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Source: Reuters.

Public Health

BioNTech gets $145m funding for African vaccine plants

Jennifer Rigby and Ludwig Burger 30 May 2024

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

Covid-19

3 lessons from Covax as the organisation draws to a close

20 Dec 2023

Source: City of Hope.

Healthcare

Breakthroughs in medicine: top virologist on the two most important developments for Africa

Oyewale Tomori 2 Nov 2023

Source: Nobel Prize/Youtube

Covid-19

Nobel Prize for mRNA pioneers amid jab controversy

Katja Hamilton 6 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

WHO recommends malaria vaccine that will be rolled out next year

4 Oct 2023

Covid-19

Pharma giants set SA vaccine price tag at $734m, confidential contracts reveal

Katja Hamilton 5 Sep 2023

Covid-19

SA Health Ministry hands over confidential Covid-19 vaccine contracts

Katja Hamilton 1 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Pharmaceuticals

Aspen signs drug making deals to utilise idle capacity

Promit Mukherjee 31 Aug 2023

Covid-19

#BRICS2023: Pandemic fund in focus for Brics Bank

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Covid-19

Covid-19 vaccine scheme for poorest has $2.6bn left to spend as pandemic recedes

Jennifer Rigby 26 Jun 2023

Public Health

Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

Katja Hamilton 21 Apr 2023

Covid-19

Aseem Malhotra's SA tour raises public healthcare safety scare

22 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

BioNTech starts human trial to test malaria vaccine

28 Dec 2022

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Covid-19

African Development Bank unveils the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation

23 Dec 2022

Paediatrics

Childhood vaccinations on the decline since Covid-19 pandemic outbreak

7 Dec 2022

Pharmaceuticals

Advocating for medication safety

Bada Pharasi 16 Sep 2022

Covid-19

"There should be no secrecy in a pandemic" - Health Justice Initiative's senior researcher

13 Sep 2022

Covid-19

Second death linked to J&J Covid-19 vaccine confirmed

13 Sep 2022

Claimed pioneer of mRNA technology files patent infringement lawsuit against BioNTech

Covid-19

Claimed pioneer of mRNA technology files patent infringement lawsuit against BioNTech

20 Jul 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Can employees refuse to enter a workspace with unvaccinated co-workers?

11 Jul 2022

Source: FreePik.

Covid-19

New agreement paves way for development of first African-owned Covid-19 vaccine

27 Jun 2022

Banking

World Bank approves SA's R7.6bn loan for Covid-19 vaccines

15 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Source: Supplied. Executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, pictured here in 2020.

Economy

High-level business delegation to represent South Africa at WEF 2022 in Davos

23 May 2022

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

Healthcare

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

28 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied. Members of Vodacom and the Western Cape Department of Health, with Premier Alan Winde, at the announcement of the distribution of 257 new cold-chain units across the province.

Covid-19

Ensuring SA's vaccine safety in the cold chain

11 Apr 2022

10 tips for flu and Covid-19 vaccines

Covid-19

10 tips for flu and Covid-19 vaccines

Issued by Bonitas 31 Mar 2022

Covid-19

Has UCT's Mandatory Vaccine Policy been shelved?

Katja Hamilton 28 Mar 2022

Public Sector Leaders (PSL) features the newly appointed Chief Justice, Honourable Raymond Zondo

Publishing

Public Sector Leaders (PSL) features the newly appointed Chief Justice, Honourable Raymond Zondo

Issued by Topco Media 18 Mar 2022

Covid-19

The HJI launches litigation for disclosure of SA's Covid-19 vaccine contracts

10 Mar 2022

Cotton On's first impact report captures sustainability and ethical business targets

Retailers

Cotton On's first impact report captures sustainability and ethical business targets

7 Mar 2022

Source: Worldbank.org. World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C.

Finance

World Bank's $157bn takes edge off global pandemic fallout

2 Mar 2022

Markets & Investment

Africa is the place to invest, US congressional delegation acknowledges

28 Feb 2022

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2022: Healthcare welcomes injection of funds

Katja Hamilton 1 Mar 2022

Covid-19

Significant rise in vaccination rates in sub-Saharan Africa

21 Feb 2022

Covid-19

World first as SA lab makes mRNA Covid vaccine using Moderna data

18 Feb 2022

Ethics & Medicolegal

Global emergency health fund on the cards?

11 Feb 2022

Covid vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Distribution

Covid vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Jonathan Munemo 9 Feb 2022

All about boosters

Covid-19

All about boosters

Issued by Bonitas 7 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied. Donald McMillan, managing director at Allmed Healthcare Professionals.

Covid-19

Boosting vaccine rollout and debunking Covid-19 myths

24 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. ©Gates Archive/Sylvain Cherkaoui.

Covid-19

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

Covid-19

Africa: the face of vaccine inequity

Katja Hamilton 19 Jan 2022

Covid-19

Report adverse effects from Covid jabs, Department of Health urges

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2022

Medical Research

SAMRC sponsors landmark Covid-19 vaccine trial in collaborative bid to combat HIV

13 Jan 2022

FMCG

SA Breweries mulls mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for staff

Nqobile Dludla 4 Jan 2022

Social Media

What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media?

Anjana Susarla, Dam Hee Kim and Ethan Zuckerman 4 Jan 2022

HIV/AIDS

South Africa loses a great champion and a powerful voice in the fight against HIV/Aids

Katja Hamilton 30 Dec 2021

Source: Flight facilitated by Hope Consortium touches down in Belgium with delivery of ultra-cold chain freezers for onward shipment to Africa, Oct.

Covid-19

Consortium transports ultra-cold freezers to 20 African nations

28 Dec 2021

Covid-19

South Africans get the go-ahead to receive Pfizer, and now J&J booster shots

24 Dec 2021