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The future of healthcare: Hospital at Home

Hospital Groups

The future of healthcare: Hospital at Home

Issued by COHSASA 24 Mar 2025

Transforming SA’s food landscape begins with a balanced breakfast, complete with whole grains

Nutrition

Transforming SA’s food landscape begins with a balanced breakfast, complete with whole grains

Mandy Murphy, Issued by Clockwork 10 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

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

Francisca Mutapi 25 Feb 2025

Medical Aid

Vitality Health’s new plan in Tanzania: a game-changer for workplace wellness

Katja Hamilton 26 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

NHI

#Sona2025: The NHI takes shape: What’s at stake for medical aids?

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Lindsey Schutters 5 Feb 2025

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Mining

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Madelein O’Connell, Executive: Marketing, Sales and Corporate Relations at Bestmed Medical Scheme

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The role of medical schemes in preventative healthcare and wellness trends

Madelein O'Connell 13 Jan 2025

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Healthcare

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

SMEs

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

4 Nov 2024

Image source: jukic –

Public Health

Death of 6 Soweto children linked to Terbufos

28 Oct 2024

Advancing healthcare: African solutions headline Africa’s largest medical conference in October

Medtech

Advancing healthcare: African solutions headline Africa’s largest medical conference in October

Issued by Informa Markets 21 Oct 2024

Uniting central SA for #PinkTober 2024

Radio & Audio

Uniting central SA for #PinkTober 2024

Issued by OFM Radio 13 Sep 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

Listeriosis: Daily Maverick details the growing case against Tiger Brands

Media

Listeriosis: Daily Maverick details the growing case against Tiger Brands

Issued by Daily Maverick 9 Sep 2024

NHI

From queues to convenience: how technology is making healthcare more efficient

5 Sep 2024

Public Health

Pharmacists International Federation: Global vaccine supply in the balance

4 Sep 2024

Source: Roche Diagnostics Group site in South Africa.

Healthcare

Roche champions equitable healthcare across Africa

Katja Hamilton 27 Aug 2024

Public Health

Health Department: Mpox under control, stay vigilant

21 Aug 2024

Public Health

Sanofi commits to affordable insulin pens for diabetic patients

20 Aug 2024

Source: Wikipedia.

Banking

Old Mutual issues R14bn in long-term insurance payouts

12 Jul 2024

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Medical Aid

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Issued by Bonitas 10 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Sanlam Corporate, Kanyisa Mkhize.

Finance

Sanlam Benchmark 2024: 50% of participants have cashed in all their retirement funds

8 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Bada Pharasi, chief executive officer of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Association of South Africa (Ipasa).

Healthcare

Research and innovation key to safeguarding SA’s health resiliency

27 Jun 2024

Healthcare

1 Mpox fatality, 4 in recovery

13 Jun 2024

Tackling women’s health holistically

Women's Health

Tackling women’s health holistically

Issued by Bonitas 7 Jun 2024

Source: GEHealthCare.

Pharmaceuticals

GE HealthCare and Daktari Africa collaborate to enhance cardiovascular care in Kenya

3 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

Source: Department of Science and Innovation.

Healthcare

Nzimande unveils inaugural nuclear medicine research facility in Pretoria

23 May 2024

Covid-19

No new Covid-19 variant, claims Health

13 May 2024

Healthcare

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about a sugar tax

19 Apr 2024

Medtech

SA's consumers get as-you-go private healthcare app to fit their busy lifestyles

17 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Africa Health 2024 relocates to Cape Town, spotlighting healthcare financing

15 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Cape Town's Urban Health Programme: A resilient response to global health challenges

3 Apr 2024

Change your brush, change your life

Dentistry

Change your brush, change your life

Issued by Prime Dental 19 Mar 2024

Source: iStock.

Public Health

Urgent call to action: Combatting chronic kidney disease crisis in Africa

18 Mar 2024

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Research

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Susan Goldstein, Mark Tomlinson, Rachel Wynberg and Tanya Doherty 5 Mar 2024

Let's talk about SA women and obesity

Nutrition

Let's talk about SA women and obesity

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 4 Mar 2024

Ogilvy Health leverages the power of data to launch South Africa’s first patient-led cancer registry

Oncology

Ogilvy Health leverages the power of data to launch South Africa’s first patient-led cancer registry

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 26 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Ogilvy Health world team.

Oncology

Ogilvy Health champions South Africa's first patient-led cancer registry

26 Feb 2024

Noncommunicable diseases

#BudgetSpeech2024: Heala condemns Finance Minister's failure to increase Health Promotion Levy

22 Feb 2024

10 ways to manage your medical expenses

Medical Aid

10 ways to manage your medical expenses

Issued by Bonitas 9 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Aimée Wesso-Roberts, AfroCentric Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Prevention, digital access, and patient-centred care

Aimée Wesso-Roberts 25 Jan 2024

Stay on track with your healthy habits

Wellness

Stay on track with your healthy habits

16 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf The Health Department has applauded NICD And SAHPRA`s decision to recall contaminated health product - Sterile Lubricating Jelly

Healthcare

Health Department applauds recall of contaminated health product

21 Dec 2023

Noncommunicable diseases

Diabetes is South Africa's second biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help

6 Nov 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: Supplied.

Covid-19

Asset forfeiture: NPA secures preservation order in R27m PPE case

13 Oct 2023

Bonitas balancing increases with value and sustainability

Medical Aid

Bonitas balancing increases with value and sustainability

Issued by Bonitas 11 Oct 2023