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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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Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

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

Community health workers picket outside Labour Court

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National laboratory service suspends yet another official

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Funding stymies placement of medical interns

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Inspiration for South Africa at Festival of Learning

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Sama KZN to protest the sorry state of healthcare in the province

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How to fund a failing health system

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Dr Margaret Chan, WHO director-general

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Source: World Health Organisation

Nigeria needs $1.1bn for meningitis vaccine programme

Damilola Oyedele 4 Apr 2017

BevSA wants more time on sugar tax

BevSA wants more time on sugar tax

4 Apr 2017

Satellifes at night.

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Leigh Andrews 4 Apr 2017

Huge response to illegal advert

Huge response to illegal advert

Estelle Ellis 31 Mar 2017

Limpopo gets new medical school, hospital

Limpopo gets new medical school, hospital

31 Mar 2017

First free ADHD screening programme for underserved communities

First free ADHD screening programme for underserved communities

30 Mar 2017

CT water remains safe for drinking, says city

CT water remains safe for drinking, says city

30 Mar 2017

New Vodacom Siyakha mobile solution for pregnant women

New Vodacom Siyakha mobile solution for pregnant women

30 Mar 2017

US-funded public health training centre opens in Ethiopia

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29 Mar 2017

#BrandManagerMonth: CANSA, spreading a message of hope

#BrandManagerMonth: CANSA, spreading a message of hope

Sindy Peters 29 Mar 2017

Bogus pharmacist appears in court

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23 Mar 2017

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South Africa's healthcare system could be world class

UCT Graduate School of Business 16 Mar 2017

First Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge winners

First Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge winners

14 Mar 2017

SafeCare standards re-accredited by ISQua

SafeCare standards re-accredited by ISQua

COHSASA 10 Mar 2017

Environmental risks kill 1.7-million kids under five a year: WHO

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UJ research: Increasing autopsies for compensation of occupational lung diseases

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11 May 2017

Keeping the dreaded flu at bay

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11 May 2017

CreativesolutionisT via

New UN-backed citizen-led alliance formed against mosquito-borne diseases

10 May 2017

Kagiso Modupe meets a circumcision doctor

Over 5,000 men respond to #ZwakalaSkeem medical circumcision campaign

10 May 2017

National laboratory service suspends yet another official

National laboratory service suspends yet another official

Tamar Kahn 4 May 2017

Funding stymies placement of medical interns

Funding stymies placement of medical interns

3 May 2017

Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes

Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes

3 May 2017

Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates. Source:

Gates and Dangote talk health in Africa

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Inspiration for South Africa at Festival of Learning

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Image credit: Top Girl Studio © –

Five ways for health and wellness brands to win on Instagram

Annabel Porter 21 Apr 2017

Creatives: enter Cannes Lions 2017 Young Lions Health Award this week

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20 Apr 2017

Sama KZN to protest the sorry state of healthcare in the province

Sama KZN to protest the sorry state of healthcare in the province

18 Apr 2017

Catastrophic antibiotic threat from food

Catastrophic antibiotic threat from food

Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Tan Zhai Gen 7 Apr 2017

How to fund a failing health system

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Dr Margaret Chan, WHO director-general

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Source: World Health Organisation

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BevSA wants more time on sugar tax

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4 Apr 2017

Satellifes at night.

Purposefully recolouring township satellites with Grey

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Huge response to illegal advert

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Limpopo gets new medical school, hospital

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First free ADHD screening programme for underserved communities

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30 Mar 2017

CT water remains safe for drinking, says city

CT water remains safe for drinking, says city

30 Mar 2017

New Vodacom Siyakha mobile solution for pregnant women

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30 Mar 2017

US-funded public health training centre opens in Ethiopia

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Bogus pharmacist appears in court

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23 Mar 2017

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South Africa's healthcare system could be world class

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First Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge winners

First Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge winners

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SafeCare standards re-accredited by ISQua

SafeCare standards re-accredited by ISQua

COHSASA 10 Mar 2017

Environmental risks kill 1.7-million kids under five a year: WHO

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Using mobile to boost access to safe, legal abortion services

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First group graduates from GE healthymagination Mother and Child Programme

27 Feb 2017

R17m skills programme to empower youth

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New FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme to boost women in biosciences

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23 Feb 2017

Sugar tax must come with an education programme

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