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How training and recruitment can transform patient safety in South Africa

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South African entrepreneurs win at IATF Healthcare Hackathon

SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in October

SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in OctoberSouth African Health Informatics Association

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Revolutionary anti-HIV injection may redefine SA’s public health response

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Nigerian doctors take up strike action over wages and welfare

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South African entrepreneurs win at IATF Healthcare Hackathon

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SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in October

SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in October

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Workshops train Africa’s aspiring health professionals

7 Jul 2025

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

3 Jul 2025

Big relief for little noses in South Africa’s allergy care market

Big relief for little noses in South Africa’s allergy care market

Insight Survey 2 Jul 2025

AI note-taking easing health’s documentation fatigue

AI note-taking easing health’s documentation fatigue

2 Jul 2025

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HSACF calls for 'whole of society' approach in fighting corruption

1 Jul 2025

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SA-Germany Genomic Surveillance Project enters new phase

30 Jun 2025

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75% of SA's professionals believe that NHI will worsen healthcare

Maroefah Smith 27 Jun 2025

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Stellenbosch University to explore AI-powered TB testing

25 Jun 2025

Caprisa condemns fake news incident involving its director

Caprisa condemns fake news incident involving its director

24 Jun 2025

The truth about why Africa needs blood now

The truth about why Africa needs blood now

Merilynn Steenkamp, JNPR 20 Jun 2025

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Codix Bio to produce HIV, malaria test kits amid USAid cutbacks

Ben Ezeamalu 20 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Avian Bell on inclusive, impactful healthcare across Africa

#YouthMonth: Avian Bell on inclusive, impactful healthcare across Africa

Maroefah Smith 17 Jun 2025

Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

12 Jun 2025

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Healthcare, poverty alleviation at the heart of Bill Gates' final philanthropic push

Maroefah Smith 12 Jun 2025

Quantumed's Avian Bell makes 2025 Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list

Quantumed's Avian Bell makes 2025 Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list

9 Jun 2025

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South Africa's healthcare gets a boost as construction begins on new medical school

Katja Hamilton 5 Jun 2025

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Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 Jun 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

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Inside Baragwanath Hospital: How a linen shortage exposed systemic failures

23 May 2025

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Stone 20 May 2025

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How in-home sanitation is revolutionising life in South Africa's informal settlements

Robert Erasmus 19 May 2025

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From ruins to resilience: Gazan medical students triumph against adversity in SA

16 May 2025

Medshield returns to the Suncoast ECR Big Walk 2025 on 18 May

Medshield returns to the Suncoast ECR Big Walk 2025 on 18 May

Stone 16 May 2025

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Sick buildings: the unseen health threat during winter months

15 May 2025

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Quit Like Sweden urges SA to back harm reduction, amend Tobacco Bill

13 May 2025

A staff member walks past a branding during a media visit and tour of Tiger Brands' Albany Belville Bakery, in Cape Town, South Africa, 17 October 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File photo

Tiger Brands offers settlement to plaintiffs in listeriosis class action

Siyanda Mthethwa 12 May 2025

Thrive by WHX to debut at World Health Expo Cape Town

Thrive by WHX to debut at World Health Expo Cape Town

12 May 2025

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US shuts down massive Lesotho development project

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 May 2025

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Gates, others launch $500m maternal, newborn health fund, bucking aid cuts trend

30 Apr 2025

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Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2025

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