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| ![New platform aims to bring primary healthcare to millions](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/364201-300x156.jpg?2) | An under-resourced public healthcare sector has resulted in inadequate access to healthcare, thereby perpetuating inequality in South Africa... read |
| ![Picture:](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/364128-300x156.jpg?2) | NEW YORK - Coca-Cola and Pepsi have given millions of dollars to health organisations while quietly fighting anti-obesity measures such as taxes on soft drinks... read |
| ![Patients bear the brunt of unregulated private healthcare](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/364118-300x156.jpg?2) | It is no secret that healthcare costs continue to soar within a largely unregulated South African market... read |
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| ![World Bank project gets stuck into occupation-related TB](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/363875-120x120.jpg?2) | An initiative to heighten access to TB-related services and information among affected mining communities is currently being undertaken by the World Bank... read | |
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![Plasma technology: next generation of non-invasive surgery](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/364107-120x120.jpg?2) | Non-invasive or 'soft' surgeries are gathering momentum, with briefer hospital stays, minimal incision, less post-surgery complications, and shorter recovery time... read | | |
![Our lifestyle is making us sick](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/363853-120x120.jpg?2) | Figures by the WHO show that within the next decade, 28m people in Africa will die from cardiovascular illness, diabetes, and other NCDs - most of which are chronic and lifestyle related... read | | |
![Curbing absenteeism through affordable healthcare](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/364395-120x120.jpg?2) | A trend in sick leave soaring at certain times lead to an investigation that found that it was because staff couldn't afford medical care... read | | |
![Delta's Pink Plane takes to the sky for Breast Cancer Awareness Month](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/363877-120x120.jpg?2) | Delta Air Lines' Pink Plane is taking to the skies throughout October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as part of a series of events to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Research Fund... read | | |
![Managing patient information - the answer is simplification](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/364424-120x120.jpg?2) | Monty Zarrouk Patients have the right to access their medical records, putting pressure on healthcare institutions to come up with integrated data management processes... read | | |
![PTSD: What every employer needs to know](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/363882.jpg) | It is essential that employers understand the difference between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other forms of work-related stress or fatigue, and recognise if their employees are suffering from this stress-related illness... read | | |
![Love your beans for good health](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/363858.png) | Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa South Africa celebrated National Nutrition Week from 9-15 October, and aligned to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) which declared that 2016 is the 'International Year of Pulses', this year's campaign theme is 'Love your beans - eat dry beans, peas and lentils!.. read | | |
![Source:](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/364212-120x120.jpg?2) | Amid the government's declaration of war on obesity, a recent study shows large segment of the population are quite happy to be overweight... read | | |
![How to set executive pay: A guide for rewards professionals](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/364513.jpg) | Dr Mark Bussin Executive pay is a trigger for many media commentators and shareholder activists, but the truth is that remuneration committees have developed several methodologies for tackling this challenging issue... read | |
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