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[#WomenInBiz] Physician heal thyself, Q&A with Dr Dalene von Delft
[Nicci Botha] When Dalene von Delft started working as a doctor, she knew there were risks. But what she didn't bargain for was contracting a life-threatening disease... read more>>



HIV/AIDS
Male circumcision could reduce HIV, increase economic growth
Achieving the target of circumcising 80% of males between the ages of 15 to 49, which translates to 4.3 million medical male circumcision (MMC), by the end of 2016 could avert more than one million new HIV infections by 2025... read more>>
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SA Academy of Science discusses 'Diversity in Human Sexuality' report
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in collaboration with the Uganda National Academy of Sciences conducted a study on diversity in human sexuality... read more>>

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Hospital Groups
Vincent Pallotti Hospital acquires two specialist urogynaecologists
The Life Healthcare Group's Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Cape Town has appointed Dr Steven Jeffery and Dr Pieter Kruger, two specialist urogynaecologists... read more>>
Medical Technology
HST lands ground-breaking Tanzanian contract
Health Systems Technologies, a subsidiary of African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited, has secured a contract with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health to implement Laboratory Information Management Systems... read more>>
Innovative respiratory inhaler for Obstructive Airway Diseases
Cipla has announced that it is currently developing an innovative inhaler, which will bring important benefits for South African patients and physicians, as the inhaler holds three key benefits for the treatment of Obstructive Airway Diseases (OAD)... read more>>
Nutrition
Too much salt in fast food for children
Many of the children's meals served up by international fast-food chains in SA contain dangerously high levels of salt, according to a new survey that adds to the pressure on the sector to offer up healthier products... read more>>
Public Health
Figures revealed by the Gauteng Health MEC put the spotlight on hospital hand hygiene

Issued by Rentokil Initial

1,533 patients got infections from Gauteng public hospitals in the last three years, and 20 died from these infections that are largely caused by poor hygiene, according to Gauteng Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu, in response to a DA-led inquiry... read more>>
Business
Concern about silence on key threats to SA's economic longevity
South Africa has a leadership crisis, but this is not limited to government. Trevor Ncube, entrepreneur and publisher of SA's Mail & Guardian newspaper, recently addressed corporate leaders on their silence on key threats to the country's economic longevity... read more>>
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