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Desperately seeking: A viable healthcare payment system
Desperately seeking: A viable healthcare payment system
[Nicci Botha] South Africa's private healthcare sector is under severe pressure, particularly with rampant inflation tracking at rates higher than CPI... read
Sama KZN to protest the sorry state of healthcare in the province
Sama KZN to protest the sorry state of healthcare in the province
To highlight the poor state of public healthcare in the province, the Sama KwaZulu-Natal coastal branch will embark on a protest march on 5 May... read
Growing the African digital healthcare space
Growing the African digital healthcare space
mLab Southern Africa, CSIR and the DST will continue their ReHealthAfrica initiative, focused on skills, product and enterprise development in healthcare tech... read
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HPCSA finds for Noakes
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has found Professor Tim Noakes not guilty on a charge of unprofessional conduct, after a protracted hearing... read
Chronic Diseases
Holistic treatment and management of diabetes critical
Holistic treatment and management of diabetes critical

Issued by Bonitas

Gerhard Van Emmenis, Acting Principal Officer of Bonitas Medical Fund, explains why a proactive and holistic approach to diabetes management is essential... read
Dr Guni Goolab, principal officer: Gems
NCD epidemic is detrimental to the SA's economic health
A recent Stats SA analysis of mortality found that NCDs were responsible for 55.5% of all deaths in this country during 2015... read
Hospital Groups
Infection prevention and control management of Mediclinic Cape Town receives Quality Award
Infection prevention and control management of Mediclinic Cape Town receives Quality Award

Issued by COHSASA

Proud members of the Mediclinic Cape Town management team gathered in the hospital's boardroom on Monday, 10 April, to hear who had received the Katrin Kleijnhans Quality Trophy... read
Medical Technology
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Alphabet's Verily to embark on health-mapping study
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Alphabet's life sciences unit Verily plans to track people for years, in a quest for insights into staying healthy... read
Mental health
Inspiration for South Africa at Festival of Learning
Inspiration for South Africa at Festival of Learning

Issued by SACAP

With every sector of the country in considerable turmoil, a wide range of homegrown solutions, approaches and ideas are on the programme of the upcoming sixth annual Psychology Festival of Learning hosted by SACAP... read
Nutrition
ADSA responds to Noakes verdict
ADSA responds to Noakes verdict
The ADSA says its complaint against Tim Noakes was nothing personal, and was out of concern about giving unconventional infant nutrition advice through social media... read
Oncology
Professor Vanessa Hayes, head of the Human Comparative and Prostate Cancer Genomics Laboratory at the Garvan Institute
Exposing the prostate cancer genome through mapping
The entire genome of a prostate cancer tumour has been mapped for the first time... read
Pharmaceutical Companies
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Hospital front shops help Clicks grow its footprint
Taking over the front shops in Netcare hospitals helped Clicks grow its flagship brand to 600 stores at the end of February, the retail group said in its interim results statement on Friday morning... read
Aspen's drug pricing faces EU, UK probes
Aspen's drug pricing faces EU, UK probes

Ann Crotty

Aspen Pharmaceuticals' failure to disclose its 2016 €5.2m Italian competition authorities fine for price gouging has backfired. read
Public Health
Creatives: enter Cannes Lions 2017 Young Lions Health Award this week
Creatives: enter Cannes Lions 2017 Young Lions Health Award this week
Entries to the Cannes Lions 2017 Young Lions Health Award, in association with Unicef and ‘la Caixa' Foundation, close on 24 April 2017... read
In the news - health issues that plague South Africa
In the news - health issues that plague South Africa

Issued by Monetary Library

In a recent article released by a United States online journal, 24/7 Wall St, it was reported that four of the 10 world's unhealthiest nations are the African nations of South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique... read
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Five ways for health and wellness brands to win on Instagram

Annabel Porter

A new generation of celebrities are teaching brands a great deal about how to generate content consumers engage with. read
Business
Got a great idea for a Cape Town tech startup? Help is here
Got a great idea for a Cape Town tech startup? Help is here

Gabriella Mulligan

Applications are open to the Telkom FutureMakers InnoTech programme, seeking Cape Town-based budding entrepreneurs in need of help to get their tech startup ideas off the ground... read
Jobs offered
Medical Doctor - Cape Town
COHSASA is looking for a qualified medical doctor to assist them in evaluating compliance of healthcare organisations in Africa with standards for accreditation Read more >>

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