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 | | Geo mapping technology has proved its worth in managing the spread of Covid-19, by providing access to real time information, especially in South Africa's densely populated communities...read |
|  | IMRAAN VALODIA, ALEX VAN DEN HEEVER, LUCY ALLAIS, MARTIN VELLER, SHABIR MADHI & WILLEM VENTER Decision-making at the early stages of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (the coronavirus causing Covid-19) was constrained by a paucity of medical evidence and epidemiological data...read |
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 | CHIMARAOKE IZUGBARA & MARY O OBIYAN Time and again, public nervousness has proved a fertile ground for false cures and claimants to thrive. In this sense, recent claims of Covid-19 cures and antidotes are no exception... Read |
| CSI |
 | Novartis SA has donated R13.3m to two local NGOs in support of their efforts... Read |
| Hospital Groups |
 | PHILIP MATLEY It is only within the individual doctor-patient interaction that such an assessment can be made... Read |
| Malaria |
 | JAISHREE RAMAN Ridding the world of malaria in the near future is a very ambitious goal. Efforts to achieve it have already been weakened by governments shifting resources from malaria control and elimination initiatives to the fight against Covid-19... Read |
| Medical Research |
 | STEPHANIE G BURTON & MICHAEL SEAN PEPPER The Covid-19 pandemic - and the resulting lockdowns - have had a major impact on research at institutions across the world, and universities in particular... Read |
| National Health Insurance |
 | STEVE REID The National Health Insurance (NHI) has become an idealistic concept known as "imaginary". It's become the idea onto which all South Africa's aspirations for healthcare have been projected... Read |
| Nutrition |
 | ISSUED BY OPTIWAY A new test provides 222 reasons to test for food intolerances... Read |
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 | With the world on lockdown, the importance of digitisation to the economic growth and prosperity of nations and regions is becoming increasingly clear, also on the African continent. Read |
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 | LAURIAN VENTER Covid-19 and the national lockdown has left SA's online retailers up the proverbial creek with only a miniature essential services paddle, says OneDayOnly's Laurian Venter... Read |
 | According to new regulations, online retailers in South Africa may sell any product, with the exception of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE SmartWage is a social impact startup focused on financial inclusion in Africa and was started with the vision to eliminate the payday poverty cycle... Read |
 | Inyathelo has provided tips not only for other NPOs, but also for other organisations considering hosting a webinar, while keeping costs down... Read |
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 | It is expected that the energy demand will start ramping up as the country eases the lockdown and additional energy capacity will be required... Read |
