Powerful HIV antibodies found

[MediaClubSouthAfrica.com reporter] Research in seven sub-Saharan African countries has unearthed two powerful and broadly effective antibodies to the HI virus that promise to give new impetus to the development of an AIDS vaccine. Read more >>

Brothers for Life launches in South Africa

Brothers for Life was launched in Kwamashu, Durban, on Saturday, 29 August 2009. It is a joint effort by the South African National AIDS Council, the Department of Health, USAID/PEPFAR, Johns Hopkins Health and Education in South Africa (JHHESA), Sonke Gender Justice and the United Nations System in South Africa. Read more >>

PAN African Health Expo and Conference

The PAN African Health Expo and Conference will take place on 18 September 2009. Its main objective is promoting the medical industry, including medical technology and pharmaceuticals throughout Africa. Read more >>

Radebe, Kallis new voices for Hospice

In a drive to increase public awareness and change the perceptions of Hospice from “death and dying” to “quality of life”, a sponsored media campaign called “Have you been touched by Hospice?” has been staged, leading up to World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on Saturday, 10 October 2009. Read more >>

National ADHD Awareness Day commemorated in September

The aim of National ADHD Awareness Day, commemorated on 14 September 2009, is to provide information about ADHD, its diagnosis and various treatment solutions and coping mechanisms. It is an opportunity for patients, parents, teachers, therapists, caregivers and society to gain a greater understanding and awareness of ADHD. This will ensure that people affected by ADHD realise the full potential of their skills and talents. Read more >>

Non-communicable diseases on rise in global South

[Henoch Derbew] With growing incomes and changing lifestyles in the global South, the nature of the disease burden in many areas is shifting from infectious diseases to chronic or non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Read more >>

National Pharmacy Week kicks-off

PRETORIA: National Pharmacy Week, which kicked off on Monday, 7 September 2009, aims to recognise the value of pharmacists in ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines. Read more >>

Snap Z-Card launched at BHF conference

Z-Card, a specialist in PocketMedia, launched its new Snap Z-Card at the Board of Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa (BHF) Conference held at Sun City, Johannesburg from 30 August to 2 September 2009. Read more >>

SA team finds heart disease gene

[Janine Erasmus] Researchers from South Africa's Stellenbosch University, working with international colleagues in a study spanning more than 30 years, have identified the rogue or defective gene that causes a type of hereditary heart disease. Read more >>

Vita-Tech donates vitamins to polio treatment centres in Guinea

TUSTIN: Vita-Tech International has donated one ton of vitamins to Conakry, Guinea, West Africa, to support nutritionally disadvantaged populations in polio treatment centres throughout the country, as well as rural villages in the area surrounding Conakry. Read more >>

Netcare opens new Cathlab

JOHANNESBURG: Netcare Linksfield Hospital on Tuesday, 8 September 2009, officially opened a new Catheterisation Laboratory (Cathlab) at the hospital. Read more >>

Leaders aim to eliminate Malaria-related deaths by 2015

[Ryan Dicovitsky] Among the challenges facing developing nations in Africa, malaria is one of the deadliest. However, African leaders plan to finally stop the disease in its tracks. Read more >>

Sickle cell study boosts call for improved childhood immunisation in Africa

Children in Africa with sickle cell anaemia are dying unnecessarily from bacterial infections, suggests the largest study of its kind, funded by the Wellcome Trust. The results are published today in the journal, The Lancet. The study has prompted calls for all children in Africa to receive vaccinations against the most common bacterial infections. Read more >>

Profmed responds to NHI plan

Profmed Medical Scheme plans to welcome the introduction of NHI (National Health Insurance), according to the principle officer, Graham Anderson, but the size, scale and cost of this form of healthcare provision should not be underestimated, he said. Read more >>

NHN advises caution regarding NHI

The National Hospital Network (NHN), which represents a number of independent hospitals in South Africa has announced its support of universal access to healthcare for all South African citizens. Read more >>