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SUMAIYAH DOCRAT & CRICK LUND
South Africa has taken steps towards strengthening mental healthcare in the last 20 years. These include reforming the Mental Health Care Act 2002 and developing a National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2013-2020... read
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MATTHEW FERRARI
An outbreak of measles that began in early 2019 in the southeast corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has now spread to all 26 provinces. Over 180,000 cases and more than 3,000 deaths have been reported...read
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Once implemented, the majority of recommendations in the Competition Commission's Health Market Inquiry (HMI) will provide a conducive environment for attaining universal health coverage...read
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Aesthetic Medicine
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PITSI KEWANA, ISSUED BY RENEWAL INSTITUTE
As a medical doctor specialising in aesthetics and skin care, I'm often asked whether medical skincare products are more effective than those that can be bought over the counter. The short answer, more often than not, is yes... Read
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Medical Research
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Epilepsy is the most common neurological disease in the world. But it is far more common in the developing countries of the global south, especially in Africa... Read
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Medical Technology
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DE WET SWANEPOEL
Healthy hearing and vision in early childhood are the foundation for success at school. Hearing and vision difficulties are the most common developmental disabilities in children younger than five years... Read
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MICHAEL HATHORN, ISSUED BY GINKGO AGENCY
October is Mental Health Awareness Month, which means it's time to talk about a set of problems that afflict everyone in our society. Shifting the way we discuss emotional distress is an important first step towards healing as a nation... Read
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Public Health
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ISSUED BY IRVINE PARTNERS
The first person to live to be 1000 years old is alive today. This statement has been widely reported on in recent years, and it's easy to understand why it's caught our attention... Read
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Surgical Procedures
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A total knee replacement operation has been carried out using the state-of-the-art Mako robotic arm assisted surgery system for the first time in Africa... Read
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The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday, 11 October, awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, one of Africa's youngest leaders... Read
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ROBYN CURNOW
I've lost count of the number of times I've heard business leaders from outside Africa refer to the continent's enormous potential. It's a cliché, as well as a source of frustration for many Africans... Read
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If you want to sell your ideas and works, you have to present them in a noticeable way. An online portfolio can be a helpful tool... Read
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Many factors go into the decision-making pot when funders decide to approve or decline a loan... Read
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SAMEERA MUNSHI
The welfare sector is facing an increasingly challenging time in terms of funding, which is unlikely to change in the current economic environment... Read
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