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President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster, and announced a raft of interventions to curb the spread of the disease in South Africa... read
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The global onset of the Covid-19 virus will have a drastic impact on the way organisations interact with their staff, businesses, suppliers and customers... Read
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LVMH will begin producing hand disinfectant gel at three factories belonging to its perfume and cosmetics unit, for distribution to French hospitals... Read
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Cases of illness from the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) disease, known as Covid-19, have been confirmed in more than 100 countries. The outbreak was first recorded in China in December last year... Read
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Healthcare
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RUTH COOPER
The Cannabis Expo has been postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The Cannabis Expo returns to Cape Town from 19 to 22 March 2020 at GrandWest. We got in touch with expo director Silas Howarth to find out what goes into putting on an event of this nature, shifting stigmas, advice for budding entrepreneurs and CBD trends... Read
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ISSUED BY CIPLA
The Cipla Foundation, through its Sha'p Left initiative, provides high-quality, customised chronic medicine pick-up point facilities (PUPs) around the country and recently landed its 20th PUP... Read
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Infectious Diseases
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REBECCA S.B. FISCHER
The coronavirus is on everyone's minds. As an epidemiologist, I find it interesting to hear people using technical terms - like quarantine or super spreader or reproductive number - that my colleagues and I use in our work every day... Read
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Mental health
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JELENA KECMANOVIC
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues its global spread and the number of diagnosed Covid-19 cases continues to increase, anxiety related to the outbreak is on the rise too... Read
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Paediatrics
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JOHN MUTHII MURIUKI
A deficiency of iron for normal body function is the most common nutritional disorder in the world... Read
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Pharmaceuticals
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ISSUED BY CIPLA
Thanks to the efforts of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) with their Backlog clearance project which launched in August 2019, considerable progress has been made in terms of the number of applications to register new medication... Read
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Public Health
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HOWARD PHILLIPS
As the issue of repatriation of foreign nationals from China grabs the headlines in South Africa and elsewhere on the continent in the wake of the spread of Covid-19, there are some important lessons that can still be drawn from events 102 years ago... Read
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ISSUED BY THE SPACESTATION
Pharmacist Philip Jordaan saw the need and potential of bringing pharmacies to the townships and rural areas to help people get better and convenient access to medical assistance... Read
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With a young and growing population, studies show that by 2075 the African continent will have some of the largest mega cities in the world... Read
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Clicks ClubCard remains the most used loyalty programme in South Africa, followed by Pick n Pay Smart Shopper and Dis-Chem Benefit... Read
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Building a company from an idea or concept is no easy feat. The failure rate of startups is high... Read
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IZA GREK
Thanks to Covid-19 many professionals, students and schoolchildren are constrained in their movements... Read
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