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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

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

Brendan Seery

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

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

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SA watchdog stresses reporting side effects to make medicines safer

Source: Reuters.

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Source: Reuters.

Africa health body calls on Trump to honour US vaccine pledges

By Anait Miridzhanian 8 Nov 2024

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

7 Nov 2024

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#WorldToiletDay: Catalysing a new sanitation paradigm for South Africa

#WorldToiletDay: Catalysing a new sanitation paradigm for South Africa

Dr Sudhir Pillay and Akin Akinsete 19 Nov 2019

Image: MedPage Today

SA's first Ebola case a training exercise

15 Nov 2019

Frank Hester, CEO, TPP Healthcare

#AfricaCom: AI's role in combatting inequalities in healthcare

Nicci Botha 14 Nov 2019

Mobile instant messaging platforms are used by many health professionals to share information and professional experiences. Shutterstock

How WhatsApp groups support Nigeria's nurse graduates

Ademola Johnson Ajuwon & Christoph Pimmer 14 Nov 2019

Women and girls in Gayo village, Ehtiopia collect water from a rain water pool which is purified with tablets before use. Shutterstock

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Alex Ezeh 12 Nov 2019

More needs to be done about security at healthcare facilities

5 Nov 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

Image source: Getty/Gallo

HPCSA needs an urgent overhaul

29 Oct 2019

Millions of young children get malaria. These two got it in 2010.
AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable

James Leahy 28 Oct 2019

GHA and COHSASA announce strategic partnership to enhance medical travel standards in Africa

GHA and COHSASA announce strategic partnership to enhance medical travel standards in Africa

COHSASA 25 Oct 2019

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

24 Oct 2019

Leigh Venter and Henri la Grange. T-Systems South Africa

Improving healthcare delivery will stop profits from bleeding

23 Oct 2019

The 2019 Galliova Awards Winners: Esther Malan (2019 Galliova Broiler Champion Food Writer); Nomvuselelo Mncube (2019 Galliova Egg Champion Food Writer); Margie Els-Burger (2019 Galliova Food Writer of the Year; Chiara Turilli (2019 Galliova Up & Coming Food Writer of the Year); Glynis Horning (2019 Galliova Health Writer of the Year).

Strong health message resonates at 2019 Galliova Awards

Leigh Andrews 21 Oct 2019

Quarter century study on ageing in South Africa offers new perspectives

Kathleen Kahn & Stephen Tollman 17 Oct 2019

Foremost health quality and safety conference for Cape Town

Foremost health quality and safety conference for Cape Town

COHSASA 17 Oct 2019

World Health Organisation

More than 18-million Ugandan children to be immunised against measles, rubella and polio

15 Oct 2019

The costly business of nursing negligence

The costly business of nursing negligence

15 Oct 2019

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Irvine Partners 14 Oct 2019

160 patients receive gift of sight as part of Unclouding Cataracts campaign

160 patients receive gift of sight as part of Unclouding Cataracts campaign

11 Oct 2019

Many families in the DRC can’t routinely access preventive services. Shutterstock

Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC

Matthew Ferrari 8 Oct 2019

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation director-general, speaking on Ebola at the UN’s Geneva headquarters. EPA/Martial Trezzinni

Why it's dangerous for Tanzania to withhold information about Ebola fears

Abdhalah Ziraba 7 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

NHI written submissions deadline extended

4 Oct 2019

The new Halcyon radiotherapy machine at Groote Schuur hospital. In front is Nanette Joubert, medical physicist. Back from left to right: Dr Bhavna Patel, CEO of the hospital; Dr Bernadette Eick, chief operations officer; Francois Heyns, a patient; and Prof Jeannette Parks; head of radiation oncology. Photo: Elsabé Brits

Groote Schuur unveils new cancer machine that can treat 40 patients a day

Elsabé Brits 3 Oct 2019

Only one third of women in Madagascar get prenatal care in the first trimester. Shutterstock

Madagascar trial: how a simple pregnancy test can change lives

Alison B Comfort 3 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum launched

2 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

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Lessons from Rwanda on how trust can help repair a broken health system

Agnes Binagwaho 2 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

HMI report: Private sector characterised by high costs and no competition

1 Oct 2019

Researchers have evidence of another method that bacteria use to avoid antibiotics. Sirirat/Shutterstock

Researchers have directly proven that bacteria can change shape inside humans to avoid antibiotics

Katarzyna Mickiewicz 1 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

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Image: MedPage Today

SA's first Ebola case a training exercise

15 Nov 2019

Frank Hester, CEO, TPP Healthcare

#AfricaCom: AI's role in combatting inequalities in healthcare

Nicci Botha 14 Nov 2019

Mobile instant messaging platforms are used by many health professionals to share information and professional experiences. Shutterstock

How WhatsApp groups support Nigeria's nurse graduates

Ademola Johnson Ajuwon & Christoph Pimmer 14 Nov 2019

Women and girls in Gayo village, Ehtiopia collect water from a rain water pool which is purified with tablets before use. Shutterstock

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Alex Ezeh 12 Nov 2019

More needs to be done about security at healthcare facilities

5 Nov 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

Image source: Getty/Gallo

HPCSA needs an urgent overhaul

29 Oct 2019

Millions of young children get malaria. These two got it in 2010.
AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable

James Leahy 28 Oct 2019

GHA and COHSASA announce strategic partnership to enhance medical travel standards in Africa

GHA and COHSASA announce strategic partnership to enhance medical travel standards in Africa

COHSASA 25 Oct 2019

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

24 Oct 2019

Leigh Venter and Henri la Grange. T-Systems South Africa

Improving healthcare delivery will stop profits from bleeding

23 Oct 2019

The 2019 Galliova Awards Winners: Esther Malan (2019 Galliova Broiler Champion Food Writer); Nomvuselelo Mncube (2019 Galliova Egg Champion Food Writer); Margie Els-Burger (2019 Galliova Food Writer of the Year; Chiara Turilli (2019 Galliova Up & Coming Food Writer of the Year); Glynis Horning (2019 Galliova Health Writer of the Year).

Strong health message resonates at 2019 Galliova Awards

Leigh Andrews 21 Oct 2019

Quarter century study on ageing in South Africa offers new perspectives

Kathleen Kahn & Stephen Tollman 17 Oct 2019

Foremost health quality and safety conference for Cape Town

Foremost health quality and safety conference for Cape Town

COHSASA 17 Oct 2019

World Health Organisation

More than 18-million Ugandan children to be immunised against measles, rubella and polio

15 Oct 2019

The costly business of nursing negligence

The costly business of nursing negligence

15 Oct 2019

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Irvine Partners 14 Oct 2019

160 patients receive gift of sight as part of Unclouding Cataracts campaign

160 patients receive gift of sight as part of Unclouding Cataracts campaign

11 Oct 2019

Many families in the DRC can’t routinely access preventive services. Shutterstock

Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC

Matthew Ferrari 8 Oct 2019

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation director-general, speaking on Ebola at the UN’s Geneva headquarters. EPA/Martial Trezzinni

Why it's dangerous for Tanzania to withhold information about Ebola fears

Abdhalah Ziraba 7 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

NHI written submissions deadline extended

4 Oct 2019

The new Halcyon radiotherapy machine at Groote Schuur hospital. In front is Nanette Joubert, medical physicist. Back from left to right: Dr Bhavna Patel, CEO of the hospital; Dr Bernadette Eick, chief operations officer; Francois Heyns, a patient; and Prof Jeannette Parks; head of radiation oncology. Photo: Elsabé Brits

Groote Schuur unveils new cancer machine that can treat 40 patients a day

Elsabé Brits 3 Oct 2019

Only one third of women in Madagascar get prenatal care in the first trimester. Shutterstock

Madagascar trial: how a simple pregnancy test can change lives

Alison B Comfort 3 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum launched

2 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Niyazz/Shutterstock

Lessons from Rwanda on how trust can help repair a broken health system

Agnes Binagwaho 2 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

HMI report: Private sector characterised by high costs and no competition

1 Oct 2019

Researchers have evidence of another method that bacteria use to avoid antibiotics. Sirirat/Shutterstock

Researchers have directly proven that bacteria can change shape inside humans to avoid antibiotics

Katarzyna Mickiewicz 1 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

A health worker spreading disinfectant at a health checkpoint in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFE

Ebola survivors can pass on the virus: we're trying to understand what role sex plays

Andrew L Webb, Brayden G Schindell, Jason Kindrachuk & Jia B Kangbai 27 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

The devastating effects of counterfeit drugs

26 Sep 2019

Source: Rotary Family Health Days

South Africa certified polio free

26 Sep 2019

Drinking during pregnancy is harmful and can lead to foetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Shutterstock

Why alcohol remains a big threat to unborn babies in South Africa

Babatope O Adebiyi, Anna-Marie Beytell, Ferdinand C Mukumbang & Lizahn G Cloete 25 Sep 2019

DoH blames suppliers for antidepressant meds stock out

DoH blames suppliers for antidepressant meds stock out

23 Sep 2019

Training is necessary to equip health workers to deal with climate change risks. EPA

Ghana's health system isn't quite ready for climate change realities

Lucia Hussey 20 Sep 2019

A woman and baby on a bicycle taxi in Salima, Malawi. Some Malawian men are becoming more involved in childcare. EPA-EFE

Malawi study highlights the importance of men in childcare and nutrition

19 Sep 2019

Tedros Ghebreyesus, embarrassed to only talk about Ebola. Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA

Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year - and it's not Ebola

Jeremy Rossman & Matthew Badham 19 Sep 2019

Rural healthcare services are best supported by mid-level workers. Shutterstock

Mid-level workers: Africa's unsung health heroes need more support

Ian Couper 17 Sep 2019

A female Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on a human host. James Gathany/CDC

Ethiopia must do more to stop recurring chikungunya outbreaks

Eunice Anyango Owino 16 Sep 2019

Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku

Sama challenges health and safety issues in Gauteng

13 Sep 2019