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Deena Naidoo, group nursing services manager, Lenmed (standing) with from left: Jacqui Stewart, CEO of Cohsasa; Dr Kim Faure project lead: SECURE Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership; Dr Ziyanda Mgugudo-Sello head of unit: Professional Services SA Medical Association and Professor Natalie Schellack, head of the Department of Pharmacology, University of Pretoria, and editor of the South Africa Pharmacy Journal.

Healthcare

Cohsasa’s Conference at Hospital Show a great success!

Issued by COHSASA 9 Apr 2024

Do not miss the inaugural Hospital Show in Gauteng

Healthcare

Do not miss the inaugural Hospital Show in Gauteng

Issued by COHSASA 29 Feb 2024

Don't miss the inaugural Hospital Show at the Sandton Convention Centre!

Healthcare

Don't miss the inaugural Hospital Show at the Sandton Convention Centre!

Issued by COHSASA 19 Feb 2024

Top hospital show for South Africa 2024

Healthcare

Top hospital show for South Africa 2024

Issued by COHSASA 16 Jan 2024

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Agriculture

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Jude Capper and David Barrett 27 Dec 2023

Africa's understudied human gut microbiomes could be a rich source of therapeutics

Healthcare

Africa's understudied human gut microbiomes could be a rich source of therapeutics

Issued by University of Pretoria 28 Jun 2023

Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

Healthcare

Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

Kostas Selviaridis and Nonhlanhla Dube 21 Dec 2022

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Healthcare

Britain and South Africa agree health partnership on second day of state visit

Alistair Smout 25 Nov 2022

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

Healthcare

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

28 Apr 2022

Swapping probiotics for antibiotics: How it could be a game changer for chickens, and us

Agriculture

Swapping probiotics for antibiotics: How it could be a game changer for chickens, and us

3 Dec 2021

Six-month treatment effective for multi-drug-resistant TB, study finds

Healthcare

Six-month treatment effective for multi-drug-resistant TB, study finds

8 Jun 2021

Professor Salim Abdool Karim

Healthcare

Abdool Karim steps down

26 Mar 2021

Hand hygiene is important to fight Covid-19 but how can you do that without water. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Covid-19 policy briefs must be realistic: a review by young southern African scientists

Puleng Segalo, Adeyemi Oladapo Arem, Pradeep Kumar 20 Jan 2021

Dr Bha Ndungane-Tlakula, country medical director, Pfizer South Africa

Healthcare

Antimicrobial resistance - a threat to modern health

20 Nov 2020

Antimicrobial resistance is a real threat.
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Healthcare

East African countries should prioritise their essential medicines for drug registration

Allyson M Pollock, Moses Ocan & Petra Sevcikova 19 Nov 2020

Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. GettyImages

Healthcare

Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a growing threat: a South African case study

Remco Peters & Liteboho Daniel Maduna 28 Oct 2020

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Healthcare

Antibiotic resistance: cheap diagnostic test could be a saviour

Lara Marks & Ankur Mutreja 11 Aug 2020

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Healthcare

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Pui-Ying Iroh Tam 4 Aug 2020

Researchers identify the impact of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial resistance in Covid-19

Healthcare

Researchers identify the impact of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial resistance in Covid-19

12 Jun 2020

AFMA Forum 2020 programme released

Agriculture

AFMA Forum 2020 programme released

23 Jan 2020

Healthcare

We are using computer models to fight drug resistance

Ozlem Tastan Bishop 13 Dec 2019

Healthcare

Antibiotics: interplay between humans, animals and the environment is key

Sabiha Essack 28 Nov 2019

A.G. Sanders with penicillin extraction equipment. Image reproduced with permission of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Author provided

Healthcare

Big Pharma has failed: the antibiotic pipeline needs to be taken under public ownership

Claas Kirchhelle, Adam Roberts & Andrew Singer 20 Nov 2019

Healthcare

Antibiotic resistance could claim 10-million lives a year by 2050

Robin Green 18 Nov 2019

Air travel spreads infections globally, but health advice from inflight magazines can limit that

Tourism & Travel

Air travel spreads infections globally, but health advice from inflight magazines can limit that

Ramon Zenel Shaban and Cristina Sotomayor-Castillo 19 Jul 2019

Antimicrobials are frequently used on farms in developing countries to promote animal growth. ©

Agriculture

The scourge of antibiotics in animal feed

Aisling Irwin 11 Jul 2019

Neville Isdell and Kelly Chibale

Healthcare

R18m donation for African-centric medicine research

28 Jun 2019

How over-regulation, lack of understanding cause poverty and lack of transformation

Agriculture

How over-regulation, lack of understanding cause poverty and lack of transformation

Peter Oberem 23 May 2019

A South African study found that most doctors and nurses prescribed antibiotics for a viral infection even when patients discouraged them from doing so. Photo via Flickr by Chilanga Cement (CC BY 2.0)

Healthcare

UN report warns of disastrous consequences of antibiotic resistance

30 Apr 2019

Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

Healthcare

Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

Chris Sweeney 10 Apr 2019

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

Agriculture

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

Lauren Ford and Pamela Judith Walsh 1 Apr 2019

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Healthcare

Antibiotic resistance: public awareness campaigns might not work

Marco Haenssgen 6 Mar 2019

10 biggest threats to global health

Healthcare

10 biggest threats to global health

15 Jan 2019

Why the issue of drug resistance in animal farming means a fight against urban elites

Agriculture

Why the issue of drug resistance in animal farming means a fight against urban elites

27 Dec 2018

Farmers urged to combat spread of antimicrobial resistance

Agriculture

Farmers urged to combat spread of antimicrobial resistance

19 Nov 2018

Professor Marla Trindade

Healthcare

UWC research identifies 130 new skin viruses

12 Oct 2018

Photo: Western Cape Government

Healthcare

Thousands of us die from these illnesses each day. Will it ever end?

Yogan Pillay 11 Oct 2018

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Marketing & Media

Africa Science Desk calls journalists to pitch science stories

3 Oct 2018

Healthcare

Penicillin was discovered 90 years ago - and despite resistance, the future looks good for antibiotics

Alastair Hay 21 Sep 2018

Professor Keertan Dheda, UCT director of the lung infection and immunity unit. Photo: UCT

Healthcare

New UCT unit to tackle origins of antimicrobial resistance

4 Jul 2018

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

Agriculture

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

19 Jun 2018

Study: Antibiotic resistance is growing in low- and middle-income countries

Healthcare

Study: Antibiotic resistance is growing in low- and middle-income countries

28 Mar 2018

WHO keeps tabs on antibiotic resistance with new system

Healthcare

WHO keeps tabs on antibiotic resistance with new system

7 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

Dr Justin Gavanescu, general manager of Netcare Milpark Hospital, and Dr Skhumbuzo Ngozwana, president and CEO of Kiara Health, distributors of the Xenex

Healthcare

Netcare employs bots in war against superbugs

5 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

Agriculture

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Agriculture

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

#AntibioticAwareness: Misuse threatens antimicrobial effectiveness

Healthcare

#AntibioticAwareness: Misuse threatens antimicrobial effectiveness

13 Nov 2017

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

Agriculture

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

19 Oct 2017