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The superwomen behind mining healthcare

Healthcare

The superwomen behind mining healthcare

Issued by Platinum Health 15 hours

Dis-Chem hits 300th store milestone, expanding health services in Mpumalanga

Retailers

Dis-Chem hits 300th store milestone, expanding health services in Mpumalanga

22 hours

Image credit: Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Cholera in northwest Nigeria: Limited healthcare access leaves communities at risk

Ahmed Kingimi 28 Aug 2025

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Public Health

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Issued by COHSASA 27 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Inside SA’s multi-million rand plan to fill US funding void

Jesse Copelyn 15 Aug 2025

Image credit: Ivan Samkov on Pexels

Medtech

App-side manner: Why SA prefers telemedicine services

30 Jul 2025

Human Rights Law

Court showdown on whether prisons must provide gender-affirming healthcare

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 29 Jul 2025

Construction & Engineering

Eastern Cape floods cause R5bn in damage – health facilities among worst hit

18 Jul 2025

Image credit: Fotos on Unsplash

Medtech

Stellenbosch University to explore AI-powered TB testing

25 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied.

Education & Training

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

Katja Hamilton 5 Jun 2025

Source: Wikimedia/Lschefa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Lesotho’s capital.

HIV/AIDS

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

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Christina Mooki, Head: Medical Partnership Operations at Merchant Capital.

Healthcare

4 key trends driving growth opportunities for pharmacies

Christina Mooki 29 May 2025

Source: UCT News.

Palliative care

UCT prioritises end-of-life care with novel project

2 May 2025

Healthcare

Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases

Francisca Mutap 24 Apr 2025

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Research Reports

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Issued by Next Generation 15 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Mthobisi Kgathi, Business Development Manager – Health & Retail Solutions, BCX.

Medtech

The digital transformation of community pharmacies: from scripts to smart services

Mthobisi Kgathi 28 Mar 2025

Healthcare

Oral health is more than smiles: South Africa’s public health emergency

27 Mar 2025

Financial Services

Trump's USAID freeze boosts local nurse-led clinics in South African townships

11 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Jessica Voerman, chief clinical officer at SH Inc. Healthcare.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Key insights poised to define healthcare in 2025

Jessica Voerman 16 Jan 2025

Mental health

Mental health and motherhood: South Africa now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

Simone Honikman, Saleha Suleman and Donela Besada 30 Dec 2024

Healthcare

Boosted corporate social investment: A vital support for SA’s health sector

23 Dec 2024

The reality of South Africa's looming healthcare costs: Medshield's Kevin Aron unpacks the NHI

NHI

The reality of South Africa's looming healthcare costs: Medshield's Kevin Aron unpacks the NHI

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 1 Oct 2024

Essential but elusive: Unlocking growth with CIO expertise in budget-conscious businesses

SMEs

Essential but elusive: Unlocking growth with CIO expertise in budget-conscious businesses

Issued by Altron Digital Business 30 Sep 2024

Care coordination is vital to achieving better health outcomes, by Medshield

Medical Aid

Care coordination is vital to achieving better health outcomes, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 23 Sep 2024

Source: Roche Diagnostics Group site in South Africa.

Healthcare

Roche champions equitable healthcare across Africa

Katja Hamilton 27 Aug 2024

Commvibe multiplies footprint with exclusivity deals

Radio & Audio

Commvibe multiplies footprint with exclusivity deals

Issued by Mediamark 21 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

The high cost of hope: How to budget for your fertility journey

13 Aug 2024

NHI

Complementary medicine can get us closer to universal healthcare

Bianca De Canha 23 Jul 2024

Oncology

Rio Tinto teams up with PinkDrive for community health screenings

10 Jul 2024

Standard Bank EmpowHER Conference Cape Town 2024 winner announced!

How To Start Up

Standard Bank EmpowHER Conference Cape Town 2024 winner announced!

Issued by Topco Media 14 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.

Public Health

Growth of AstraZeneca’s flagship health equity programme

3 Jun 2024

Santam Women of the Future Awards celebrate a decade of inspiration, innovation and empowerment

Awards

Santam Women of the Future Awards celebrate a decade of inspiration, innovation and empowerment

Issued by Media24 4 Apr 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

Natural Medicine

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

Surgical Equipment & Products

The R500m KfW donation that spotlights Joe Phaahla

29 Jan 2024

Source: Unicef.

Public Health

#WEF24: Burden of disease is escalating in Gaza

Katja Hamilton 17 Jan 2024

Source: Dischem.

HIV/AIDS

Dis-Chem teams with Ezintsha to enhance access to HIV prevention

7 Dec 2023

Medtech

Digital healthcare revolution taking effect in SA

23 Nov 2023

Podcasts

Dis-Chem launches health podcast

2 Nov 2023

Healthcare

Primary Health Properties lists healthcare REIT on the JSE

24 Oct 2023

Source: Annie Gwerengwe, founder and managing director of Zarcare.

Public Health

Zarcare and UWC collaborate to promote breast wellness

17 Oct 2023

Public Health

Health Department unveils plan to introduce new vaccines

16 Oct 2023

Mental health

South Africa faces a mental health crisis - don't be a statistic

9 Oct 2023

Nedbank Business Ignite announces 2023 winners

Radio & Audio

Nedbank Business Ignite announces 2023 winners

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 3 Oct 2023

Why South Africa needs registered counsellors

Higher Education

Why South Africa needs registered counsellors

Issued by SACAP 21 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Primary health insurance steps in as employer-subsidised medical scheme membership declines

Cornel Schoeman 20 Sep 2023

Social workers are key change makers in SA

Higher Education

Social workers are key change makers in SA

Issued by SACAP 7 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. Pfizer and Unjani team with Sister Happiness.

Facilities & Property Management

Pfizer and Unjani open Daggafontein clinic

5 Sep 2023