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The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

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A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Stellies leads efforts to curb Ebola outbreak as WHO warns of escalation

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Melanie Da Costa to take over from Dr Richard Friedland as Netcare CEO

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

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A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

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South African healthcare startup secures R15m to expand access to affordable dental care

Edge Growth South African healthcare startup secures R15m to expand access to affordable dental care

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Global health progress at risk without stronger systems, warns WHO

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11 May 2026

Business leaders step onto the court to drive holistic change for South Africa’s youth at the CEO Padel Challenge

Medihelp Business leaders step onto the court to drive holistic change for South Africa’s youth at the CEO Padel Challenge

7 May 2026

Cansa highlights human rights and cancer in the workplace

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5 May 2026

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

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30 Apr 2026

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29 Apr 2026

South Africa’s hospitals show 'uneven capability' as regulator warns compliance is not enough

COHSASA South Africa’s hospitals show 'uneven capability' as regulator warns compliance is not enough

24 Apr 2026

Cansa marks 95 years by expanding care, support and hope

CANSA Cansa marks 95 years by expanding care, support and hope

23 Apr 2026

Leadership, transparency and culture shifts are key to improving public sector healthcare quality

COHSASA Leadership, transparency and culture shifts are key to improving public sector healthcare quality

23 Apr 2026

Carboxytherapy for skin rejuvenation: How it really works

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A Congolese health worker checks the temperature to screen a traveller at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at the border crossing point between Congo and Rwanda, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Cross-border Ebola threat sparks Africa CDC alert as SA urged vigilance

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ConCourt declares sections of NHA inconsistent with the Constitution

19 May 2026

The future of OTC marketing lies in the recommendation moment

Michael Gullan 18 May 2026

Workers stand guard at the gate of the Kibuli Muslim Hospital, where a Congolese man died of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Kibuli suburb of Kampala, Uganda. Image credit: Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda triggers WHO emergency alert

Disha Mishra and Akanksha Khushi 18 May 2026

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NtryMed debuts The Ordinary-style efficacy at accessible prices in SA

Maroefah Smith 15 May 2026

A nurse draws a blood sample from a child for an HIV test at a clinic in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South Africa sets launch date for HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir rollout

14 May 2026

Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, arrive to take a plane to the Netherlands, at Tenerife Sur airport, Canary Islands, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Pedro Nunes

Western Cape woman tests negative for hantavirus as WHO cases rise

Charlotte Van Campenhout and Victoria Waldersee 13 May 2026

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PCOS renamed to PMOS to improve diagnosis and care

13 May 2026

A US passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, is instructed by personnel after disembarking a boat at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay

SA identifies 97 contacts tied to MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak

12 May 2026

People from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are transferred by boat to the port after disembarking, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay

Cruise evacuees face 42-day quarantine to contain hantavirus spread

Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee 11 May 2026

Mandi Fine is a two-time Cannes Lions Pharma Jury Member.

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Mandi Fine 11 May 2026

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Life Healthcare eyes cost-effective AI to cut nurse burnout, admin load

Maroefah Smith 11 May 2026

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Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 2 days

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

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A Congolese health worker checks the temperature to screen a traveller at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at the border crossing point between Congo and Rwanda, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Cross-border Ebola threat sparks Africa CDC alert as SA urged vigilance

19 May 2026

Workers stand guard at the gate of the Kibuli Muslim Hospital, where a Congolese man died of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Kibuli suburb of Kampala, Uganda. Image credit: Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda triggers WHO emergency alert

Disha Mishra and Akanksha Khushi 18 May 2026

Dis-Chem reimagines healthcare retail with Melrose Arch Health Hub

8 May 2026

Western Cape monitors 4 contacts linked to hantavirus outbreak

8 May 2026

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South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

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SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

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NICD confirms rare human-to-human Andes hantavirus in MV Hondius passengers

6 May 2026

NHI faces Constitutional Court test this week

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