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Partnership with GOTG brings water to teaching hospital

Healthcare

Partnership with GOTG brings water to teaching hospital

Issued by Bonitas 26 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Lee Callakoppen, Bonitas Medical Fund; Themba Hadebe, Bonitas Medical Fund; Imtiaz Sooliman, Gift of The Givers; Priya Soma Pillay, University of Pretoria and Hope Mpshe of Kalafong Hospital.

Healthcare

Bonitas, Gift of the Givers restore reliable water to Kalafong Hospital

25 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Defective medical devices and implants can cause harm: How to claim compensation

27 May 2024

Adapting to innovation in the healthcare sector beyond just tech

Healthcare

Adapting to innovation in the healthcare sector beyond just tech

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 17 Mar 2023

Healthcare

The Covid storm may be over, but its impact on the global healthcare sector will be felt for years to come

Katja Hamilton 16 Nov 2022

Is healthcare accreditation worth it?

Healthcare

Is healthcare accreditation worth it?

Issued by COHSASA 19 Jul 2022

'Buy local' message more important than ever - Ramaphosa

Retail

'Buy local' message more important than ever - Ramaphosa

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Mar 2022

SIOC Community Development Trust invests R40m+ in Covid-19 relief efforts across beneficiary communities in Northern Cape and Limpopo

ESG & Sustainability

SIOC Community Development Trust invests R40m+ in Covid-19 relief efforts across beneficiary communities in Northern Cape and Limpopo

Issued by MANGO-OMC 2 Nov 2021

Retail

'It's our stuff': Consumers wage right-to-repair revolution

Carey L. Biron and Umberto Bacchi 19 Oct 2021

Groote Schuur is one of South Africa’s biggest teaching hospitals. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Healthcare

Covid-19: A glimpse behind the scenes at Groote Schuur Hospital

James Stent 12 Aug 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that global supply chains are a huge house of cards

Logistics & Transport

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that global supply chains are a huge house of cards

Glenn McGillivray 27 Jul 2021

Community distribution in Nigeria of ivermectin for onchocerciasis, a disease this drug treats effectively and safely. Photo: Kate Holt/Sightsavers (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Healthcare

Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19

Nathan Geffen & Elsabé Brits 7 Jul 2021

University of Johannesburg's multi-partner 'Mahlale Innovation Consortium' opens ventilator design competition for SA students

Education

University of Johannesburg's multi-partner 'Mahlale Innovation Consortium' opens ventilator design competition for SA students

Issued by Vaal University of Technology 24 May 2021

NWU's partner consortium launches ventilator design competition for students

Education

NWU's partner consortium launches ventilator design competition for students

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 21 May 2021

Mahlale Innovation Consortium opens ventilator design competition for SA students

Education

Mahlale Innovation Consortium opens ventilator design competition for SA students

21 May 2021

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

Healthcare

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

14 May 2021

Protesters gather in Cambridge to demand that AstraZeneca shares blueprints for its Covid-19 vaccine. Luciana Guerra/PA Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

Trips waiver: US support is a major step but no guarantee of Covid-19 vaccine equity

Erin Hannah, James Scott, Silke Trommer & Sophie Harman 13 May 2021

Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders as Covid third wave swells

Healthcare

Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders as Covid third wave swells

Khalid Abdelaziz 11 May 2021

Wayne Miller, Zebra Technologies

Healthcare

How the pandemic is transforming healthcare

Wayne Miller 15 Apr 2021

Maker spaces give engineers and designers the tools to build low-cost medical equipment using locally available materials.
Brandon Martin, Rice University, CC BY-NC-ND

Healthcare

'Frugal design' brings medical innovations to communities that lack resources during the pandemic

Rebecca Richards-Kortum & Theresa Mkandawire 31 Mar 2021

Retail

Patel calls for partnerships in manufacturing sector

30 Mar 2021

Healthcare

World's first ICU Covid-19 patient long-haul repatriation

9 Mar 2021

“We saw patients dying for avoidable reasons. They were dying because masks that came loose were not being replaced,” says MSF Covid-19 intervention nursing activities manager, Caroline Masunda. Chris Allan

Healthcare

Small things can save lives: coping with Covid-19 in resource-scarce hospitals

Gilles van Cutsem 2 Mar 2021

Impala donates additional ventilators to Rustenburg communities

ESG & Sustainability

Impala donates additional ventilators to Rustenburg communities

11 Feb 2021

Can SMEs be saved during this economic period?

Entrepreneurship

Can SMEs be saved during this economic period?

Rajan Naidoo 19 Jan 2021

Some of the researchers in the study are based at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Healthcare

High death rate in African Covid-19 intensive care units

James Stent 20 Nov 2020

#BehindtheMask: Jess Weiner, cultural expert and CEO of Talk to Jess

Marketing & Media

#BehindtheMask: Jess Weiner, cultural expert and CEO of Talk to Jess

Jessica Tennant 11 Nov 2020

Spatial applications show where the Covid-19 vulnerable populations and active cases are, where to find care, and where there are resource gaps. Bushko Oleksandr/Shutterstock

Healthcare

The 'science of where', or GIS, fortified Kenya's response to Covid-19. Here's how

Peter Macharia 6 Nov 2020

Africa's young entrepreneurs can help in post-Covid recovery

Entrepreneurship

Africa's young entrepreneurs can help in post-Covid recovery

Kingsley Ighobora 13 Oct 2020

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize

Healthcare

Health focuses on immunity, seroprevalence as Covid-19 cases decline

15 Sep 2020

Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 in the midst of Covid-19

ESG & Sustainability

Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 in the midst of Covid-19

Lungile Manzini 9 Sep 2020

Blue Planet Studio

Tourism & Travel

Global business travel will not be killed off by coronavirus - new research

Kieran Michael Conroy, Anthony McDonnell & Stefan Jooss 19 Aug 2020

Signs of daily Covid-19 infections stabilising

Healthcare

Signs of daily Covid-19 infections stabilising

3 Aug 2020

A nurse participates in the drill to test their system capabilities for the Covid-19 coronavirus mass patients influx at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi.

Healthcare

Covid-19 exposes weaknesses in Kenya's healthcare system. And what can be done

Abdu Mohiddin & Marleen Temmerman 29 Jul 2020

SANBS CEO, Dr Jonathan Louw, was among one of the first people diagnosed with Covid-19 in South Africa. He is giving back by making the country’s first convalescent plasma donation.

Healthcare

Convalescent plasma as a possible Covid-19 therapy

22 Jul 2020

Ebrahim Patel, trade, industry and competition minister. Image: Wikipedia

Healthcare

Locally made ventilators go into production

17 Jul 2020

#BizUnity: Pro bono behind the scenes on the National Ventilator Project

Legal

#BizUnity: Pro bono behind the scenes on the National Ventilator Project

Shan Radcliffe 14 Jul 2020

Shahied Fischer and Ivan Cummings were treated with HFNO at Groote Schuur Hospital. Image: Western Cape Health

Healthcare

High-flow nasal oxygen proves successful in severe Covid-19 cases

10 Jul 2020

The official opening and handover of a Covid-19 quarantine centre in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

How leadership matters in healthcare - especially in a crisis

Cecile Gerwel Proches 6 Jul 2020

In the short term, South Africa has enough beds. Getty Images

Healthcare

South Africa sets aside more money for Covid-19 but lacks a spending strategy

Alex van den Heever 30 Jun 2020

#LionsLive: Creative Business Transformation Lions president Ronald Ng's briefing

Marketing & Media

#LionsLive: Creative Business Transformation Lions president Ronald Ng's briefing

Jessica Tennant 24 Jun 2020

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane, Rev. Dr Elizabeth Mamisa Chabula-Nxiweni, Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize, VWSA Chairman and Managing Director Thomas Schaefer, Eastern Cape MEC of Health Sindiswa Gomba, and Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber CEO Nomkhita Mona.

Healthcare

Eastern Cape field hospital to boost Covid-19 fight

24 Jun 2020

Steroid shows promise in treating serious Covid-19 cases

Healthcare

Steroid shows promise in treating serious Covid-19 cases

17 Jun 2020

Evolve. Change. Thrive with IoT

ICT

Evolve. Change. Thrive with IoT

8 Jun 2020

President Ramaphosa’s government is easing the lockdown because of unsustainable economic costs. Getty Images

Healthcare

South Africa's use of Covid-19 modelling has been deeply flawed. Here's why

Seán Mfundza Muller 8 Jun 2020

Dr Keith Cloete, head of department, Western Cape Health

Healthcare

Western Cape opts for high-flow nasal oxygen in severe cases of Covid-19

5 Jun 2020