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Cohsasa’s Conference at Hospital Show a great success!

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Samatu disappointed with Department of Health's failure to uphold its promise towards unemployed doctors

By Cedric Sihlangu 9 Apr 2024

Medicines are only approved for use by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority when there is sufficient evidence that their benefits outweigh their risks.

Ivermectin and Covid-19: Why it's promising but why we need to be cautious

Rufaro Samanga 15 Jan 2021

Nurses in the isolation unit at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. Misha Jordaan/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Making a hospital space feel psychologically safer helped South African health workers

Hamieda Parker 15 Jan 2021

#BizTrends2021: African demands for post-Covid healthcare align impact with investor opportunity in 2021

Jason Mitchell 11 Jan 2021

A market place in Ghana’s capital Accra. Developing countries like Ghana risk being left behind in the race to secure Covid-19 vaccines. Christian Thompson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Dummy's guide to how trade rules affect access to Covid-19 vaccines

Caroline Southey 11 Jan 2021

Lee Callakoppen, principal officer, Bonitas Medical Fund

#BizTrends2021: Are day hospitals the new trend?

Lee Callakoppen 7 Jan 2021

Professor Alex van den Heever, chair, Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the Wits School of Governance.

The South African health system after Covid-19

Alex van den Heever 7 Jan 2021

SA records highest daily record with 17,710 Covid-19 cases

SA records highest daily record with 17,710 Covid-19 cases

31 Dec 2020

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

31 Dec 2020

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

30 Dec 2020

Command council details move to adjusted Level 3 lockdown

Command council details move to adjusted Level 3 lockdown

29 Dec 2020

SA moves to Level 3 of lockdown

SA moves to Level 3 of lockdown

29 Dec 2020

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

28 Dec 2020

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

28 Dec 2020

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

24 Dec 2020

SA makes down payment for Covid-19 vaccine

SA makes down payment for Covid-19 vaccine

23 Dec 2020

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

James Stent 22 Dec 2020

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Ruby Digital 22 Dec 2020

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Rebecca Aicheler 17 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Daikin 14 Dec 2020

Irina via Pexels

Cigarette market normalised, but not the same as before ban - study

11 Dec 2020

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services 11 Dec 2020

High levels of bureaucratic corruption prevail in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Shutterstock/Pro-Stock studio

Social norms and poor services drive petty corruption in East Africa's health sector

Saba Kassa, Claudia Baez Camargo & Jacopo Costa 7 Dec 2020

A substantial proportion of people may refuse or delay taking a Covid-19 vaccine. Shutterstock

Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link

Steven Lloyd Wilson & Charles Shey Wiysonge 4 Dec 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Prioritising wellness to retain young healthcare professionals

26 Nov 2020

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

26 Nov 2020

Dr Zweli Mkhize

Plugging the gaps to build a resilient healthcare system

23 Nov 2020

Dr Bha Ndungane-Tlakula, country medical director, Pfizer South Africa

Antimicrobial resistance - a threat to modern health

20 Nov 2020

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

20 Nov 2020

Antimicrobial resistance is a real threat.
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East African countries should prioritise their essential medicines for drug registration

Allyson M Pollock, Moses Ocan & Petra Sevcikova 19 Nov 2020

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Medicines are only approved for use by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority when there is sufficient evidence that their benefits outweigh their risks.

Ivermectin and Covid-19: Why it's promising but why we need to be cautious

Rufaro Samanga 15 Jan 2021

Nurses in the isolation unit at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. Misha Jordaan/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Making a hospital space feel psychologically safer helped South African health workers

Hamieda Parker 15 Jan 2021

#BizTrends2021: African demands for post-Covid healthcare align impact with investor opportunity in 2021

Jason Mitchell 11 Jan 2021

A market place in Ghana’s capital Accra. Developing countries like Ghana risk being left behind in the race to secure Covid-19 vaccines. Christian Thompson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Dummy's guide to how trade rules affect access to Covid-19 vaccines

Caroline Southey 11 Jan 2021

Lee Callakoppen, principal officer, Bonitas Medical Fund

#BizTrends2021: Are day hospitals the new trend?

Lee Callakoppen 7 Jan 2021

Professor Alex van den Heever, chair, Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the Wits School of Governance.

The South African health system after Covid-19

Alex van den Heever 7 Jan 2021

SA records highest daily record with 17,710 Covid-19 cases

SA records highest daily record with 17,710 Covid-19 cases

31 Dec 2020

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

31 Dec 2020

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

30 Dec 2020

Command council details move to adjusted Level 3 lockdown

Command council details move to adjusted Level 3 lockdown

29 Dec 2020

SA moves to Level 3 of lockdown

SA moves to Level 3 of lockdown

29 Dec 2020

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

28 Dec 2020

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

SA breaches one million Covid-19 cases mark

28 Dec 2020

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

24 Dec 2020

SA makes down payment for Covid-19 vaccine

SA makes down payment for Covid-19 vaccine

23 Dec 2020

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

James Stent 22 Dec 2020

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Ruby Digital 22 Dec 2020

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Rebecca Aicheler 17 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Daikin 14 Dec 2020

Irina via Pexels

Cigarette market normalised, but not the same as before ban - study

11 Dec 2020

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services 11 Dec 2020

High levels of bureaucratic corruption prevail in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Shutterstock/Pro-Stock studio

Social norms and poor services drive petty corruption in East Africa's health sector

Saba Kassa, Claudia Baez Camargo & Jacopo Costa 7 Dec 2020

A substantial proportion of people may refuse or delay taking a Covid-19 vaccine. Shutterstock

Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link

Steven Lloyd Wilson & Charles Shey Wiysonge 4 Dec 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Prioritising wellness to retain young healthcare professionals

26 Nov 2020

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

Alcohol industry sponsors R30m worth of medical supplies in Eastern Cape

26 Nov 2020

Dr Zweli Mkhize

Plugging the gaps to build a resilient healthcare system

23 Nov 2020

Dr Bha Ndungane-Tlakula, country medical director, Pfizer South Africa

Antimicrobial resistance - a threat to modern health

20 Nov 2020

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

20 Nov 2020

Antimicrobial resistance is a real threat.
GettyImages

East African countries should prioritise their essential medicines for drug registration

Allyson M Pollock, Moses Ocan & Petra Sevcikova 19 Nov 2020

What you need to know about managing diabetes in the family

What you need to know about managing diabetes in the family

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 12 Nov 2020

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation

Africa's fragile health system hit hard by Covid-19

9 Nov 2020

NMISA plays an important role in advancing the quality of cancer treatments in South Africa

NMISA plays an important role in advancing the quality of cancer treatments in South Africa

NMISA 2 Nov 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. GettyImages

Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a growing threat: a South African case study

Remco Peters & Liteboho Daniel Maduna 28 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

During the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO is supporting the Ghana Health Service in their efforts to continue providing essential medical services to the population at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana. Photo: WHO / Blink Media - Nana Kofi Acquah

5 quick wins to re-invent Africa's health systems

Rachel Ndirangu & Rosemarie Muganda-Onyando 23 Oct 2020

People wait for care at a Kenyan clinic. Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images

Why Kenya's pro-poor health financing reforms miss their mark

Edwine Barasa & Evelyn Kabia 23 Oct 2020

South Africans aren't being protected from fake sanitisers: what needs to be done

South Africans aren't being protected from fake sanitisers: what needs to be done

Lise Korsten 21 Oct 2020

Affinity Health: How smoking may affect your surgery

Affinity Health: How smoking may affect your surgery

Affinity Health 20 Oct 2020

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