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Dr Zweli Mkhize, South African health minister

AstraZeneca shot on hold, data shows lower efficacy against SA variant

8 Feb 2021

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Covid vaccine weekly: developing boosters for new mutations

Rob Reddick 8 Feb 2021

Medical practice: The minefield of saving lives

Medical practice: The minefield of saving lives

Merlita Kennedy & Jared Ishmael 5 Feb 2021

Variants, vaccines, and virology - are we protected?

Variants, vaccines, and virology - are we protected?

Felicity Burt, Dominique Goedhals & Sabeeha Vawda 4 Feb 2021

Health minister, Zweli Mkhize

Covid-19 online vaccination registration opens to healthcare workers

3 Feb 2021

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

MANGO-OMC 3 Feb 2021

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Curfew, booze, beach ban eased

2 Feb 2021

A health worker treats a patient at a temporary field hospital set up by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, South Africa, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Rural SA nurses fear being forgotten in vaccine roll-out

Kim Harrisberg 2 Feb 2021

Study shows that the Novavax vaccine is effective against the dominant variant of Covid-19 in South Africa. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Results from Novavax vaccine trials in the UK and South Africa differ: why, and does it matter?

Ina Skosana 2 Feb 2021

SA health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize.

UPDATE: First batch of Covid-19 vaccine arrives in SA

1 Feb 2021

Is SA's cannabis industry predicted to become 'green gold' or 'fool's gold'?

Is SA's cannabis industry predicted to become 'green gold' or 'fool's gold'?

Insight Survey 1 Feb 2021

Professor Vinny Naidoo, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria.

Veterinary expert weighs in on Ivermectin debate

Vinny Naidoo 29 Jan 2021

A laboratory technician patient samples at the Amudat Hospital, Uganda. Laboratories are central to the delivery of high quality data in clinical trials. Paul Kamau

Innovation - and research - are key to killing off neglected tropical diseases in Africa

Monique Wasunna 29 Jan 2021

New eucalytptus and menthol formulation has excellent anti-viral properties

New eucalytptus and menthol formulation has excellent anti-viral properties

ACDOCO SA 28 Jan 2021

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The role of bias in how women are treated during childbirth: a Kenyan case study

Patience Afulani 28 Jan 2021

Zuri Health launched to help provide affordable, accessible healthcare solutions

Zuri Health launched to help provide affordable, accessible healthcare solutions

Papama Nyati 19 Jan 2021

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#BizTrends2021: African demands for post-Covid healthcare align impact with investor opportunity in 2021

Jason Mitchell 11 Jan 2021

The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

David McCoy, Julie P. Smith and Phillip Baker 5 Jan 2021

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