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The public health sector serves roughly 84% of South Africans, yet per-person spending in private healthcare is around five times...
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South Africa’s healthcare system continues to face mounting pressure, with public hospitals stretched and demand for post-acute and rehabilitation services...
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Healthbridge, South Africa’s leading health technology company, has acquired Nora, an ambient AI medical scribe that converts doctor–patient conversations into...
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Autistic Gifted & Awesome (AGA) – a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting families of children on the autism spectrum...
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In hospitals across South Africa, there are patients lying in hospital beds whose recovery depends on something many of us...
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In theory, healthcare is a constitutional right in South Africa. Section 27 of the Constitution guarantees that “everyone has the...
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To significantly expand access to affordable, quality primary healthcare in underserved communities, the Cipla Foundation’s Sha’p Left initiative has partnered...
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South Africa remains one of Africa’s most developed healthcare markets, with healthcare expenditure accounting for approximately 8.8% of gross domestic...
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Servier South Africa has announced its 2026 Adherence Month initiative, themed “Stay on Track, One Day at a Time”: a...
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Access to good eye care in South Africa remains uneven, resulting in many conditions being diagnosed too late. World Optometry...
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The most alarming finding in the 2025 Global Mind Health Report is a pronounced generational decline: Young adults globally are...
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On 21 March, South Africa pauses to mark Human Rights Day, a day rooted in the memory of Sharpeville and...
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For most organisations, the cost of employee health problems only becomes visible once something has already gone wrong. An employee...
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South Africa’s healthcare system is defined by a paradox of world-class clinical expertise operating within severe capacity constraints. Nowhere is...
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With World Kidney Day having been observed on 12 March this year, health experts warn that chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
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Healthcare policy in South Africa has become emotionally charged. While National Health Insurance (NHI) is often presented as an inevitable...
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South Africa’s public tender framework has long recognised the importance of ensuring reliable, affordable and uninterrupted access to essential medicines...
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Bonitas Medical Fund hosted its annual Top Broker Awards last week, recognising the leading brokers, advisers and brokerages whose performance...
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Rare diseases each affect relatively small numbers of people, but collectively they impact more than 300 million individuals worldwide across...
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In 2026, cleaning standards are no longer a facilities issue. They’re a governance issue. For many corporates, what was once...
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For too many young girls, menstruation still stands between them and their education. Engen is changing that narrative. Building on...
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This is one call that can't be ignored. No spam. No robocall. Just a real opportunity to save lives. Following...
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Across universities and TVET colleges, the academic year is in full swing. Thousands of first-year and returning students are navigating...
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DGMT welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa's commitment in this year's State of the Nation Address (SONA), to end stunting by 2030....
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Globally, an estimated 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year. A further 374 million suffer...
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Imagine being 7 years old, sitting in a classroom trying to learn your alphabet – but instead, your entire focus...
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Cipla Limited, through its subsidiary Medpro Pharmaceutica, has entered into an exclusive licence and supply agreement with Immunoadoptive Cell Therapy...
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Across Africa, I have seen how the ability to deliver safe and effective medicines depends on one critical factor: cold...
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Mental health pressures across South Africa continue to rise. For those working in construction, this is exacerbated by long hours,...
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International SOS has unveiled its 10th annual Risk Outlook report, providing critical insights into the evolving and emerging security and...
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In hospitality and retail, peak seasons are a true test of speed, efficiency and consistency. Restaurants, hotels, cafés and busy...
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Climate change is driving economic losses in developing nations. It’s slowing progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and worsening threats...
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Diabetes has quietly become one of South Africa’s most pressing health challenges, one that demands urgent, co-ordinated and innovative action...
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As Movember shines a global spotlight on men’s health, the conversation around mental well-being in the workplace has never been...
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11 November marked an exciting new chapter for M-Kem 24 Hour Pharmacy, as the familiar signage was updated to UniCare...
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When surgeon Dr Ashley Naidoo and his colleagues were looking into how to help their patients’ wounds heal better after...
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As we approach World Diabetes Day on 14 November, civil society organisations warn that the cost of inaction on non-communicable...
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Roche has announced that its Accu-Chek® SmartGuide continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solution is now available in South Africa. This significant...
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As we move toward 2026, South Africa’s healthcare system continues to evolve under the combined pressures of rising costs, workforce...
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The latest in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology for the diagnosis of innumerable health conditions and treatment monitoring has a...
