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Mediclinic Southern Africa stands firm on its policy of mandatory workplace vaccination

Katja Hamilton 25 Jan 2022

Source: Premier Alan Winde. The interior of the new NantSA vaccine plant opened in Cape Town at the same time as the launch of the AAAH coalition .

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Cape Town unveils Africa's Access to Advanced Healthcare coalition

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Treatment of Covid with antibiotics could add to the problem of drug resistance

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Report adverse effects from Covid jabs, Department of Health urges

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2022

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Forensic Pathology Services under severe pressure

23 Dec 2021

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SANBS blood stock critically low

22 Dec 2021

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A growing need for quality caregivers for the elderly amid South Africa's fourth wave

21 Dec 2021

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Covid-19 targets kidneys, study finds...

Katja Hamilton 20 Dec 2021

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ATG Digital launches vaccine verifier for the workplace

17 Dec 2021

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Pfizer gives green light to booster shot

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Eastern Cape dog-rabies outbreak is "disastrous"

9 Dec 2021

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Release of first plant-based coronavirus vaccine imminent

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Omicron update: GSK drug works against all mutations

8 Dec 2021

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Budget cuts leave Eastern Cape's elderly with no access to nursing

7 Dec 2021

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6 Dec 2021

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Aviro Health launches Pocket Clinic

3 Dec 2021

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SA health body sees threefold higher risk of reinfection from Omicron

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Cipla launches Live2Love mobile game to destigmatise HIV

1 Dec 2021

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30 Nov 2021

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Tobacco industry stakeholders key to saving lives

24 Nov 2021

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Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2022

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Dr Vuyane Mhlomi 7 Jan 2022

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Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2022

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3 Jan 2022

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30 Dec 2021

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23 Dec 2021

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22 Dec 2021

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21 Dec 2021

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17 Dec 2021

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HealthcarePfizer gives green light to booster shot

10 Dec 2021

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HealthcareEastern Cape dog-rabies outbreak is "disastrous"

9 Dec 2021

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HealthcareRelease of first plant-based coronavirus vaccine imminent

8 Dec 2021

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HealthcareOmicron update: GSK drug works against all mutations

8 Dec 2021

Source: , , via Wikimedia Commons

HealthcareBudget cuts leave Eastern Cape's elderly with no access to nursing

7 Dec 2021

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FinanceOld Mutual first: delivering mobile Covid-19 vaccinations

7 Dec 2021

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HealthcareBiovac gears up to manufacture Pfizer vaccine

6 Dec 2021

Aviro Health launches Pocket Clinic

HealthcareAviro Health launches Pocket Clinic

3 Dec 2021

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HealthcareSA health body sees threefold higher risk of reinfection from Omicron

Promit Mukherjee 3 Dec 2021

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HealthcareCipla launches Live2Love mobile game to destigmatise HIV

1 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

HealthcareSA's Aspen signs deal paving way for J&J Covid vaccine license

30 Nov 2021

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FinanceCall to legalise work access restrictions for unvaccinated

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2021

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HealthcareDutch in arms: Omicron detected on SA flight

28 Nov 2021

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HealthcareTobacco industry stakeholders key to saving lives

24 Nov 2021

Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

HealthcareSA puts brakes on Covid-19 vaccine delivery

Promit Mukherjee 24 Nov 2021

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HealthcareSingapore is making the unvaccinated pay for their Covid-19 medical expenses: Should South Africa do the same?

Geetesh Solanki, Judith Cornell, Reno Morar and Vishal Brijlal 23 Nov 2021

Trust your gut: Are novel probiotic formats boosting SA's probiotics market?

HealthcareTrust your gut: Are novel probiotic formats boosting SA's probiotics market?

Insight Survey 23 Nov 2021

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HealthcareTechnology: healthcare enabler or disrupter?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

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12 Nov 2021

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HealthcareFirst non-invasive benign prostate procedure performed in SA

11 Nov 2021

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4 Nov 2021

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HealthcareAfrica's healthcare systems under pressure

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