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Denosa threatens 'pyjama strike' over unpaid nursing uniform allowances
Nurses uniforms may soon be replaced by less conventional outfits such as pyjamas and traditional regalia. City Press reports that this was the warning...
Only one SA province has developed a HIV and TB plan
Almost a year after South Africa tasked provinces with developing HIV and TB plans, a Bhekisisa report says only the Free State has a...
Durban fertility expert fathered at least 5 children he helped conceive
More than 40 years after his suicide, the shocking secret of pioneering Durban fertility expert Norman "Tony" Walker has emerged – he was himself...
Nigeria legislates to ban codeine in cough syrup
Nigeria has recalled 2.4m bottles of cough syrup containing codeine after national outrage earlier this year over endemic use of opioids. Reuters Africa reports...
WHO may promote bedaquiline after SA brokers deal with J&J
The World Health Organisation (WHO) could soon start promoting a new tuberculosis drug that is now more affordable after South Africa brokered a deal...
#FeesMustFall students destroyed Mayosi, family tells mourners
Political fallout around the suicide of the dean of the University of Cape Town's (UCT's) faculty of Health Sciences, Professor Bongani Mayosi, continued at...
Fiery responses to SA’s draconian Tobacco Bill
SA’s Tobacco Bill has met with a barrage of criticism, among other things for proposing jail for smoking in public, outlawing designated smoking areas,...
International experts highlight ‘significant weakness’ in SA Tobacco Bill
In a last-minute submission on the SA Tobacco Bill, international academics argue that the Bill does not sufficiently differentiate between nicotine products of widely...
Med schemes not delivering value for money, say members
Consumers feel they get less value for money from medical schemes than they do with other financial services, such as short-term insurance. Business Day...
‘This should change everything’ – A performance standard for cigarettes
Unlike many other consumer products, no safety standards have been set for cigarettes or other tobacco products. Now a performance standard proposal has been...