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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

    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

    Bonitas  7 Feb 2023

    Source: .
    South Africa records two imported cholera cases

      6 Feb 2023

    Source:
    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

    Source:
    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?

    Insight Survey  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

    Source: Reuters. China's foreign minister, Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023.
    Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

    12 Jan 2023

    Source: Reuters. Uganda health minister Jane Ruth Aceng addresses the media after receiving a shipment of 1,200 doses for Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial at the National Medical Stores in Entebbe, Uganda, 8 December, 2022.
    Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak

    11 Jan 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    BioNTech starts human trial to test malaria vaccine

    28 Dec 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    Gambia lawmakers say Maiden to blame for child kidney injury deaths

    22 Dec 2022

    Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact
    Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

      21 Dec 2022

    It's critical: How digital tools can drive reliable and patient-centric healthcare
    It's critical: How digital tools can drive reliable and patient-centric healthcare

    ASUS  20 Dec 2022

    Source:
    SA's birth control stock shortage a major setback for women's reproductive health rights

      13 Dec 2022

    Source:
    SA's Aspen gets $30m grant to make vaccines

      12 Dec 2022

    Source: Supplied.
    Re-thinking traditional feminine hygiene products for Africa's young women

    9 Dec 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    Ebola vaccine candidates arrive in Uganda for trials

    8 Dec 2022

    Source: Supplied.
    National Renal Care opens specialised children's dialysis unit in Sandton

    6 Dec 2022

    Image sourced from the Cannes Lions
    What's new for Cannes Lions 2023?

    5 Dec 2022

    Source:
    World Health Organization to phase out use of the term "monkeypox"

    29 Nov 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    South Africa's Biovac in new oral cholera vaccine deal

      25 Nov 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    Britain and South Africa agree health partnership on second day of state visit

      25 Nov 2022

    Image source: dolgachov –
    New proposed tobacco bill threatens jail time if kids are sold cigarettes

    16 Nov 2022

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    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

    Source: .
    South Africa records two imported cholera cases

     6 Feb 2023

    Source:
    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

    Source:
    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

    Source: Reuters. China's foreign minister, Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023.
    Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

    12 Jan 2023

    Source: Reuters. Uganda health minister Jane Ruth Aceng addresses the media after receiving a shipment of 1,200 doses for Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial at the National Medical Stores in Entebbe, Uganda, 8 December, 2022.
    Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak

    11 Jan 2023

    Source: Reuters.
    BioNTech starts human trial to test malaria vaccine

    28 Dec 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    Gambia lawmakers say Maiden to blame for child kidney injury deaths

    22 Dec 2022

    Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact
    Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

     21 Dec 2022

    It's critical: How digital tools can drive reliable and patient-centric healthcare
    It's critical: How digital tools can drive reliable and patient-centric healthcare

     20 Dec 2022

    Source:
    SA's birth control stock shortage a major setback for women's reproductive health rights

     13 Dec 2022

    Source:
    SA's Aspen gets $30m grant to make vaccines

     12 Dec 2022

    Source: Supplied.
    Re-thinking traditional feminine hygiene products for Africa's young women

    9 Dec 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    Ebola vaccine candidates arrive in Uganda for trials

    8 Dec 2022

    Source: Supplied.
    National Renal Care opens specialised children's dialysis unit in Sandton

    6 Dec 2022

    Image sourced from the Cannes Lions
    What's new for Cannes Lions 2023?

    5 Dec 2022

    Source:
    World Health Organization to phase out use of the term "monkeypox"

    29 Nov 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    South Africa's Biovac in new oral cholera vaccine deal

     25 Nov 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    Britain and South Africa agree health partnership on second day of state visit

     25 Nov 2022

    Image source: dolgachov –
    New proposed tobacco bill threatens jail time if kids are sold cigarettes

    16 Nov 2022

    Source:
    Modern contraceptives on the rise across sub-Saharan Africa

    16 Nov 2022

    Source:
    Precision medicine spend to exceed $132bn globally by 2027

    16 Nov 2022

    Source: Hisar Hospital.
    Bone marrow stem-cell donation not a priority for 49% of South Africans, survey shows

    15 Nov 2022

    PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs
    PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

    7 Nov 2022

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    Collaboration is key to sustainably transforming South Africa's healthcare system

     4 Nov 2022

    Prediabetes - what you don't know may kill you
    Prediabetes - what you don't know may kill you

     1 Nov 2022

    Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report
    Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

    28 Oct 2022

    Teaching someone to fish: the false dichotomy of relief and development
    Teaching someone to fish: the false dichotomy of relief and development

     27 Oct 2022

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    Is Big Tobacco misleading consumers and policymakers on heated tobacco products?

     25 Oct 2022

    Breast cancer awareness in the genomic landscape
    Breast cancer awareness in the genomic landscape

    ,  18 Oct 2022

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    Liquor Amendment Bill might be further toughened up

     18 Oct 2022

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