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 | JEFFREY MPHAHLELE South Africa recently announced the start of the country's first Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial. The vaccine is also being tested in the UK and Brazil... read |
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 | IAN COUPER & JANA MÜLLER Reports from around the world show that the shortage of health professionals in public healthcare systems will be worsened by the increased demand for health services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic...read |
|  | LUDEK STAVINOHA As Covid-19 becomes the most intensely covered virus in history, there are important lessons to be drawn from the media's reporting of another global pandemic: HIV/Aids...read |
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| |  | The Competition Tribunal has slapped pharmacy group, Dis-Chem, with a R1.2 million fine for excessively overpricing surgical masks during the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |  | The World Health Organisation, in a press conference, acknowledged "evidence emerging" that that the airborne transmission of Covid-19 cannot be ruled out... Read |  | High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) treatment has proven to be successful in treating critical care Covid-19 patients, as an alternative to ventilators, which was the standard in the initial phases of the global pandemic... Read |  | NICCI BOTHA In our #SurvivorStories series, we put a face to Covid-19 by sharing the stories of people who have fought the virus and come out the other side. Bizcommunity's very own, Clarina de Freitas, talks us through her journey in this first installment... Read |  | ISSUED BY LEAP COMMUNICATIONS A local health company has developed an immune-boosting supplement specifically for a vulnerable community to help protect against infections like Covid-19 and is donating a month's supply to 10,000 residents... Read |  | ISSUED BY ASK AFRIKA The main aim of the Ask Afrika Covid-19 Tracker study is to understand the socio-economic impact that the coronavirus, lockdown and gradual re-opening of the economy has on South Africans... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | TIMOTHY A CAREY, AGNES BINAGWAHO & JUDY KHANYOLA This year - 2020 - marks the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. It's therefore understandable that it's being marked as the year of the nurse and midwife... Read |
| Chronic Diseases |
 | BUKOLA OLUTOLA & JANINE WICHMANN Global warming and air pollution have something in common: their effects on human health. Air pollution is a well-known cause of breathing problems.. Hot weather can also bring on these symptoms... Read |
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 | JUSTINE INA DAVIES Many medical conditions, such as serious injuries, sepsis and heart attacks, need high quality emergency care quickly - or the patient may die. These time-critical conditions cause around half of all deaths worldwide, it's been estimated, and they are more common in countries with lower incomes... Read |
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 | JANE SIMMONDS & CHARLES PARRY Achieving a healthy population isn't easy for any country - rich or poor. One of the approaches that's gained traction over the past two decades is preventative care through health promotion... Read |
| Public Health |
 | ANDREW TOMITA AND ROB SLOTOW There has been considerable public attention in recent years on the role of waste in developing countries, in particular because they are often recipients of waste that originates in developed countries... Read |
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 | KALU OJAH Independence is a cardinal pillar for organisations that are set up to deliver a public good. Their success depends on it... Read |
 | SANDY RHEEDER From humble beginnings in a London flat in 2005, to an African fintech giant in 2020, Mukuru's journey has been one of turning challenges into opportunities for innovation... Read |
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 | HOWARD FELDMAN Because 2020 wasn't weird enough, South Africans are apparently now able to purchase coffins on Takealot... Read |
 | Engen has announced the arrival of their new Engen 1app, which conveniently offers motorists a safe and contactless way to pay... Read |
 | The recent launch of 5G technology in South Africa presents several highly attractive opportunities for consumers, carriers and the ICT industry... Read |
 | The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) in South Africa came into effect on 1 July 2020. If you have waited with your compliance project, you need to act fast... Read |
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