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COVID-19 – A watershed moment for laboratory medicine in Africa
Laboratory medicine has historically been poorly understood, undervalued, and often overlooked. Over the past two and a half years, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has...
Peers' experiences key in hepatitis interventions for high-risk groups
The peer-led model is important for the success of initiatives to eradicate hepatitis in populations with high-risk behaviours.
At a round table discussion of representatives...
Millions of unnecessary deaths from hepatitis globally
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day today (28 July), the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) has launched a white paper outlining the human impact of mother-to-child...
Revolutionary spinal surgical technique first in South Africa
A spinal surgical technique that can radically expedite patient recovery has been performed for the first time in South Africa. The technique, while highly...
Global recognition for Steve Biko Hospital's stroke care work
The Steve Biko Academic Hospital has received the World Stroke Organisation Angels Diamond Award in recognition of their excellent work in acute stroke care....
DA accuses E Cape DoH of failing to help Livingstone patients
"The Eastern Cape MEC of Health, Nomakhosazana Meth, has blamed Covid-19 to explain why her department failed to implement a resolution of the Eastern...
PMI: Survey shows balanced approach needed for tobacco harm reduction
Market-level findings from a new international survey conducted by independent research firm Povaddo reveals that the South African public wants a more balanced approach...
WHO highlights severity of acute paediatric hepatitis
The (virtual) World Hepatitis Summit (7-10 June) has addressed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) global response on severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology that...
Copper Fresh launches self-cleaning, pink smart mask
Copper Fresh is making waves in the mask world after creating one of Africa’s first masks capable of self-sanitising and killing the SARS-Cov-2 virus...
World Hepatitis Summit urges elimination of viral hepatitis as paediatric cases rise
The World Hepatitis Summit 2022 was launched on 7 June, organised by World Hepatitis Alliance and co-sponsored by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It...
Merck reaffirms its commitment to Africa with expanded programmes
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced further commitment to Africa, by expanding its access and awareness programmes and strengthening the health...
Healthcare system a ‘war zone’: video reveals state’s failure to prevent COVID deaths
South Africa’s leading satirical news voice is back with a new video on the state of healthcare in South Africa and the extent of...
Latest hospital accreditations awarded by COHSASA
The following facilities have been accredited by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) signifying that patients attending these facilities can...
Defence Minister must lay charges over Cuban donations – DA
The DA is calling on Minister of Defence Thandi Modise and Defence Secretary Gladys Kudjoe to lay criminal charges, by 27 May, against all officials...
DA flags non-payment of COVID-19 healthcare workers
Almost a full two months after the contracts of thousands of healthcare workers were extended to assist in the continued vaccine roll-out and manage...
DA: Let doctors and nurses with terminated contracts finish their training in private facilities
According to reports 2,748 community healthcare workers, 631 nurses and 91 doctors who were performing community service had their contracts terminated before they have...
Cost of Healthcare Index 2022 The raw cost of health services in 60 countries
Healthcare app development company Medical Web Experts has released a study in partnership with Bridge Patient Portal that reveals and compares the raw cost...
DA calls for Eastern Cape Health to be placed under administration
Despite plans, commitments and promises to the contrary, Eastern Cape Health Department leadership has failed to finalise an affordable staff organogram, failed to fill...
Charlotte Maxeke Hospital casualty not reopened in April, as promised – Jack Bloom
Despite promises that the casualty department at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital (CMJH) would reopen in April this year, it remains closed, causing huge...
DA: DoH must release public submissions on health regulations
The DA will write to the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, to urgently request that he releases the raw submissions to the controversial...
Theranostics in the fight against cancer: University of Free State seeks pharmaceutical partner
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10m deaths in 2020, or nearly...
DA: More than 21,000 specialist medical posts vacant, reaching 46% in Northern Cape
The DA calls on the Department of Health to present solutions on filling vacancies for nurses and medical specialists as a matter of utmost...
MSF assist as thousands struggle for access to water after KZN’s floods
After the catastrophic flash-flooding in the eThekwini region in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams have assisted a number of vulnerable...
Surgicom Private Practice Weekend 2022 invitation
The 3rd Surgicom Private Practice Weekend 2022, Private Surgical Practice in the new Reality for General Surgeons, will take place on 4/5 June 2022...
Intl Longevity Centre: Govts urged to invest 6% of health budgets in prevention efforts
The International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) has launched its G20 flagship report calling on governments to reorient their health systems to prevent and better...
GBMSA applauds generic manufacturers for securing medicine supplies during pandemic
Generic and Biosimilar Medicines of Southern Africa (GBMSA) has applauded South African generic medicine manufacturers for their critical role in securing sufficient medicines for...
MSF urges governments to reject draft COVID-19 TRIPS text at WTO
Almost one and a half years since India and South Africa first proposed a landmark intellectual property (IP) waiver for COVID-19 medical tools at...
Wellcome Data Prize to help understand young South Africans’ mental health crisis
Social Finance UK, a not-for-profit organisation, has partnered with global charitable foundation Wellcome to launch the Data Prize in Mental Health in the UK...
Collect & Go smart locker sites slash chronic script queues and inconvenience
Nearly 434,000 chronic medicine prescriptions have been loaded and nearly 336,000 prescriptions collected from 64 Collect & Go smart locker sites in Gauteng, the...
UOFS partners with SAHPRA for first clinical trial on traditional plant-based treatment of COVID-19
The Department of Pharmacology at the University of the Free State (UFS) and FARMOVS have teamed up to conduct the first South African Health...
UCT: South African Medicines Formulary goes digital
In a ground-breaking move for South Africa’s healthcare sector, the South African Medicines Formulary (SAMF) – the gold standard for medicine information in the...
Pfizer invests R255m to strengthen South Africa’s health system through Biovac partnership
Multinational Pfizer has pledged to invest a further R255m into South Africa’s pharmaceutical sector through its partnership with the Biovac Institute. This is a...
SA performs below par in Global Mental Health Price Index 2022
In the context of mental health pressures from the pandemic and war in Ukraine, a new price index compares the cost and quality of...
Life Healthcare's Hilton Hospital receives SA’s first Novalis Circle certification
The Life Oncology radiotherapy unit at Life Hilton Private Hospital, in KwaZulu-Natal, has made history by becoming South Africa’s first private hospital to be...
SA HIV Clinicians Society: CME webinar on tuberculosis today
The Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS) invites you to a Continuing Medical Education (CME) webinar on Thursday, 24 March 2022 from 17h30 to...
Public Servants Assoc: Lack of political will to recover R156m irregular expenditure on 1 Military Hospital
The Public Servants Association (PSA) was shocked to learn the both the Department of Defence and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI)...
European Society of Cardiology suspends Russia and Belarus memberships
With utmost concern, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) learns of the current crisis in the heart of Europe. The ESC, throughout its 70...
Solidarity: Judgment reserved in application to have NHI ‘certificate of need’ declared invalid
Judgment was reserved in Solidarityʼs case in the Pretoria High Court heard on Friday 11 March to have sections 36 to 40 of the...
DA: R700m Anglo Ashanti hospital will become ghost hospital
About R700m has been spent on the Anglo Ashanti Hospital in the Far West Rand, but there is no decision on its future use...
SA Society of Obs/Gynaes: Pandemic having ‘dire consequences’ for women
This International Women’s Day (Tuesday 8 March), the South African Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (SASOG) wishes to bring attention to the consequences of...