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Why alcohol remains a big threat to unborn babies in South Africa

Babatope O Adebiyi, Anna-Marie Beytell, Ferdinand C Mukumbang & Lizahn G Cloete 25 Sep 2019

Membership growth and a weighted increase below double digits for Bonitas

Membership growth and a weighted increase below double digits for Bonitas

Bonitas 25 Sep 2019

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The Renewal Institute proudly announces two senior appointments

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#OrchidsandOnions: MSF campaign is just the medicine

Brendan Seery 24 Sep 2019

Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. Photo: South African Medical Research Council

Hope for HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa

Elsabé Brits 23 Sep 2019

DoH blames suppliers for antidepressant meds stock out

DoH blames suppliers for antidepressant meds stock out

23 Sep 2019

Educating the innovators for community mental health promotion

Educating the innovators for community mental health promotion

SACAP 23 Sep 2019

Training is necessary to equip health workers to deal with climate change risks. EPA

Ghana's health system isn't quite ready for climate change realities

Lucia Hussey 20 Sep 2019

A woman and baby on a bicycle taxi in Salima, Malawi. Some Malawian men are becoming more involved in childcare. EPA-EFE

Malawi study highlights the importance of men in childcare and nutrition

19 Sep 2019

Tedros Ghebreyesus, embarrassed to only talk about Ebola. Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA

Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year - and it's not Ebola

Jeremy Rossman & Matthew Badham 19 Sep 2019

The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem.
CDC/Alan Janssen, MSPH, CC BY

A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

Patricia L Foster 18 Sep 2019

Giant strides forward in minimally invasive foot surgery

Giant strides forward in minimally invasive foot surgery

17 Sep 2019

Rural healthcare services are best supported by mid-level workers. Shutterstock

Mid-level workers: Africa's unsung health heroes need more support

Ian Couper 17 Sep 2019

A female Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on a human host. James Gathany/CDC

Ethiopia must do more to stop recurring chikungunya outbreaks

Eunice Anyango Owino 16 Sep 2019

Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

16 Sep 2019

Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku

Sama challenges health and safety issues in Gauteng

13 Sep 2019

Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Frederick Wekesah 13 Sep 2019

Mikah Saunders and her dad, Deon, in Red Cross Children's Hospital's new haemotology-oncology unit.

Red Cross upgrade changes the lives of young cancer warriors

12 Sep 2019

A community care worker providing treatment to a TB patient at her home. Wikkicommons/Stherere23

Rebuilding health systems from the bottom up: a South African case study

Helen Schneider 12 Sep 2019

Congolese National Army solider escorts health workers to the grave of an Ebola victim, in Beni, North Kivu province. EPA-EFE/HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAM

Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health

Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka 11 Sep 2019

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Teach the boy-child to respect all genders from an early age

11 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Sasog issues guidelines on gender-based violence screening

11 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Medical waste and duty of care

10 Sep 2019

The vaccine coverage needed for herd immunity varies from disease to disease. Ryoji Iwata/Unsplash

What is herd immunity and how many people need to be vaccinated to protect a community?

Hassan Vally 9 Sep 2019

Spring cleaning your lifestyle

Spring cleaning your lifestyle

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Sep 2019

Latest accreditations awarded to healthcare facilities by COHSASA

Latest accreditations awarded to healthcare facilities by COHSASA

COHSASA 9 Sep 2019

Have your say on the NHI bill

Have your say on the NHI bill

9 Sep 2019

Concussion can cause serious damage if it’s not properly diagnosed and treated. Dziurek/Shutterstock/Editorial use only

Eye-tracking can help diagnose concussion, but it's under-utilised

Nadja Snegireva 6 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

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5 Sep 2019

SA fares reasonably well in global NHI perspective

4 Sep 2019

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Screen grabs from the ad campaign.

#OrchidsandOnions: MSF campaign is just the medicine

Brendan Seery 24 Sep 2019

Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. Photo: South African Medical Research Council

Hope for HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa

Elsabé Brits 23 Sep 2019

DoH blames suppliers for antidepressant meds stock out

DoH blames suppliers for antidepressant meds stock out

23 Sep 2019

Educating the innovators for community mental health promotion

Educating the innovators for community mental health promotion

SACAP 23 Sep 2019

Training is necessary to equip health workers to deal with climate change risks. EPA

Ghana's health system isn't quite ready for climate change realities

Lucia Hussey 20 Sep 2019

A woman and baby on a bicycle taxi in Salima, Malawi. Some Malawian men are becoming more involved in childcare. EPA-EFE

Malawi study highlights the importance of men in childcare and nutrition

19 Sep 2019

Tedros Ghebreyesus, embarrassed to only talk about Ebola. Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA

Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year - and it's not Ebola

Jeremy Rossman & Matthew Badham 19 Sep 2019

The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem.
CDC/Alan Janssen, MSPH, CC BY

A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

Patricia L Foster 18 Sep 2019

Giant strides forward in minimally invasive foot surgery

Giant strides forward in minimally invasive foot surgery

17 Sep 2019

Rural healthcare services are best supported by mid-level workers. Shutterstock

Mid-level workers: Africa's unsung health heroes need more support

Ian Couper 17 Sep 2019

A female Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on a human host. James Gathany/CDC

Ethiopia must do more to stop recurring chikungunya outbreaks

Eunice Anyango Owino 16 Sep 2019

Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

Kenya introduces anti-malaria vaccine

16 Sep 2019

Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku

Sama challenges health and safety issues in Gauteng

13 Sep 2019

Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Frederick Wekesah 13 Sep 2019

Mikah Saunders and her dad, Deon, in Red Cross Children's Hospital's new haemotology-oncology unit.

Red Cross upgrade changes the lives of young cancer warriors

12 Sep 2019

A community care worker providing treatment to a TB patient at her home. Wikkicommons/Stherere23

Rebuilding health systems from the bottom up: a South African case study

Helen Schneider 12 Sep 2019

Congolese National Army solider escorts health workers to the grave of an Ebola victim, in Beni, North Kivu province. EPA-EFE/HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAM

Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health

Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka 11 Sep 2019

Image Source: Getty/Gallo

Teach the boy-child to respect all genders from an early age

11 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Sasog issues guidelines on gender-based violence screening

11 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Medical waste and duty of care

10 Sep 2019

The vaccine coverage needed for herd immunity varies from disease to disease. Ryoji Iwata/Unsplash

What is herd immunity and how many people need to be vaccinated to protect a community?

Hassan Vally 9 Sep 2019

Spring cleaning your lifestyle

Spring cleaning your lifestyle

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Sep 2019

Latest accreditations awarded to healthcare facilities by COHSASA

Latest accreditations awarded to healthcare facilities by COHSASA

COHSASA 9 Sep 2019

Have your say on the NHI bill

Have your say on the NHI bill

9 Sep 2019

Concussion can cause serious damage if it’s not properly diagnosed and treated. Dziurek/Shutterstock/Editorial use only

Eye-tracking can help diagnose concussion, but it's under-utilised

Nadja Snegireva 6 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Why separate insurance is important for a home-based practice

5 Sep 2019

SA fares reasonably well in global NHI perspective

4 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

4 Sep 2019

Photo: Teleradiology Solutions

AI transforming, not threatening radiology

3 Sep 2019

Dr Anchen Laubscher, group medical director of Netcare

Keeping the patient at the centre of care

3 Sep 2019

The startups changing healthcare through innovation

The startups changing healthcare through innovation

3 Sep 2019

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Measles epidemic: parents reluctant to vaccinate their children need to hear of the horrors of forgotten diseases

Sarah Pitt 2 Sep 2019

Hospital negligence not the cause of baby's brain damage - court

Hospital negligence not the cause of baby's brain damage - court

Erwyn Durman 2 Sep 2019

Photo: Life Healthcare

Nursing crisis tsunami about to hit

2 Sep 2019

Professor Michael Marx, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg

#HASA2019: First do not harm limited by systems

30 Aug 2019

The proposed National Health Insurance has raised questions about the government’s ability to manage a complex health system Shutterstock

South African taxpayers will bear the brunt of NHI

Lee-Ann Steenkamp 29 Aug 2019

BizTrends 2020: Make the vision Towards Africa 2020 possible

BizTrends 2020: Make the vision Towards Africa 2020 possible

Bizcommunity.com 29 Aug 2019

#HASA2019: Collaboration - the art of possible

#HASA2019: Collaboration - the art of possible

Nicci Botha 29 Aug 2019

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#HASA2019: Keeping hackers out of healthcare

28 Aug 2019

Dr Tapiwa Chiwewe, research manager for IBM Research, South Africa

#HASA2019: AI is a game changer in attaining universal health coverage

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