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KAREN HOFMAN AND NICOLA CHRISTOFIDES
South Africa has the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world, with an alarming figure of 13%. The global average stands at 6%. One of the main causes of South Africa's rate is the rapid growth of the country's commercial food industry...read
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MIA MALAN & LAURA LOPEZ GONZALEZ
Shot-caller, calculated, master of survival. This is who South Africa's new health minister, Zweli Mkhize is, analysts say...read
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Africa Month
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Addressing the well-being needs of Africans through a true collaborative effort between business, government, communities and the people who inhabit this continent will unlock future value... Read
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To achieve universal healthcare in Africa, strong leadership, good governance structures and partnerships with the private sector are required to build a strong public health sector.... Read
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Exhibitions & Events
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ISSUED BY BONITAS
Main sponsor of The Comrades Marathon, Bonitas Medical Fund, has reiterated its support for the 25,000 runners... Read
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Medical Technology
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The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) and Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) intend to save more lives by using drone technology to deliver blood to hospitals in remote areas... Read
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Mental health
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ISSUED BY MIWAYLIFE
With the spotlight being turned on mental health disorders it has pushed depression to the forefront making it possible for 300 million people of all ages across the world to get help... Read
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Nutrition
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ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR DIETETICS IN SOUTH AFRICA
The careers of dietitians are way more diverse than many think. The typical assumption is that a dietitian is a nutritional health professional available through private practice to those who need and can afford weight loss expertise... Read
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Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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Maternal health is a huge issue in developing countries where 99% of all maternal and neonatal deaths occur. The neonatal mortality rate is also much higher in Africa, at four times the rate than that of developed regions. Read
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Oncology
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ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC
The former head of the Tygerberg Breast Clinic, Doctor Justus Apffelstaedt is continuing his collaboration with one of South Africa's oldest, national, non-profit breast cancer support groups, Reach for Recovery... Read
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Pharmaceuticals
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MEGAN ADDERLEY, RODNEY AFRICA, ADRIANO ESTERHUIZEN & DEERAH PILLAY-LUNGOOMIAH
Until a week ago, CBD, the active non-psychoactive ingredient within cannabis which cannot make users high, was considered a scheduled substance in terms of the schedules to the Medicines Act... Read
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YAW DWOMOH
"Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter..." Read
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Nestlé has launched a Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge in sub-Saharan Africa to provide a platform for startups and universities to contribute to local sustainable growth... Read
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The long-awaited Carbon Tax Bill, which is due to be implemented on 1 June 2019, will have a considerable impact on many of the large corporates that are currently operating in South Africa. As such, these companies will be under increasing pressure to find viable strategies to make their operations more sustainable... Read
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RAYMOND PARSONS
The economic message emerging from the reconfigured and leaner Cabinet announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa is potentially a positive one for business and the markets... Read
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 | The Department of the Premier currently seeks to appoint a psychometrist: organisational behaviour (Ref. DOTP 2019-53). Applications close 18 June 2019. Read more >> |
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