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 | | Samatu, the South African Medical Association Trade Union, warns of a growing crisis: over 800 qualified doctors unemployed after community service...read |
|  | WESSEL VAN DEN BERG South African court grants landmark ruling, allowing shared four-month parental leave, breaking new ground in Africa; challenging gender stereotypes and discrimination...read |
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 | The Health Funders Association (HFA) petitions President Cyril Ramaphosa against the NHI Bill, citing constitutional and procedural concerns, vowing legal action for protection of healthcare rights... Read |
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| |  | STEVE STAVS In our current health landscape, cognitive decline is rising, especially among younger individuals. Mental-health distress affects work performance, revealing a failing system. Enter Medicine 3.0... Read |  | PAMELA HELLIG Regulation is set to drive life insurers’ climate-risk management journeys in 2024... Read |  | DEON BUHRS AI is revolutionising healthcare by enhancing patient recovery through personalised programmes. Embracing virtual and physical realms, AI enables efficient care, growth for practitioners, and proactive health approaches... Read |  | GERHARD OOSTHUIZEN Resilience gains likely to continue into 2024, but security tech will meet its match as social engineering continues to push boundaries... Read |
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 | The Health Department applauds NICD And SAHPRA`s decision to recall the contaminated health product - Sterile Lubricating Jelly... Read |
| Education & Training |
 | The National Research Foundation (NRF) has announced its decision to increase the annual value of grants awarded to postdoctoral fellows... Read |
| Financial Services |
 | Tripple, a groundbreaking digital legacy firm, debuts a free mobile app revolutionising life and medical will creation... Read |
| Medical Technology |
 | In 2024, the APHRC and Wellcome will launch the Mental Health Data Prize – Africa to address mental-health gaps through data-driven innovation. The initiative includes multidisciplinary teams, a capacity-building programme, and awards valued at £200,000... Read |
 | During the ASLM2023 conference, ASLM and Illumina formalised a collaboration to expand genomics use in Africa, bolstering pandemic readiness, public health, and local training... Read |
| Mental health |
 | Concerns over further budget cuts and their impact on access to rehabilitation... Read |
| Orthopaedics |
 | HANNELIE BOOYENS Keaton Harris: From struggle to triumph – journey of a resilient medical doctor graduating cum laude against all odds... Read |
| Pharmaceutical Companies |
 | Eli Lilly launches LillyDirect, a groundbreaking website for US residents to access telehealth-prescribed weight-loss drugs... Read |
| Public Health |
 | MACDONALD DZIRUTWE Nigeria's competition commission has ordered British American Tobacco (BAT) to pay a $110m fine following allegations of market dominance abuse and infringement of public health regulations, the watchdog said on Wednesday, 27 December... Read |
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 | Avance Media's 100 Most Influential African Women 2023 is made up of prominent African women breaking the bias across the world... Read |
 | The Merck Foundation's chief executie officer, Rasha Kelej revealed the 2023 MARS Awards recipients, honouring African women and young researchers in health... Read |
 | The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology has announced the top 5 regional winners for the MEST Africa Challenge, an Africa-wide pitch competition for early-stage technology startups... Read |
 | NJ AYUK Africa's abundance of critical minerals puts continent at centre of global transition to clean technology... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Decisive shift: Key banks cleared as Competition Appeals Court dismisses rand manipulation case... Read |
 | RAYMOND PARSONS Despite challenges to SA's economy, potential exists for lower inflation, interest rates, and improved energy security, with a projected 1% GDP growth in 2024... Read |
 | The year 2023 was a prolific year for the City of Cape Town as it hosted more than 1,200 events, which contributed nearly R4bn to the economy and created job opportunities for its citizens... Read |
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