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Source: © 123rf As Covax closes on 31 December 2023, reflects on its successes and challenges in the bid to overcome inequity have underscored the clear need for the world to be better prepared the next time a viral threat with pandemic potential emerges

3 lessons from Covax as the organisation draws to a close

20 Dec 2023

UCT professor wins prestigious global award

UCT professor wins prestigious global award

7 Dec 2023

Over 100 countries back Trips waiver on Covid-19 vaccines

Over 100 countries back Trips waiver on Covid-19 vaccines

7 May 2021

Pfizer vaccine hits SA shores

Pfizer vaccine hits SA shores

3 May 2021

Mykola Samoilenko/Shutterstock

Scabies: the neglected tropical disease no one wants to talk about

Michael Head 22 Apr 2021

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

13 Apr 2021

Ebola virus virion. CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith

Ebola might be a chronic infection - but here's why we shouldn't panic

Connor Bamford 1 Apr 2021

Workers at India’s biggest syringe manufacturer ramp up production in September 2020 in race to meet Covid-19 vaccine-driven demand. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

Dan Banik & Renu Modik 26 Mar 2021

Beware: Conditions are ideal for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever

Beware: Conditions are ideal for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever

North-West University (NWU) 5 Mar 2021

Viruses can hijack cellular process in order to block immune response

22 Feb 2021

Medical staff check each others protective suits. Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images

Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

Mosoka Fallah 19 Feb 2021

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

Saliou Samb 18 Feb 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Daikin 14 Dec 2020

The polio eradication programme in Africa directly combated a severe debilitating disease. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP via Getty Images

How ending polio in Africa has had positive spinoffs for public health

Charles Shey Wiysonge 4 Nov 2020

Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. GettyImages

Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a growing threat: a South African case study

Remco Peters & Liteboho Daniel Maduna 28 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Shanon Jensen/AFP via Getty Images

How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: findings from South Africa

Jeffrey Dorfman 29 Sep 2020

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

Cingulate 29 Sep 2020

Ignored fungal infections kill more people annually than HIV and malaria combined

Ignored fungal infections kill more people annually than HIV and malaria combined

Carolina Pohl-Albertyn, University of the Free State 10 Sep 2020

Local biotech company seeks government support, as it launches new Covid-19 testing technology that will allow for affordable mass testing

Local biotech company seeks government support, as it launches new Covid-19 testing technology that will allow for affordable mass testing

Ninety9cents 25 Aug 2020

Nurses awareness on Covid-19 limited, survey finds

Nurses awareness on Covid-19 limited, survey finds

7 Aug 2020

Compensation for catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive

Compensation for catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive

Kate Collier, Shane Johnson, Mbali Nkosi, and Tsholofelo Mofokeng 6 Aug 2020

WHO surge team expected in SA

WHO surge team expected in SA

5 Aug 2020

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Pui-Ying Iroh Tam 4 Aug 2020

Breastfeeding and Covid-19: Busting the myths

Breastfeeding and Covid-19: Busting the myths

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 4 Aug 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020

Many companies are exploiting ignorance and fear and selling Covid-19 cleaning solutions that are unnecessary and expensive. Regular cleaning with household products is sufficient. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19: Companies sell unnecessary "deep cleans" with exaggerated claims

Natasha Bolognesi 7 Jul 2020

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact 29 May 2020

Children at window of a building in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Children will be vulnerable if vaccinations are postponed. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Coronavirus risks forcing South Africa to make health trade-offs it can ill afford

Karen Hofman & Susan Goldstein 17 Apr 2020

CareerJunction helps fill medical vacancies during Covid-19 crisis

CareerJunction helps fill medical vacancies during Covid-19 crisis

CareerJunction 8 Apr 2020

#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

Bizcommunity.com 25 Mar 2020

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Over 100 countries back Trips waiver on Covid-19 vaccines

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Pfizer vaccine hits SA shores

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Mykola Samoilenko/Shutterstock

Scabies: the neglected tropical disease no one wants to talk about

Michael Head 22 Apr 2021

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

13 Apr 2021

Ebola virus virion. CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith

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Connor Bamford 1 Apr 2021

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Beware: Conditions are ideal for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever

Beware: Conditions are ideal for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever

North-West University (NWU) 5 Mar 2021

Viruses can hijack cellular process in order to block immune response

22 Feb 2021

Medical staff check each others protective suits. Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images

Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

Mosoka Fallah 19 Feb 2021

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WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

Saliou Samb 18 Feb 2021

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#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Daikin 14 Dec 2020

The polio eradication programme in Africa directly combated a severe debilitating disease. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP via Getty Images

How ending polio in Africa has had positive spinoffs for public health

Charles Shey Wiysonge 4 Nov 2020

Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. GettyImages

Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a growing threat: a South African case study

Remco Peters & Liteboho Daniel Maduna 28 Oct 2020

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Shanon Jensen/AFP via Getty Images

How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: findings from South Africa

Jeffrey Dorfman 29 Sep 2020

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

Cingulate 29 Sep 2020

Ignored fungal infections kill more people annually than HIV and malaria combined

Ignored fungal infections kill more people annually than HIV and malaria combined

Carolina Pohl-Albertyn, University of the Free State 10 Sep 2020

Local biotech company seeks government support, as it launches new Covid-19 testing technology that will allow for affordable mass testing

Local biotech company seeks government support, as it launches new Covid-19 testing technology that will allow for affordable mass testing

Ninety9cents 25 Aug 2020

Nurses awareness on Covid-19 limited, survey finds

Nurses awareness on Covid-19 limited, survey finds

7 Aug 2020

Compensation for catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive

Compensation for catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive

Kate Collier, Shane Johnson, Mbali Nkosi, and Tsholofelo Mofokeng 6 Aug 2020

WHO surge team expected in SA

WHO surge team expected in SA

5 Aug 2020

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Pui-Ying Iroh Tam 4 Aug 2020

Breastfeeding and Covid-19: Busting the myths

Breastfeeding and Covid-19: Busting the myths

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 4 Aug 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020

Many companies are exploiting ignorance and fear and selling Covid-19 cleaning solutions that are unnecessary and expensive. Regular cleaning with household products is sufficient. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19: Companies sell unnecessary "deep cleans" with exaggerated claims

Natasha Bolognesi 7 Jul 2020

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact 29 May 2020

Children at window of a building in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Children will be vulnerable if vaccinations are postponed. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Coronavirus risks forcing South Africa to make health trade-offs it can ill afford

Karen Hofman & Susan Goldstein 17 Apr 2020

CareerJunction helps fill medical vacancies during Covid-19 crisis

CareerJunction helps fill medical vacancies during Covid-19 crisis

CareerJunction 8 Apr 2020

#Covid-19: Bizcommunity takes business virtual, as usual

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Bizcommunity.com 25 Mar 2020

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State of disaster - how applying mining principles to other industries could help mitigate risk

Lili Nupen, Nicole Limberis-Ritchie & Chantal Murdock 23 Mar 2020

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

Alex Broadbent and Benjamin T H Smart 23 Mar 2020

Our health is our humanity

Our health is our humanity

Amy Pieterse, Ginkgo Agency 23 Mar 2020

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More than 600 cases of #Covid-19 in Africa

20 Mar 2020

Blood groups - and their antibodies - are being explored in immunity to SARS-CoV2

Glenda Mary Davison 19 Mar 2020

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Covid-19: Why "test, test, test" is easier said than done

James Stent & Nathan Geffen 18 Mar 2020

Covid-19 in Africa: fewer cases so far, and more preparation needed

Akebe Luther King Abia 18 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa

Covid-19: Alibaba Foundation, Jack Ma Foundation to donate medical supplies to Africa

18 Mar 2020

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Society's most vulnerable will be hit as Covid-19 cases rise in poorer economies

David Evans & Mead Over 17 Mar 2020

LVMH makes free sanitiser for French hospitals during Covid-19 outbreak

LVMH makes free sanitiser for French hospitals during Covid-19 outbreak

16 Mar 2020

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