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Community health workers, supported by Nehawu, picketed outside the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: Silver Sibiya/GroundUp

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Poor quality health services are holding back UHC

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SA retail sales up by 3% year-on-year

SA retail sales up by 3% year-on-year

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Genetic variation in progesterone receptor tied to prematurity risk

Genetic variation in progesterone receptor tied to prematurity risk

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Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

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#Mandela100: Mobile HIV clinics hit the road

#Mandela100: Mobile HIV clinics hit the road

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UCT develops two-hour TB meningitis diagnostic test

UCT develops two-hour TB meningitis diagnostic test

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We must ensure new food retail technologies are pathways - not barriers - to better health

We must ensure new food retail technologies are pathways - not barriers - to better health

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Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

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Pilot programme to expand access to care for NCDs

Pilot programme to expand access to care for NCDs

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Safe Passage Study links drinking and smoking with stillbirths and Sids

Safe Passage Study links drinking and smoking with stillbirths and Sids

Nicci Botha 10 Jul 2018

Sama takes issue with Competition Commission findings

Sama takes issue with Competition Commission findings

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Study: Leadless pacemakers create fewer complications

Study: Leadless pacemakers create fewer complications

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You're paying more for less when it comes to medical aid. Here's why

You're paying more for less when it comes to medical aid. Here's why

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Sandile Ngcobo, former chief justice. Photo: eThekwini Living Legends

Health Market Inquiry calls for transparency by medical aid schemes

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Competition Commission releases Health Market Inquiry report

Competition Commission releases Health Market Inquiry report

5 Jul 2018

Clinics manage hypertension patients better when more hands are on deck

Clinics manage hypertension patients better when more hands are on deck

5 Jul 2018

SA medical students graduate from Cuba

SA medical students graduate from Cuba

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Lerato Mosiah, CEO of the Health Funders Association

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Professor Keertan Dheda, UCT director of the lung infection and immunity unit. Photo: UCT

New UCT unit to tackle origins of antimicrobial resistance

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Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, the health ombudsman

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Collectable coins celebrate home-grown CT scan

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Nutrition at the centre of sustainable corporate wellness

Nutrition at the centre of sustainable corporate wellness

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A proud GM, Clive Lake, Karin Lategan and CEO of COHSASA, Jacqui Stewart who handed over the trophy.

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Superintendent Dr Mwamba Nsebula of Jwaneng Mine Hospital proudly holds the COHSASA Accreditation Certificate – the fifth awarded to his hospital. Pictured with him (from left) are Marilyn Keegan, COHSASA Communications Manager; Kgosi Nkaelang Lekgoa; Ms Baile Moagi Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Botswana; Mr Cornelius Dekop, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security; Mr Albert Milton, General Manager

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Kenneth Marion, Chief Operating Officer of Bonitas Medical Fund

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Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

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Pilot programme to expand access to care for NCDs

Pilot programme to expand access to care for NCDs

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Safe Passage Study links drinking and smoking with stillbirths and Sids

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Sama takes issue with Competition Commission findings

Sama takes issue with Competition Commission findings

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Study: Leadless pacemakers create fewer complications

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You're paying more for less when it comes to medical aid. Here's why

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Competition Commission releases Health Market Inquiry report

Competition Commission releases Health Market Inquiry report

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Clinics manage hypertension patients better when more hands are on deck

Clinics manage hypertension patients better when more hands are on deck

5 Jul 2018

SA medical students graduate from Cuba

SA medical students graduate from Cuba

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Lerato Mosiah, CEO of the Health Funders Association

Amendments could threaten schemes' sustainability

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Professor Keertan Dheda, UCT director of the lung infection and immunity unit. Photo: UCT

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Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, the health ombudsman

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Collectable coins celebrate home-grown CT scan

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A patient collects her medication at a clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Photo: MSF/Sydelle WIllow Smith

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Nutrition at the centre of sustainable corporate wellness

Nutrition at the centre of sustainable corporate wellness

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 3 Jul 2018

A proud GM, Clive Lake, Karin Lategan and CEO of COHSASA, Jacqui Stewart who handed over the trophy.

Don't drop the ball!

COHSASA 3 Jul 2018

Superintendent Dr Mwamba Nsebula of Jwaneng Mine Hospital proudly holds the COHSASA Accreditation Certificate – the fifth awarded to his hospital. Pictured with him (from left) are Marilyn Keegan, COHSASA Communications Manager; Kgosi Nkaelang Lekgoa; Ms Baile Moagi Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Botswana; Mr Cornelius Dekop, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security; Mr Albert Milton, General Manager

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Kenneth Marion, Chief Operating Officer of Bonitas Medical Fund

Comment on the NHI Bills presented by Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi

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Mohsen George, vice president, Health Insurance Organisation, Egypt

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Precious Matsoso, director-general: Department of Health

Brics countries join hands to fight TB

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New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

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SANAC gears up for International AIDS conference

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At a glance: What the National Health Insurance means for you and your pocket

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New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment

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Egyptian e-health startup ElBalto launches mobile consultation service

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