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The benefits of preventative care, by Medshield

Medical Aid

The benefits of preventative care, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 2 Jun 2025

Healthcare

Could inhaled vaccines be the breakthrough to end the Covid era?

6 May 2025

Source: ©123branex via

Agriculture

Rainbow Chicken rebounds with profit surge, cautions on bird flu impact

Nelson Banya 7 Mar 2025

Source: ©123branex via

Agriculture

Avian influenza, rising costs weigh on SA poultry industry, Sapa says

29 Jan 2025

Stay informed about vaccine safety for the well-being of your child, by Medshield

Public Health

Stay informed about vaccine safety for the well-being of your child, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 17 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Madelein O’Connell, Executive: Marketing, Sales and Corporate Relations at Bestmed Medical Scheme

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The role of medical schemes in preventative healthcare and wellness trends

Madelein O'Connell 13 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Medical Aid

A new low-cost medical scheme is here from Discovery Health

13 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

New partnership allows parents to keep their child’s health data from birth

1 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

MomConnect celebrates 10 years of transforming maternal and child health in SA

17 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign

Djaffar Al Katanty 8 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Gavi to buy 500,000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic

Jennifer Rigby 19 Sep 2024

Medshield shares a guide on how to maximise your healthcare coverage when it runs out

Medical Aid

Medshield shares a guide on how to maximise your healthcare coverage when it runs out

Issued by Stone 17 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Congo brings forward launch of mpox vaccine drive

Sonia Rolley 17 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme

Manas Mishra and Mrinmay Dey 16 Sep 2024

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Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: King Price’s in-sho-sho is sure-sure

2 Aug 2024

Employers' role in health and wellness to promote employee well-being, by Medshield

Employee Wellness

Employers' role in health and wellness to promote employee well-being, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 25 Jun 2024

Agriculture

South African poultry industry calls for urgent vaccination strategy amid Avian Influenza crisis

14 May 2024

Public Health

Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Tania Broughton 11 Mar 2024

What to expect from a medical check-up

Hospital Groups

What to expect from a medical check-up

Issued by Intercare 5 Feb 2024

Malaria

A historic milestone: WHO-endorsed malaria vaccine now administered across Africa

23 Jan 2024

Biosecurity in South Africa: A perfect storm?

Agribusiness

Biosecurity in South Africa: A perfect storm?

John Hudson 17 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf As Covax closes on 31 December 2023, reflects on its successes and challenges in the bid to overcome inequity have underscored the clear need for the world to be better prepared the next time a viral threat with pandemic potential emerges

Covid-19

3 lessons from Covax as the organisation draws to a close

20 Dec 2023

Headline inflation cools but food remains sticky on the upside

Agriculture

Headline inflation cools but food remains sticky on the upside

Paul Makube 14 Dec 2023

Source: National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

Public Health

Fatal diphtheria outbreak claims inmate's life in Western Cape prison

10 Nov 2023

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Food Security

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Alewo Idoko-Akoh 3 Nov 2023

Intercare Polokwane Medical and Dental Centre

Hospital Groups

Intercare Polokwane Medical and Dental Centre

Issued by Intercare 1 Nov 2023

Public Health

Health Department unveils plan to introduce new vaccines

16 Oct 2023

Source: Nobel Prize/Youtube

Covid-19

Nobel Prize for mRNA pioneers amid jab controversy

Katja Hamilton 6 Oct 2023

Govt considers vaccination to contain the spread of avian influenza

Agro-processing

Govt considers vaccination to contain the spread of avian influenza

3 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

HPV vaccination campaign launches in Western Cape schools

12 Sep 2023

Intercare Bedfordview Medical and Dental Centre open in August 2023

Hospital Groups

Intercare Bedfordview Medical and Dental Centre open in August 2023

Issued by Intercare 28 Aug 2023

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Labour Law

Too sick to work, but well enough to march? Not so fast...

Johan Botes 26 Jul 2023

NHI

National Health Insurance: All you need to know

12 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

Mastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 2023

What you need to know about child vaccinations - Medshield

Paediatrics

What you need to know about child vaccinations - Medshield

Issued by Stone 22 May 2023

Source: The Center for Disease Control.

Covid-19

CDC's Rochelle Walensky to bow out

8 May 2023

Source: Clicks Group

Health & Beauty

Clicks posts small rise in half-year earnings

Nqobile Dludla 20 Apr 2023

New veterinary rules could change animal healthcare in SA

Agriculture

New veterinary rules could change animal healthcare in SA

20 Apr 2023

Covid-19

Aseem Malhotra's SA tour raises public healthcare safety scare

22 Mar 2023

Public Health

African leaders pledge to drive routine immunisation and polio eradication

20 Mar 2023

9 trends that will shape travel in 2023

Tourism & Travel

9 trends that will shape travel in 2023

9 Mar 2023

Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open

Hospital Groups

Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open

Issued by Intercare 7 Mar 2023

HPV awareness key In lowering cervical cancer risk

Oncology

HPV awareness key In lowering cervical cancer risk

Issued by CANSA 3 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Cipla, Paul Miller.

Public Health

Measles vaccine rollout ramped up amid outbreak

21 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2023: South Africans are staring down the barrel as state of disaster is reinstated

Katja Hamilton 10 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. A health worker prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in Dakar, Senegal February 23, 2021.

Public Health

Senegal institute wins $50m in boost to Africa's vaccine capacity

Nellie Peyton 25 Jan 2023