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North-West University medical school named the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine

Higher Education

North-West University medical school named the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 24 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases

Francisca Mutap 24 Apr 2025

Source: South Africa Today. Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

Healthcare

G20 Health Working Group kicks off in South Africa with a focus on global health equity

26 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Covid-19

Cyril Ramaphosa addresses heroes of healthcare at Denosa event

25 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO: HealthAI.

Healthcare

The rise of AI in LMICs: A new era for global healthcare

Ricardo Baptista Leite 17 Mar 2025

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Higher Education

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Issued by University of Pretoria 11 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this

Francisca Mutapi 25 Feb 2025

World Cancer Day campaign ‘United by Unique’

Oncology

World Cancer Day campaign ‘United by Unique’

Issued by CANSA 24 Jan 2025

In the 2000s activists across the world campaigned for antiretroviral treatment to be made available to people with HIV. One of the consequences of this was PEPFAR, the United States government’s foreign aid HIV programme. Since 2003 it has saved millions of lives. But now its future is unclear. Photo from the Treatment Action Campaign’s march for HIV treatment in Cape Town on 14 February 2003. (photographer unknown)

CSI & Philanthropy

Trump’s sudden suspension of foreign aid puts millions of lives in Africa at risk

Liezl Human 23 Jan 2025

Source: Bl1zz4rd-editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.

Healthcare

South African activists unite in global protests demanding immediate release of Gaza paediatrician Abu-Safiyah

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2025

HIV/AIDS

Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them

Glenda Gray and Asa Tapley 2 Jan 2025

John Legend to headline Global Citizen Move Afrika in February 2025

Music

John Legend to headline Global Citizen Move Afrika in February 2025

Issued by OnPoint PR 20 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Logandran Naidoo, national medical director for AHF South Africa.

Healthcare

The Aids Healthcare Foundation rolls out in Mpumalanga

20 Nov 2024

Source: Ngaa Murombedzi, AHF regional advocacy and policy manager for Southern Africa.

Healthcare

The WHO is nearing a Global Pandemic Agreement - the impact on SA and the Global South

6 Nov 2024

A new image for this African accrediting body

Healthcare

A new image for this African accrediting body

Issued by COHSASA 1 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Another busy day for Africa Health

23 Oct 2024

‘Endgame’ youth cigarette sale ban could prevent 10,000 lung cancer deaths in SA over 70 years – UP researcher

Medical Research

‘Endgame’ youth cigarette sale ban could prevent 10,000 lung cancer deaths in SA over 70 years – UP researcher

Issued by University of Pretoria 24 Oct 2024

Source: UCT News. Salome Maswime head of WHO’s Collaborating Centre for Integrated Clinical Care. Photo Lerato Maduna.

Healthcare

Salome Maswime elected to lead WHO’s collaborating centre

12 Sep 2024

Public Health

Pharmacists International Federation: Global vaccine supply in the balance

4 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Prof Lucy Gilson, the head of UCT’s Health Policy and Systems Division, was co-awarded the prestigious Virchow Prize in Germany.

Healthcare

UCT academic scoops prestigious global health award

30 Jul 2024

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Music

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. The Ministry of Health of Ghana signing an MoU with AstraZeneca. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, director public health, Ghana Health Service; Winfred Ofosu, Ghana Health Service; Deepak Arora, country president, African Cluster, AstraZeneca, and Ruud Dobber, executive vice president, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit, AstraZeneca.

Public Health

Growth of AstraZeneca’s flagship health equity programme

3 Jun 2024

Professor Mosa Moshabela appointed UCT's new vice-chancellor

Higher Education

Professor Mosa Moshabela appointed UCT's new vice-chancellor

30 May 2024

NHI

Affinity Health expresses strong support for National Health Insurance Bill

22 May 2024

Healthcare

A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

South Africa needs to accelerate its focus when it comes to addressing mental health issues

Mental health

South Africa needs to accelerate its focus when it comes to addressing mental health issues

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 3 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Viebeg's chief executive officer, Tobias Reiter and chief commercial officer Alex Musyoka.

Healthcare

How one African health tech firm is expanding access to affordable health care in Africa

12 Feb 2024

Medtech

World Economic Forum initiates global effort for AI healthcare transformation

10 Jan 2024

Virusha Subban is a partner and head of Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Africa's growing role in global trade dynamics

Virusha Subban 8 Jan 2024

Tuberculosis

South Africa confronts alarming TB death rate despite declining infections

13 Dec 2023

Source: UNAids.

HIV/AIDS

Kiara Health takes vital first step to making woman-controlled HIV prevention a reality

1 Dec 2023

Medtech

Digital healthcare revolution taking effect in SA

23 Nov 2023

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

Women's Health

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

Issued by A Better World Network 15 Sep 2023

Cohsasa appoints new board members

Healthcare

Cohsasa appoints new board members

Issued by COHSASA 1 Sep 2023

Covid-19

#BRICS2023: Pandemic fund in focus for Brics Bank

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

Medtech

Telemedicine can help women get early abortions safely: South African study

22 Aug 2023

Public Health

Africa CDC contributes vaccine manufacturing equipment to Sahpra

11 Aug 2023

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Oncology

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Esra Erkomay 3 Aug 2023

Surgical Procedures

Surgeons must tackle three global health challenges to save lives

Tony Moran 6 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

Mastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Andrew Miller, is the national treasurer at the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa.

Medical Research

Genetic medicine divide: Why SA lags behind the rest of the world

Andrew Miller 30 May 2023

Source: iStock.

Economy

Energy crisis at heart of Godongwana's national treasury budget vote

18 May 2023

Medical Aid

Board of Healthcare Funders' expo spotlights stagnant medical-scheme growth

15 May 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa - tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it

Gabriel Okello and Meelan Thondoo 12 May 2023