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 | | Johnson & Johnson is still supplying South African retailers with talc-based baby powder, and has not committed to a date to remove it from SA shelves...read |
|  | BHARGAV ACHARYA The death toll from a gas tanker explosion in Johannesburg on Christmas Eve has climbed to 34...read |
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 | KOSTAS SELVIARIDIS AND NONHLANHLA DUBE These shortages are a result of rising demand and supply chain bottlenecks. But there are things that can be done to reduce harm to public health... Read |
| HIV/AIDS |
 | Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda, and gay people often face arrest, ostracism and violence at the hands of law enforcement or local vigilantes... Read |
| Cardiology |
 | Excessive television watching can severely impact your health, Affinity Health warns... Read |
| Chronic Diseases |
 | KAUSHIK RAMAIYA Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year.... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | Countries are imposing or considering imposing curbs on travellers from China amid a Covid-19 surge there after authorities relaxed "zero-Covid" rules... Read |
 | The African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation is expected to boost Africa's access to technology for manufacturing the full range of pharmaceutical products, focusing on building supply chains... Read |
| Emergency Procedures |
 | Germany's BioNTech has completed construction of its first vaccine factory made from shipping containers called 'BioNtrainer' being sent to Africa... Read |
| Food Crisis |
 | African leaders gathered for a three-day meeting to draw attention to the 2022 African Union Year of Nutrition... Read |
| Hospital Groups |
 | The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) stated on 28 December 2022 that there is no case against the driver in the fatal tank blast explosion that took place in Boksburg on Christmas Eve... Read |
| Malaria |
 | NATALIE GROVER Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), focused on strengthening African manufacturing of malaria medicines... Read |
| Medical Technology |
 | ISSUED BY ASUS The shape of healthcare is transforming. According to McKinsey, consumers are increasingly taking their health into their own hands, turning to digital tools to book their own appointments, get necessary prescriptions, and even monitor their own health between visits to the doctor... Read |
| Pharmaceutical Companies |
 | For the first time, Lilly will supply its active pharmaceutical ingredient for insulin at a significantly reduced price along with pro-bono technical assistance to EVA Pharma, enabling it to manufacture and supply insulin to at least one million people in lower income countries... Read |
| Pharmaceuticals |
 | Google will in January start a pilot program running ads for products made with CBD as it loosens advertising rules on cannabis substances... Read |
| Public Health |
 | A parliamentary committee in Gambia said that India-based drug maker Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd was responsible for the deaths of at least 70 children from acute kidney injury... Read |
 | BioNTech has initiated an early-stage study to evaluate its experimental malaria vaccine in humans, the German drugmaker said... Read |
| Tuberculosis |
 | TOM NYIRENDA Intensified efforts to obtain funding are urgently required to mitigate and reverse the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on TB... Read |
| Women's Health |
 | ISSUED BY BURNESSEO Glow is a professional and relaxing skin, nail and brow bar. We strive to provide absolute quality treatments and only have the friendliest and best qualified therapists... Read |
| Africa |
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 | Africa's female-founded companies got just 3% of the $1.7bn invested in the continent's startups in the past decade... Read |
 | ANDREA SHALAL US President Joe Biden recently hosted a three-day summit attended by 45 African national leaders... Read |
 | RENE WAGNER German companies want to boost their activities in Africa next year, especially in areas such as green hydrogen and liquefied natural gas... Read |
 | TAREK AMARA Three prominent opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that they had received notices from prosecutors that they were under investigation... Read |
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 | The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has responded to an article on News24 on its diesel licence claims... Read |
 | De Ruyter is the 11th leader to have left Eskom in just over a decade... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON In the wake of the Russian/Ukraine war, we've all felt how our purchasing power has been eroded each time we go shopping. But this is not only South Africa's story, but a global story.... Read |
 | KYLE DURHAM Without the commitments of individuals and communities, real sustainable development will not be possible... Read |
 | MARECIA DAMONS An SRD grant funded by raising income tax of top earners would raise household spending, wages, and economic growth... Read |
 | The reductions are a result of a stronger average Rand/US Dollar exchange rate, and significant decreases to international product prices... Read |
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