 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Echo VanderWal, founder of The Luke Commission, a non-profit organisation focused on delivering healthcare and compassionate aid to rural and underserved communities, primarily in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).

#SAPICS2024: Transforming healthcare in Eswatini

16 Jul 2024

Source: The Rural Healthcare Advocacy Project.

A holistic approach will build a stronger rural healthcare system

12 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

4 ways Medic East Africa is turning the tide on regional health challenges

12 Jul 2024

Source:

Judge rules former health MEC can be held criminally liable for 9 Life Esidimeni deaths

Takudzwa Pongweni 11 Jul 2024

Source:

HASA welcomes GNU, commits to healthcare reforms

2 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Minister Wenger visits Western Cape hospitals, supports healthcare

1 Jul 2024

Liver health matters, by Medshield

Liver health matters, by Medshield

Stone 28 Jun 2024

Source: @DIRCO_ZA/X

Navigating healthcare reforms in South Africa’s GNU

27 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Bada Pharasi, chief executive officer of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Association of South Africa (Ipasa).

Research and innovation key to safeguarding SA’s health resiliency

27 Jun 2024

Source:

Prioritising construction site safety, a vital commitment

25 Jun 2024

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

Stone 25 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Lee Callakoppen, Bonitas Medical Fund; Themba Hadebe, Bonitas Medical Fund; Imtiaz Sooliman, Gift of The Givers; Priya Soma Pillay, University of Pretoria and Hope Mpshe of Kalafong Hospital.

Bonitas, Gift of the Givers restore reliable water to Kalafong Hospital

25 Jun 2024

#YouthMonth: Nokuthula Khumalo, driving innovation in health education at Elastoplast

Katja Hamilton 24 Jun 2024

Source: @biovac_inst/X

Biovac, EuBiologics partner to boost Africa meningitis vaccine

21 Jun 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Are topical products helping to boost South Africa’s analgesics market?

Are topical products helping to boost South Africa’s analgesics market?

Insight Survey 19 Jun 2024

Source:

1 Mpox fatality, 4 in recovery

13 Jun 2024

Are innovative formats driving South Africa’s allergy care market?

Are innovative formats driving South Africa’s allergy care market?

Insight Survey 12 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Kopano Tholo, drone expert at ITOO Special Risks.

Africa sees big uptake of insurance for drone medical deliveries in remote areas

7 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Vilnius University Life Sciences Centre (VU LSC) researcher Rasa Petraityte-Burneikiene.

How reliable exactly are food-intolerance blood tests?

6 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

AFSA highlights growing food allergy epidemic

5 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. The Ministry of Health of Ghana signing an MoU with AstraZeneca. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, director public health, Ghana Health Service; Winfred Ofosu, Ghana Health Service; Deepak Arora, country president, African Cluster, AstraZeneca, and Ruud Dobber, executive vice president, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit, AstraZeneca.

Growth of AstraZeneca’s flagship health equity programme

3 Jun 2024

A person walks past a Dis-Chem Pharmacy outlet in Cape Town, South Africa 22 February 2024. Source; REUTERS/Esa Alexander/file photo.

Dis-Chem annual profit down 1.6%

31 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Sarah Slabbert, consulting analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

#AfricaMonth: Exploring bioplastics as a sustainable and health-conscious solution

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Global health at risk: AHF warns against unfair WHO Pandemic Agreement

24 May 2024

Arvind Raichur, CEO and co-founder of Eagle Intelligent Health

How organisations can use AI-powered telehealth to cultivate employee wellness

Arvind Raichur 24 May 2024

Source: Department of Science and Innovation.

Nzimande unveils inaugural nuclear medicine research facility in Pretoria

23 May 2024

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

Kate Collier 23 May 2024

Let's do Biz