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Nurses are the backbone of the health system. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

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Diabetes is a ticking time bomb in Sub-Saharan Africa

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What you need to know about managing diabetes in the family

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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Older people in urban informal settlements live in poor socioeconomic conditions. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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Diabetes telemedicine gets booster shot from joint investment

Diabetes telemedicine gets booster shot from joint investment

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Air pollution, temperature and respiratory disease: a South African study

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People exercising in Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

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Women and children wait to be treated at a health clinic in northern Burkina Faso. Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images

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A nurse in a hospital checks an IV. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana needs a better policy to guide care for cancer patients

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Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach

Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach

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Namibia, WHO partner in strengthening clinical care of NCDs

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#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

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Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock

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3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

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Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly. CDC/ Frank Collins

Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill

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Bernhard Githundi, a patient at Hornlee Clinic in Knysna gets his medication delivered from the Chronic Dispensary Unit.

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There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock

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Nurses are the backbone of the health system. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

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Why testing my DNA was the best thing I ever did

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Jenny Griesel, Jenny Griesel Communications 13 Nov 2020

Diabetes is a ticking time bomb in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Older people in urban informal settlements live in poor socioeconomic conditions. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Combating lifestyle diseases can make a big difference in the lives of older people

Razak M Gyasi 12 Oct 2020

Conditions like HIV, TB, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increase the risk of pulmonary hypertension. Shutterstock

Pulmonary hypertension: why creating awareness is key in Africa

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Cardiovascular risk factors are high in Sierra Leone. Steven Rubin

Why Sierra Leone needs to focus on cardiovascular health

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Weekly injection could treat type 2 diabetes, new enzyme discovery suggests

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Technology can help people manage their diabetes - case study shows it's not being used

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Diabetes telemedicine gets booster shot from joint investment

Diabetes telemedicine gets booster shot from joint investment

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Children aged 0-14 years are likely to be physically active outdoors when it’s warm. Hello World/Getty Images

Air pollution, temperature and respiratory disease: a South African study

Bukola Olutola & Janine Wichmann 14 Jul 2020

People exercising in Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed

Jane Simmonds & Charles Parry 8 Jul 2020

Women and children wait to be treated at a health clinic in northern Burkina Faso. Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images

A new global health pattern: longer life for the poor, with more ailments

Justine Ina Davies & Maria Odland 25 May 2020

A nurse in a hospital checks an IV. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana needs a better policy to guide care for cancer patients

Yakubu Salifu 3 Mar 2020

Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach

Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach

Martin Heine 13 Feb 2020

Tumour cells under a microscope labelled with fluorescent molecules. Shutterstock

Antibody technologies take a step closer to precision medicine

Krupa Naran, Dharanidharan Ramamurthy, Neelakshi Mungra & Stefan Barth 14 Jan 2020

Namibia, WHO partner in strengthening clinical care of NCDs

Namibia, WHO partner in strengthening clinical care of NCDs

30 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

Unravelling the genetic code that controls cell function and disease

11 Dec 2019

Corporations misused evidence to manipulate health policy. Shutterstock

How business misrepresented evidence: the South African sugar tax story

Gary Fooks, Gary Sacks, Graham Box & Simon Williams 1 Nov 2019

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Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

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Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Frederick Wekesah 13 Sep 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

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Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly. CDC/ Frank Collins

Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill

Ramona Hurdayal & Raphael Taiwo Aruleba 15 Jul 2019

Bernhard Githundi, a patient at Hornlee Clinic in Knysna gets his medication delivered from the Chronic Dispensary Unit.

WCGH's innovative solution to chronic medicine dispensing

1 Jul 2019

There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock

Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases

Andre Pascal Kengne, Elvis Banboye Kidzeru & Muki Shey 19 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Chronic diseases and their impact on the economy

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Who wants to live forever? It's a matter of maintenance

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Getting South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine

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Making the best food choices for HIV and TB

Making the best food choices for HIV and TB

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 May 2019

A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM

New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa

Carla Tsampiras & Nolwazi Mkhwanazi 3 May 2019

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

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Drug reduces kidney failure in diabetics

Drug reduces kidney failure in diabetics

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Why fixing primary healthcare is crucial to making South Africa healthier

Why fixing primary healthcare is crucial to making South Africa healthier

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Introducing the e-patient

Introducing the e-patient

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Doctor's orders: Start saving now

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

WHO report: 630-million years of healthy life lost in Africa

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