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|  | NICCI BOTHA We salute all those healthcare workers fighting this pandemic, but it's important to remember those keeping the torch alight in other fields of medicine...read |
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| |  | This Youth Month, the youth are sharing what they think the business community can do better to address the needs of the youth through a series of videos... Read |
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 | MARGUERITE BLIGNAUT There are many examples in history of drugs that have been repurposed for different diseases. One such drug is chloroquine, which was and is still used for malarial treatment. It has been repurposed as an anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic and, most recently, as an anti-viral drug... Read |
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 | ABEBE BEKELE & AGNES BINAGWAHO As modern medicine has advanced, so too has our understanding of what affects health. Over recent decades this has generated a number of new fields in medicine. One of the most important that has been born out of the latest generation is social medicine... Read |
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 | There is a disconnect between industry, angel donors, venture capitalists and research in Africa... Read |
 | BORJA SANTOS PORRAS Many African countries quickly closed their borders and imposed lockdown. This meant that, until the beginning of May, no African country had more than 10,000 people affected, with South Africa, Egypt, Morocco or Algeria being the hardest hit... Read |
 | MARK NANYINGI Kenya's initial response to was highly praised as effective in suppressing the spread of infections. There is cautious optimism as the country prepares for reopening of schools and economy due to a daily spike in cases and fatalities... Read |
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 | JOHANNES MASITENG On 1 June, Lemok Group launched South Africa's first township-based mobile network provider, Kasi Mobile... Read |
 | Giving up is just never an option for Hlengiwe Ndlela (33). She knows exactly how hard failure can knock one down. But she has overcome 'fail' multiple times, settling it with the final stamp of success... Read |
 | BONGANI NHLAPO It's time for us to accept that this pandemic and social isolation are here for a while. But in addition to that, our reality has changed, possibly for good... Read |
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