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    A person walks past a Dis-Chem Pharmacy outlet in Cape Town, South Africa 22 February 2024. Source; REUTERS/Esa Alexander/file photo.
    Dis-Chem annual profit down 1.6%
    Source: Supplied. Sarah Slabbert, consulting analyst at Frost & Sullivan.
    #AfricaMonth: Exploring bioplastics as a sustainable and health-conscious solution

    By Katja Hamilton 28 May 2024

    Source: Supplied.
    Global health at risk: AHF warns against unfair WHO Pandemic Agreement

    24 May 2024

    Are you ready for the winter flu? Things you need to know - Medshield
    Are you ready for the winter flu? Things you need to know - Medshield

    Stone  5 May 2023

    Source: Supplied.
    UK social investment firm launches BrightFlag Healthcare

    24 Apr 2023

    Source:
    Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

      21 Apr 2023

    Source:
    Putting health at the heart of climate action

      14 Apr 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine

    13 Apr 2023

    Source:
    Cervical cancer can be beaten - the key is vaccinating young girls

      11 Apr 2023

    Source: Supplied. Jessica Spira, managing director at Virgin Active.
    Looking to "age in place" when you're older? Early lifestyle interventions may be the key

      5 Apr 2023

    Source © Business Wire India The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition More Than a Mother Awards 2022 and Diabetes and Hypertension Awards 2022 winners were announced via via videoconference.
    The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards 2022 winners

    28 Mar 2023

    Changing conversations about overweight and obesity
    Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

    Association for Dietetics in South Africa  28 Mar 2023

    Image source: Anna Shvets from
    Diagnosis of TB lagging post-pandemic

    24 Mar 2023

    Image source: Jean-Paul CHASSENET –
    RSV on the rise, hospitals urged to prepare for paediatric admissions

    23 Mar 2023

    Source:
    Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

      22 Mar 2023

    Source:
    African leaders pledge to drive routine immunisation and polio eradication

    20 Mar 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo

      20 Mar 2023

    Source: Marie Stopes
    New coalition to increase access to cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa

    20 Mar 2023

    Members of the South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) hold placards outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander
    Court orders striking healthcare workers to end walkout

      13 Mar 2023

    Source: iStock. Police cleared burning tyres at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp on Tuesday (7 March 2023) as Nehawu members picketed outside the hospital.
    Tensions mount as Nehawu strike intensifies

      8 Mar 2023

    Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open
    Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open

    Intercare  7 Mar 2023

    Source:
    Green light for Cape Health Technology Park

    28 Feb 2023

    Source:
    Consider more than 200 hospitals for possible exclusion from load shedding, legal team says

    27 Feb 2023

    Source: Supplied. Ebere Okereke the new chief executive officer of Africa Public Health Foundation.
    Africa Public Health Foundation appoints new CEO

    27 Feb 2023

    Source: Wikimedia Commons.
    Vaccination drive hits Western Cape amidst growing measles outbreak in SA

    27 Feb 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    South Africa reports first death due to cholera as cases rise to five

    24 Feb 2023

    Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Cipla, Paul Miller.
    Measles vaccine rollout ramped up amid outbreak

    21 Feb 2023

    Source: Supplied.
    Condoms ineffective against preventing STDs, research shows

    21 Feb 2023

    Source:
    SA bottled water association fires back over claims of 'toxic' mineral water

      21 Feb 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Medical charity MSF suspends operations in Burkina Faso to assess risk

    20 Feb 2023

    Source:
    Antenatal care essential for protecting the health of women and their unborn children

    14 Feb 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Malawi cholera death toll crosses 1,300: health official

      14 Feb 2023

    Source: Supplied. Rose Leke, chair of Gavi's IRC.
    Gavi appoints Rose Leke as IRC chair

    8 Feb 2023

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    Are you ready for the winter flu? Things you need to know - Medshield
    Are you ready for the winter flu? Things you need to know - Medshield

     5 May 2023

    Source: Supplied.
    UK social investment firm launches BrightFlag Healthcare

    24 Apr 2023

    Source:
    Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

     21 Apr 2023

    Source:
    Putting health at the heart of climate action

     14 Apr 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine

    13 Apr 2023

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    Cervical cancer can be beaten - the key is vaccinating young girls

     11 Apr 2023

    Source: Supplied. Jessica Spira, managing director at Virgin Active.
    Looking to "age in place" when you're older? Early lifestyle interventions may be the key

     5 Apr 2023

    Source © Business Wire India The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition More Than a Mother Awards 2022 and Diabetes and Hypertension Awards 2022 winners were announced via via videoconference.
    The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards 2022 winners

    28 Mar 2023

    Changing conversations about overweight and obesity
    Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

     28 Mar 2023

    Image source: Anna Shvets from
    Diagnosis of TB lagging post-pandemic

    24 Mar 2023

    Image source: Jean-Paul CHASSENET –
    RSV on the rise, hospitals urged to prepare for paediatric admissions

    23 Mar 2023

    Source:
    Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

     22 Mar 2023

    Source:
    African leaders pledge to drive routine immunisation and polio eradication

    20 Mar 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo

     20 Mar 2023

    Source: Marie Stopes
    New coalition to increase access to cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa

    20 Mar 2023

    Members of the South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) hold placards outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander
    Court orders striking healthcare workers to end walkout

     13 Mar 2023

    Source: iStock. Police cleared burning tyres at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp on Tuesday (7 March 2023) as Nehawu members picketed outside the hospital.
    Tensions mount as Nehawu strike intensifies

     8 Mar 2023

    Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open
    Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open

     7 Mar 2023

    Source:
    Green light for Cape Health Technology Park

    28 Feb 2023

    Source:
    Consider more than 200 hospitals for possible exclusion from load shedding, legal team says

    27 Feb 2023

    Source: Supplied. Ebere Okereke the new chief executive officer of Africa Public Health Foundation.
    Africa Public Health Foundation appoints new CEO

    27 Feb 2023

    Source: Wikimedia Commons.
    Vaccination drive hits Western Cape amidst growing measles outbreak in SA

    27 Feb 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    South Africa reports first death due to cholera as cases rise to five

    24 Feb 2023

    Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Cipla, Paul Miller.
    Measles vaccine rollout ramped up amid outbreak

    21 Feb 2023

    Source: Supplied.
    Condoms ineffective against preventing STDs, research shows

    21 Feb 2023

    Source:
    SA bottled water association fires back over claims of 'toxic' mineral water

     21 Feb 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Medical charity MSF suspends operations in Burkina Faso to assess risk

    20 Feb 2023

    Source:
    Antenatal care essential for protecting the health of women and their unborn children

    14 Feb 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Malawi cholera death toll crosses 1,300: health official

     14 Feb 2023

    Source: Supplied. Rose Leke, chair of Gavi's IRC.
    Gavi appoints Rose Leke as IRC chair

    8 Feb 2023

    Image source: © Luca Bertolli –
    Deadline for submissions on protection of community health workers extended

    7 Feb 2023

    8 vital health checks for men
    8 vital health checks for men

     7 Feb 2023

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    South Africa records two imported cholera cases

     6 Feb 2023

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    78 studies and 22,000 research participants prove e-cigarettes help smokers quit successfully

    6 Feb 2023

    Source: Supplied. Health minister Nomafrench Mbombo and Tendani Mabuda, director of the Western Cape Nursing College.
    Western Cape College of Nursing welcomes 300 new students

    30 Jan 2023

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    Steady rise in demand for contraception among women, study shows

    27 Jan 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    Cholera death toll passes 1,000 in Malawi as outbreak spreads

     25 Jan 2023

    Is allergic rhinitis 'sneezing' life into South Africa's allergy care market?
    Is allergic rhinitis 'sneezing' life into South Africa's allergy care market?

     25 Jan 2023

    Source: Reuters. A health worker prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in Dakar, Senegal February 23, 2021.
    Senegal institute wins $50m in boost to Africa's vaccine capacity

     25 Jan 2023

    Source: DynaMedex.
    SA measles outbreak of concern, NICD warns as case surge hits 80% worldwide

     13 Jan 2023

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