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New veterinary rules could change animal healthcare in SA

Agriculture

New veterinary rules could change animal healthcare in SA

20 Apr 2023

2 days EU seminar in SA showcases Europe's high food safety and quality standards and trade opportunities

Agribusiness

2 days EU seminar in SA showcases Europe's high food safety and quality standards and trade opportunities

Issued by In House Agency 25 May 2022

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

Agriculture

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

7 Jun 2021

Dr Bha Ndungane-Tlakula, country medical director, Pfizer South Africa

Public Health

Antimicrobial resistance - a threat to modern health

20 Nov 2020

Antimicrobial resistance is a real threat.
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Pharmaceuticals

East African countries should prioritise their essential medicines for drug registration

Allyson M Pollock, Moses Ocan & Petra Sevcikova 19 Nov 2020

Researchers identify the impact of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial resistance in Covid-19

Covid-19

Researchers identify the impact of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial resistance in Covid-19

12 Jun 2020

Buildings have their own microbiomes - we're striving to make them healthy places

Sustainable Development

Buildings have their own microbiomes - we're striving to make them healthy places

Kevin Van den Wymelenberg, Leslie Dietz, Mark Fretz 21 Apr 2020

Antimicrobials are frequently used on farms in developing countries to promote animal growth. ©

Food Security

The scourge of antibiotics in animal feed

Aisling Irwin 11 Jul 2019

How over-regulation, lack of understanding cause poverty and lack of transformation

Agriculture

How over-regulation, lack of understanding cause poverty and lack of transformation

Peter Oberem 23 May 2019

A South African study found that most doctors and nurses prescribed antibiotics for a viral infection even when patients discouraged them from doing so. Photo via Flickr by Chilanga Cement (CC BY 2.0)

Pharmaceuticals

UN report warns of disastrous consequences of antibiotic resistance

30 Apr 2019

Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

Public Health

Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

Chris Sweeney 10 Apr 2019

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

Sustainable Farming

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

Lauren Ford and Pamela Judith Walsh 1 Apr 2019

Why farmers need to rethink the use of shotgun antibiotics

Agro-processing

Why farmers need to rethink the use of shotgun antibiotics

26 Feb 2019

10 biggest threats to global health

Public Health

10 biggest threats to global health

15 Jan 2019

Why the issue of drug resistance in animal farming means a fight against urban elites

Research & Development

Why the issue of drug resistance in animal farming means a fight against urban elites

27 Dec 2018

Farmers urged to combat spread of antimicrobial resistance

Food Security

Farmers urged to combat spread of antimicrobial resistance

19 Nov 2018

How to utilise livestock to propel sustainable development

Agriculture

How to utilise livestock to propel sustainable development

19 Oct 2018

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

Public Health

Africa commits to WHO access to medicine goals

30 Aug 2018

Poor quality health services are holding back UHC

Public Health

Poor quality health services are holding back UHC

17 Jul 2018

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Agriculture

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

#AntibioticAwareness: Misuse threatens antimicrobial effectiveness

Hospital Groups

#AntibioticAwareness: Misuse threatens antimicrobial effectiveness

13 Nov 2017

The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

Agriculture

The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

26 Sep 2017

McDonalds to limit use of antibiotics in chicken supply

FMCG

McDonalds to limit use of antibiotics in chicken supply

25 Aug 2017

Healthcare

Viruses, vaccines and superbugs: The biggest stories of 2016

LAURA LOPEZ GONZALEZ 30 Dec 2016

More research needed to mitigate farm-driven antimicrobial resistance

Agro-processing

More research needed to mitigate farm-driven antimicrobial resistance

16 Nov 2016

Agriculture

Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges

27 Sep 2016

Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

Agro-processing

Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

15 Sep 2016

Tackling killer bugs

Medical Research

Tackling killer bugs

23 May 2016

First instance of Colistin resistance bacteria in South Africa

Infectious Diseases

First instance of Colistin resistance bacteria in South Africa

18 Jan 2016

Research in the news: Use of antibiotics at end of life - yes or no?

Palliative care

Research in the news: Use of antibiotics at end of life - yes or no?

Ziba Kashef 6 Oct 2015

Food safety in Southern Africa - rethinking world health worries

Food Security

Food safety in Southern Africa - rethinking world health worries

Erica Penfold 3 Jun 2015

Rising healthcare care costs set to drop with release of new IV generic drugs

Generic Medicines

Rising healthcare care costs set to drop with release of new IV generic drugs

17 Nov 2014

Infectious Diseases

Yale researchers discover why typhoid fever pathogen targets only humans

Bill Hathaway 16 Nov 2012

Antiretrovirals: A significant role in preventing HIV infections in HIV-negative South Africans?

HIV/AIDS

Antiretrovirals: A significant role in preventing HIV infections in HIV-negative South Africans?

1 Dec 2010

Tuberculosis

Paradigm shift in TB: virulence factors, not antibiotics

28 Dec 2007