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It's official: Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has called on all South Africans to wear reuseable cloth face masks in public... read
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ADAM KAMRADT-SCOTT
US President Donald Trump has announced the US is cutting its funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - a decision that will have major implications for the global health response to the coronavirus pandemic...read
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The company aims to help cater to the demand for medical equipment across sub-Saharan Africa...read
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ISSUED BY CIPLA
To support the government's objective of increased testing to help contain the Covid-19 outbreak effectively, the Cipla Foundation in partnership with the Western Cape Government Health Department, has rolled out four screening and testing units in the Overberg district... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Self-isolation, lockdowns, working remotely and physical distancing can get you down. Bizcommunity is the daily 'virtual commute' that brings you closer to 19 industry communities... Read
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Infectious Diseases
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KAREN HOFMAN & SUSAN GOLDSTEIN
South Africa's health authorities are testing, quarantining and treating individuals who have been exposed to the new coronavirus. And the country is in lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread... Read
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Medical Research
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PETER VAN HEUSDEN
One important aspect of managing emerging infections is identifying chains of transmission and assigned cases to clusters of infection... Read
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Medical Technology
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Covid-19 has exposed several contradictions in regulations about how healthcare professionals can practise telemedicine while still obtaining patients' informed consent - in writing, Technology has provided a solution... Read
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Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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PAULINE BAKIBINGA
Nurses and midwives are the backbone of health systems globally. Of the world's 43.5-million healthcare professionals, more than 20-million are nurses and midwives. They play a critical role, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, as quite often they are the first and only healthcare professionals people will see... Read
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MYRIAM BLIN
The global economic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic will be massive, with the International Monetary Fund forecasting the worst global recession since the 1929 Great Depression... Read
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KINGSLEY IGHOBOR
Up to 20 million jobs in the formal and informal sectors in Africa could be lost because of Covid-19, according to a new study by the African Union... Read
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JENNILEE PEREMORE-OLIVER
With the clear economic divide in South Africa, the extension of the Covid-19 lockdown is hitting most South Africans harder than others. When the president announced the extension on 9 April, I was one of those people who realised that I was in a more privileged position than the majority, and I wanted to find ways to help. I know that there are many people out there who feel the same way I do, but they don't know how to reach out without breaking regulations. Read
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Local brands and products that embody homegrown heritage and represent support for local businesses are set to rise in popularity as consumers seek out trusted and transparent options... Read
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Companies, which are registered through the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission's (CIPC) BizPortal to perform essential services during the lockdown period, will be required to have a new certificate from the BizPortal website for the extended period of the lockdown... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on small businesses... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on small businesses... Read
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YehBaby Digital and the AHi Western Cape have teamed up to present a free webinar focussing on what the business landscape is going to look like for small businesses post the Covid-19 pandemic... Read
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