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'I Am' movement of SA health workers throws down the gauntlet to health minister and Gauteng premier

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Cipla voluntarily recalls batches of Coryx throat spray

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WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

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Influenza cases on the rise in South Africa

9 Jun 2022

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Africa Day: Driving healthcare access across borders

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WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in Europe

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J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

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J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

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South Africa must not allow Health Act amendments to replace State of Disaster regulations

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LifestyleCannabis Clinics opens online medical cannabis platform

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Healthcare'I Am' movement of SA health workers throws down the gauntlet to health minister and Gauteng premier

24 Jun 2022

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HealthcareSouth Africa confirms its first case of monkeypox

23 Jun 2022

Red Cross Children's Hospital launches project to help families with emergency relief

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23 Jun 2022

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LegalRemaining Covid-19 regulations cancelled

23 Jun 2022

Local vaccine production boosts economic transformation and job creation in South Africa

FinanceLocal vaccine production boosts economic transformation and job creation in South Africa

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HealthcareCipla voluntarily recalls batches of Coryx throat spray

21 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

HealthcareWHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

P&G's Always Keeping Girls in School programme makes an important intervention in the lives of South Africa's schoolgirls

HealthcareP&G's Always Keeping Girls in School programme makes an important intervention in the lives of South Africa's schoolgirls

Procter & Gamble 13 Jun 2022

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HealthcareInfluenza cases on the rise in South Africa

9 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Jonathan Keytel, head: Healthcare Transformation and Sustainability at Roche Diagnostics.

HealthcareAfrica Day: Driving healthcare access across borders

25 May 2022

Source: REUTERS. A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus, is seen at 50X magnification on day four of rash development in 1968. CDC/Handout via REUTERS

HealthcareWHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in Europe

23 May 2022

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LegalExtension on Covid-19 regulation public comments

5 May 2022

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HealthcareJenna Lowe's powerful legacy for South Africans lives on

3 May 2022

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

HealthcareAbbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

29 Apr 2022

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

HealthcareJ&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

28 Apr 2022

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

HealthcareOur Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

22 Apr 2022

RetailDis-Chem refreshes Baby City brand

11 Apr 2022

Source: iStock.

HealthcareSouth Africa must not allow Health Act amendments to replace State of Disaster regulations

Cilliers Brink 6 Apr 2022

How to improve your work-health balance

HealthcareHow to improve your work-health balance

Intercare 1 Apr 2022

10 tips for flu and Covid-19 vaccines

Healthcare10 tips for flu and Covid-19 vaccines

Bonitas 31 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. Donald McMillan, managing director at Allmed Healthcare Professionals.

HealthcareFluctuating demand for healthcare professionals made easy - with the right partner

Donald McMillan 29 Mar 2022

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HealthcareRaising the alarm on Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak

22 Mar 2022

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LegalCovid-19 Health Regulations published for public comment

17 Mar 2022

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HealthcareGroote Schuur Hospital opens adolescent centre of excellence

16 Mar 2022

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LegalNational State of Disaster on Covid-19 extended

15 Mar 2022

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HealthcareJohannesburg health village to open free screenings to the public

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HealthcareSouth African doctors call for law reform, fearing a harsh penalty if patients die

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HealthcarePfizer and BioNTech pressed to release vaccine for under 5s, despite mixed trial results

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