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Complementary medicine can get us closer to universal healthcare

Bianca De Canha 23 Jul 2024

Health and wellness spending gain traction among local consumers - Euromonitor Intl

Health and wellness spending gain traction among local consumers - Euromonitor Intl

23 Jul 2024

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Significant progress has been made in controlling HIV in South Africa, report shows

23 Jul 2024

Cure Day Paarl celebrates

Cure Day Paarl celebrates

COHSASA 23 Jul 2024

Busa encouraged by Ramaphosa’s commitment to find consensus on NHI

22 Jul 2024

Medshield Mom will empower parents with real talk and practical tips on 27 July 2024

Medshield Mom will empower parents with real talk and practical tips on 27 July 2024

Stone 22 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Parliament's opening: GNU's NHI execution a key test for government cohesion

Katja Hamilton 19 Jul 2024

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Africa Health Congress: SA's new NHI - path to UHC or empty promise?

18 Jul 2024

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Traditional healers: New regulations to provide clarity

John Botha 18 Jul 2024

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Europe: Covid-19 contract-transparency ruling fails to cloud Von der Leyen's future

18 Jul 2024

Mandela Day: Gauteng's health initiative clears surgery backlog

18 Jul 2024

AI is slowly making its way into advanced pharmacology, but will need investor patience.

Forget chat bots, AI is helping out in drug discovery and development

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jul 2024

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Court finds Netcare failed to protect employee against an abusive surgeon

Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2024

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Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak

1 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice president, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Smangele Mandidi, acting managing director of CBZ Bank during the signing ceremony.

Afreximbank inks $80m deals with CBZ Bank

26 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

BioNTech gets $145m funding for African vaccine plants

Jennifer Rigby and Ludwig Burger 30 May 2024

Doctors and medical practitioners under the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) participate in a demonstration to demand payment of their salary arrears and the immediate hiring of trainee doctors, among other grievances, in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 April 2024. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Kenyan government doctors sign agreement to end strike

George Obulutsa 9 May 2024

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Health and wellness spending gain traction among local consumers - Euromonitor Intl

Health and wellness spending gain traction among local consumers - Euromonitor Intl

23 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Significant progress has been made in controlling HIV in South Africa, report shows

23 Jul 2024

Cure Day Paarl celebrates

Cure Day Paarl celebrates

COHSASA 23 Jul 2024

Busa encouraged by Ramaphosa’s commitment to find consensus on NHI

22 Jul 2024

Medshield Mom will empower parents with real talk and practical tips on 27 July 2024

Medshield Mom will empower parents with real talk and practical tips on 27 July 2024

Stone 22 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Parliament's opening: GNU's NHI execution a key test for government cohesion

Katja Hamilton 19 Jul 2024

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Africa Health Congress: SA's new NHI - path to UHC or empty promise?

18 Jul 2024

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Traditional healers: New regulations to provide clarity

John Botha 18 Jul 2024

Source: Pexels.

Europe: Covid-19 contract-transparency ruling fails to cloud Von der Leyen's future

18 Jul 2024

Mandela Day: Gauteng's health initiative clears surgery backlog

18 Jul 2024

AI is slowly making its way into advanced pharmacology, but will need investor patience.

Forget chat bots, AI is helping out in drug discovery and development

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jul 2024

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Court finds Netcare failed to protect employee against an abusive surgeon

Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Echo VanderWal, founder of The Luke Commission, a non-profit organisation focused on delivering healthcare and compassionate aid to rural and underserved communities, primarily in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).

#SAPICS2024: Transforming healthcare in Eswatini

16 Jul 2024

Technology - enabling a life of mobility, without limitations

15 Jul 2024

Renowned comedian Barry Hilton champions Intercare's Mental Health Pledge Campaign

Renowned comedian Barry Hilton champions Intercare's Mental Health Pledge Campaign

Intercare 15 Jul 2024

Source: The Rural Healthcare Advocacy Project.

A holistic approach will build a stronger rural healthcare system

12 Jul 2024

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4 ways Medic East Africa is turning the tide on regional health challenges

12 Jul 2024

Leveraging the power of nutrition to drive the potential of young minds

Mandy Murphy 11 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Lydia Hendricks, director at FM Solutions.

NHI Bill highlights the crucial role of proper maintenance in healthcare facilities

Lydia Hendricks 11 Jul 2024

Judge rules former health MEC can be held criminally liable for 9 Life Esidimeni deaths

Takudzwa Pongweni 11 Jul 2024

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Bonitas 10 Jul 2024

Rio Tinto teams up with PinkDrive for community health screenings

10 Jul 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has ruled that Discovery has to remove or amend an advertisement for the second time in the space of less than a month

Second Discovery advert ruled misleading by ARB

Danette Breitenbach 9 Jul 2024

Source: Ease Holdings.

Ease Holdings expands healthcare programme to South Africa

9 Jul 2024

KnowBe4 report exposes cybersecurity crisis in healthcare

8 Jul 2024

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Draft regulations for the registration of traditional health practitioners

8 Jul 2024

HIV drug trial shows injection twice-yearly 100% effective against infection

Linda-Gail Bekker 5 Jul 2024

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5 Jul 2024

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Stone 5 Jul 2024

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Teaching nutrition: Crucial in combating SA's childhood obesity crisis

4 Jul 2024

Shattering stigma: Why drug rehabilitation centres are essential tools for a healthier society

Shattering stigma: Why drug rehabilitation centres are essential tools for a healthier society

SA Shares 4 Jul 2024

Source: Ben Selier, vice president of Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric.

Data centres: Vital components of critical healthcare systems

3 Jul 2024

Cognitive and sleep supplements boost South Africa’s supplements market

Cognitive and sleep supplements boost South Africa’s supplements market

Insight Survey 3 Jul 2024

HASA welcomes GNU, commits to healthcare reforms

2 Jul 2024

Analysis: Purdue pharma case and SA law impacts

2 Jul 2024

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The surprising impact of buildings on our health and happiness

1 Jul 2024

A man walks inside a branch of the South African drug retailer Clicks, at the Mall of the North, in Polokwane in the Limpopo province of South Africa, 31 March 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/ File Photo

Clicks to sell drugmaker after court ruling

Nelson Banya 1 Jul 2024

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Minister Wenger visits Western Cape hospitals, supports healthcare

1 Jul 2024

Liver health matters, by Medshield

Liver health matters, by Medshield

Stone 28 Jun 2024