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 | SCOTT C RATZAN, AGNES BINAGWAHO, HEIDI LARSON, JEFFREY V LAZARUS, KENNETH RABIN & LAWRENCE O GOSTIN It has been nine months since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of Covid-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a "public health emergency of international concern"... read |
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 | LEE CALLAKOPPEN The need for universal healthcare is not debatable. It is the mechanisms around its implementation that stimulates continual debate, challenges, disagreements and proposals...read |
|  | KATIE WOOLASTON AND JUDITH LORRAINE FISHER Human damage to biodiversity is leading us into a pandemic era. The virus that causes Covid-19, for example, is linked to similar viruses in bats, which may have been passed to humans via pangolins or another species...read |
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| |  | MATTHEW WOODRUFF Across the world, immunologists who retooled their labs to join the fight against SARS-CoV-2 are furiously trying to explain why some people get so sick while others recover unscathed... Read |  | ANDREA RADEMEYER & DR AMELIA RICHARDS, ISSUED BY ASK AFRIKA The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a unique number of challenges for governments across the globe. In South Africa, as in many other parts of the world, the implementation of preventative measures such as mask wearing, both for healthcare workers and members of society, has been encouraged to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus... Read |  | MARECIA DAMONS Natural deaths have been above normal for the second consecutive week. This is according to the South African Medical Research Council's (MRC) latest report on the weekly deaths in the country... Read |  | ISSUED BY BEIERSDORF SOUTHERN AFRICA Earlier this year, Beiersdorf pledged to contribute to society's collective fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by creating an immediate €50m international aid programme... Read |  | ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic changed the global landscape into alien territory. On 26 March 2020, South Africa initiated lockdown and the last six months have created both opportunities and challenges for NGOs in South Africa... Read |
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| Infectious Diseases |
 | REMCO PETERS & LITEBOHO DANIEL MADUNA Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This infection affects 87-million people every year across the world. It can lead to genital discharge, pregnancy complications and infertility... Read |
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| Medical Technology |
 | ISSUED BY NMISA The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) has established a national capability with the assistance of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This capability enables radiotherapy centres to have access to audits more frequently for reference dosimetry and technique specific audit... Read |
| Mental health |
 | Tshikululu Social Investments has partnered with the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) on an NPO mental health support programme called NPOwer to provide psychological first aid to NPOs... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LIVEWELL Caregivers who take care of loved ones who have dementia or a memory disorder are most at risk of developing compassion fatigue or depression... Read |
| Public Health |
 | ISSUED BY VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Dr Christina Johanna Grobler, fondly known as Christa, has been appointed by Dr Zweli Mkhize, Minister of Health, to serve as a member of the Professional Board for Medical Technology for a period of five years from 1 November 2020... Read |
| Tuberculosis |
 | A study has shown that certain immune systems react differently when exposed to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mtb) than others... Read |
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 | Chidi Nwaogu of Publiseer was named the "Big Winner" of the 2020 ITU Global Innovation Challenge by the International Telecommunications Union... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Matina Razafimahefa is the founder of SAYNA, an innovative edtech venture based in Madagascar, and a runner-up in the 2020 Anzisha Prize... Read |
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 | Bronwyn Williams, partner at Flux Trends, interviewed Sylvester Chauke at the Alinea Innovation Master Class to find out South African businesses can use innovation to become more resilient and sustainable... Read |
 | Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) highlighted the many challenges South Africa faces in reigniting its economy beyond the Covid-19 crisis, but it was predictable in its promises, and light on detail... Read |
 | CLAIRE DENHAM-DYSON In B2B marketing, creating a seamless customer experience can be a key differentiator or justification for a premium. Just how many brands get this right is unknown... Read |
 | HAYDN TOWNSEND Many consumers feel brands don't know them well enough to serve them in a way that makes them feel special. But when those brands know too much, can you trust them? Read |
 | AMIR SOHRABI Over the past few months, the entire globe has been through the largest proof-of-concept in working from home... Read |
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