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A rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria means that many patients end up worse off as a result of infections acquired within the hospital setting... read
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MICHELLE MOORHOUSE & WILLEM DANIEL FRANCOIS VENTER
As 2020 draws closer, the deadline to end AIDS by 2030 looms large. The aim is to achieve the ambitious targets of "90-90-90"...read
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A global shortage of lamivudine, a second line regimen of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment has affected the availability of this ARV in health facilities in the country, the National Department of Health says.read
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Youth Month
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When asking millennials about where they see themselves career-wise, many will reveal their dream of owning their own businesses... Read
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This June, a historic aviation challenge will take place as 20 South African teenagers embark on a Cape to Cairo - and back - excursion in a self-assembled Sling-4 aircraft that uses ordinary motor fuel and was built in only three weeks. Read
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Healthcare
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The 66th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity kicked off on 17 June, with the 2019 Cannes Health & Wellness and Pharma Lions announced during the Health award track ceremony... Read
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HIV/AIDS
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GLENDA GRAY
There are an estimated 5,000 new HIV transmissions every day. Around 70% of the 37-million people living with HIV globally are in sub-Saharan Africa... Read
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Hospital Groups
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ISSUED BY COHSASA
The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC is deeply honoured and proud to announce that its CEO, Jacqui Stewart, has been elected to the International Academy of Quality & Safety in Health Care... Read
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Infectious Diseases
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The best defence against Ebola outbreaks is early detection. If detected early enough, an outbreak can be prevented with targeted, low-tech interventions, such as isolating infected people and their contacts... Read
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Nutrition
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ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR DIETETICS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Stress, as an appropriate response to a real danger, is an evolutionary life-saver... Read
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Tuberculosis
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Seventy percent of tuberculosis cases among miners go undiagnosed, which puts families and communities at risk. The risk also spreads across borders, with 40% of mine workers coming from neighbouring countries to work on SA mines. Read
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HiPipo is the organiser of the annual Digital Impact Awards Africa which will take place on 20 September 2019 at the Kampala Serena, Uganda... Read
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"To integrate Africa, bring down the walls," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina urged at the 2019 AfDB Annual Meetings Open in Malabo... Read
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ANDREW SKIPPER
Africa can take advantage of the modern 'Scramble for Africa' as Brexit and the ratification of AfCFTA come into play... Read
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A new Kaspersky survey uncovers the rise of 'Can you just' and the negative impact it's having on the family unit... Read
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RISHAL BIPRAJ
Amendments to the Competition Act were published in the Government Gazette in February 2019. These are, however, not yet in force pending the publication of a date to be proclaimed by the President. Some of the more prominent changes to the Act are as follows... Read
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