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#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

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Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

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SA watchdog stresses reporting side effects to make medicines safer

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The key role of pharmacy clinics in South Africa's evolving healthcare system

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#HASA2019: Collaboration - the art of possible

#HASA2019: Collaboration - the art of possible

Nicci Botha 29 Aug 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

#HASA2019: Keeping hackers out of healthcare

28 Aug 2019

Dr Chris Archer, CEO of the South African Private Practitioners Forum; moderator, Tanya Cohen, former Business Unity South Africa CEO; Dr Guni Goolab, principal officer, Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS); Dr Terence Moodley, board member of Samed; Melanie da Costa, director of strategy and healthcare policy, Netcare; Dr Stavros Nicolaou, chairman of the Pharmaceutical Task Group Dr Anban Pillay, deputy director general, National Department of Health; and Dr Jonathan Broomberg, CEO, Discovery Health

After NHI - South Africans can still choose medical aids

Nicci Botha 27 Aug 2019

Ministers pledge to fight the rise in vector-borne diseases

Ministers pledge to fight the rise in vector-borne diseases

23 Aug 2019

Public urged to engage with NHI Bill

Public urged to engage with NHI Bill

22 Aug 2019

A health worker checks people’s temperatures in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFE

How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs

Abdhalah Ziraba 22 Aug 2019

No mandatory requirement for South Africans to join NHI

21 Aug 2019

Dr Brian Ruff, co-founder of PPO Serve

Reaction to the NHI is ill-informed: A constructive discussion is needed

Brian Ruff 20 Aug 2019

Supply chain conference to showcase healthcare lessons from Nigeria

Supply chain conference to showcase healthcare lessons from Nigeria

20 Aug 2019

South Africa has a skewed healthcare system with an under-funded public sector and an expensive private sector. Shutterstock

Why South Africa's plans for universal healthcare are pie in the sky

Alex van den Heever 19 Aug 2019

R3bn Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital nearly complete

R3bn Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital nearly complete

19 Aug 2019

High-income country trainees and experts must learn to listen and be humble. Shutterstock

Global health still mimics colonial ways: here's how to break the pattern

Madhukar Pai 19 Aug 2019

Image: World Vision International

Antimalarials less effective in malnourished children

16 Aug 2019

“I am scared every day of my life. The bullets are like rain there [on the Cape Flats],” said Mary Bruce of Hanover Park. Photo: Elsabé Brits

Western Cape health services paint bloody picture of gun violence

Elsabé Brits 12 Aug 2019

How IoT can change the face of healthcare

How IoT can change the face of healthcare

8 Aug 2019

Empowering parents to enable breastfeeding

Empowering parents to enable breastfeeding

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 6 Aug 2019

Women and girls on the move are often framed as victims. Shutterstock

#WomensMonth: Southern Africa needs better healthcare for women and girls on the move

Rebecca Walker and Jo Vearey 5 Aug 2019

Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Hospital

Still some challenges in KZN health budget

5 Aug 2019

Migration and health: what southern Africa needs to do to plug the gaps

2 Aug 2019

What are the new 'essential services'?

What are the new 'essential services'?

Kenneth Coster and Shane Johnson 31 Jul 2019

Hepatitis is a major public health burden. Shutterstock

The WHO wants to rid the world of hepatitis by 2030: why it's a tough ask

Pauline Bakibinga 31 Jul 2019

International migrants often struggle to access healthcare. Shutterstock

Migrants must be part of South Africa's universal health plan. Here's why

Sasha Frade & Jo Vearey 30 Jul 2019

Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize

Successful NHI implementation requires collaboration

29 Jul 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa signs Presidential Health Compact

26 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

#bhf2019conference: How blockchain can eliminate fraud, waste & abuse

Nicci Botha 25 Jul 2019

Source image: Getty/Gallo

#bhf2019conference: Healthcare as a key driver for economic growth

Nicci Botha 24 Jul 2019

#bhf2019conference: UHC - what's working, what's not?

Nicci Botha 24 Jul 2019

Health officer on the front-line in the DRC. Flickr

Why declaring Ebola a public health emergency isn't a silver bullet

Yap Boum 23 Jul 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

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

What do South Africans think about SA's proposed Tobacco Bill?

What do South Africans think about SA's proposed Tobacco Bill?

23 Jul 2019

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Dr Chris Archer, CEO of the South African Private Practitioners Forum; moderator, Tanya Cohen, former Business Unity South Africa CEO; Dr Guni Goolab, principal officer, Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS); Dr Terence Moodley, board member of Samed; Melanie da Costa, director of strategy and healthcare policy, Netcare; Dr Stavros Nicolaou, chairman of the Pharmaceutical Task Group Dr Anban Pillay, deputy director general, National Department of Health; and Dr Jonathan Broomberg, CEO, Discovery Health

After NHI - South Africans can still choose medical aids

Nicci Botha 27 Aug 2019

Ministers pledge to fight the rise in vector-borne diseases

Ministers pledge to fight the rise in vector-borne diseases

23 Aug 2019

Public urged to engage with NHI Bill

Public urged to engage with NHI Bill

22 Aug 2019

A health worker checks people’s temperatures in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFE

How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs

Abdhalah Ziraba 22 Aug 2019

No mandatory requirement for South Africans to join NHI

21 Aug 2019

Dr Brian Ruff, co-founder of PPO Serve

Reaction to the NHI is ill-informed: A constructive discussion is needed

Brian Ruff 20 Aug 2019

Supply chain conference to showcase healthcare lessons from Nigeria

Supply chain conference to showcase healthcare lessons from Nigeria

20 Aug 2019

South Africa has a skewed healthcare system with an under-funded public sector and an expensive private sector. Shutterstock

Why South Africa's plans for universal healthcare are pie in the sky

Alex van den Heever 19 Aug 2019

R3bn Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital nearly complete

R3bn Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital nearly complete

19 Aug 2019

High-income country trainees and experts must learn to listen and be humble. Shutterstock

Global health still mimics colonial ways: here's how to break the pattern

Madhukar Pai 19 Aug 2019

Image: World Vision International

Antimalarials less effective in malnourished children

16 Aug 2019

“I am scared every day of my life. The bullets are like rain there [on the Cape Flats],” said Mary Bruce of Hanover Park. Photo: Elsabé Brits

Western Cape health services paint bloody picture of gun violence

Elsabé Brits 12 Aug 2019

How IoT can change the face of healthcare

How IoT can change the face of healthcare

8 Aug 2019

Empowering parents to enable breastfeeding

Empowering parents to enable breastfeeding

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 6 Aug 2019

Women and girls on the move are often framed as victims. Shutterstock

#WomensMonth: Southern Africa needs better healthcare for women and girls on the move

Rebecca Walker and Jo Vearey 5 Aug 2019

Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Hospital

Still some challenges in KZN health budget

5 Aug 2019

Migration and health: what southern Africa needs to do to plug the gaps

2 Aug 2019

What are the new 'essential services'?

What are the new 'essential services'?

Kenneth Coster and Shane Johnson 31 Jul 2019

Hepatitis is a major public health burden. Shutterstock

The WHO wants to rid the world of hepatitis by 2030: why it's a tough ask

Pauline Bakibinga 31 Jul 2019

International migrants often struggle to access healthcare. Shutterstock

Migrants must be part of South Africa's universal health plan. Here's why

Sasha Frade & Jo Vearey 30 Jul 2019

Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize

Successful NHI implementation requires collaboration

29 Jul 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa signs Presidential Health Compact

26 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

#bhf2019conference: How blockchain can eliminate fraud, waste & abuse

Nicci Botha 25 Jul 2019

Source image: Getty/Gallo

#bhf2019conference: Healthcare as a key driver for economic growth

Nicci Botha 24 Jul 2019

#bhf2019conference: UHC - what's working, what's not?

Nicci Botha 24 Jul 2019

Health officer on the front-line in the DRC. Flickr

Why declaring Ebola a public health emergency isn't a silver bullet

Yap Boum 23 Jul 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

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

What do South Africans think about SA's proposed Tobacco Bill?

What do South Africans think about SA's proposed Tobacco Bill?

23 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

DoH to tackle staff shortages

12 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

NHI Bill approved for submission to Parliament

11 Jul 2019

A health worker administers the Ebola vaccine. EPA-EFE

How the DRC's Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles

Benjamin Kagina 10 Jul 2019

Natalie Zimmelman

South Africa's healthcare system lacks real data

9 Jul 2019

Ambulances and emergency vehicles parked at Edendale Hospital look good, but hardly any are operational. Photo: Nompendulo Ngubane

Emergency workers sit around all day because there are no ambulances

Nompendulo Ngubane 9 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Cuban-trained doctors urged to drive change in SA

8 Jul 2019

Dr Anuschka Coovadia is the head of healthcare for Africa at KPMG

Change across healthcare ecosystems in Africa

Anuschka Coovadia 5 Jul 2019

Ambitious plans to vaccinate more than a million against cholera

4 Jul 2019

Doctors preparing to perform an operation. Shutterstock

Why Nigeria's doctors are leaving, and how the problem can be fixed

Olayinka Stephen 2 Jul 2019

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize

New minister promises NHI delivery

27 Jun 2019

The Department of Health in Limpopo says is no money to hire about 400 nurses who fully qualified in January this year. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare

400 newly qualified nurses without jobs in Limpopo

Bernard Chiguvare 24 Jun 2019

Doctors and nurses were held at gunpoint to stop giving patients treatment. (Paul Botes)

Hospitals close in Mpumalanga as doctors and nurses fear for their safety

Nelisiwe Msomi 19 Jun 2019