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Two award winners, a generation apart, anchored this year's Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) Titanium Awards, held during the BHF's...
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When 12-year-old Eugene underwent a highly specialised facial reanimation procedure earlier this year, the surgery represented something profoundly human: the...
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Haleon has launched its Made in Mzansi campaign to celebrate the heritage of some of South Africa’s most trusted everyday...
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South Africa’s private healthcare sector is widely recognised for delivering high-quality, specialist-led care. However, it continues to face persistent criticism...
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Access to oxygen is an essential component of any healthcare system. Yet, more than half of the global population still...
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South African patients are increasingly turning to regenerative medicine and cell-based therapies derived from cord tissue in the hope of...
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A local stem cell donor registry is facing a challenge that could impact future patients in need of life-saving transplants...
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Your 20s are a crash course in adulthood. Between your first job, submitting your first tax return, learning how to...
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For a patient waiting for a liver transplant in South Africa, the hardest part is not the surgery. It is...
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains the deadliest infectious disease in the world, but it’s not killing people indiscriminately – it’s killing people...
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Designing heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems for healthcare in Africa is not just about meeting international standards but about...
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As the world prepares to commemorate World Blood Donor Day on 14 June, the South African National Blood Service (SANBS)...
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MTN Group has announced the 2026 edition of 21 Days of Y’ello Care, its flagship employee volunteerism campaign, taking place...
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Momentum Life Insurance paid R6.88 billion in claims in 2025, as critical illness, disability and income protection claims continue to...
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Cancer is still the leading cause of death globally, and in South Africa, surviving cancer is too often determined not...
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South Africa’s healthcare environment is evolving rapidly, shaped by growing financial pressure on consumers, increasingly complex healthcare needs and rising...
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On 16 May, The Impilo Project – a South African non-governmental organisation delivering healthcare to underserved communities – facilitated a...
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The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has announced that its CEO Ravi Reddy will be a featured speaker at...
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Marking World Hypertension Day on 17 May 2026, Servier South Africa is calling for a fundamental shift in how high...
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Cipla has been awarded a public sector vaccine tender, reaffirming the company’s commitment to strengthening South Africa’s immunisation programme through...
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Experts at the World Health Organization have long asserted that the next pandemic is an epidemiological certainty, yet the global...
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We’ve all been there: One co-worker arrives feeling fine on Monday, has the sniffles by Tuesday, and by Wednesday has...
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Adcock Ingram Critical Care (AICC), a leading manufacturer and supplier of hospital and critical care products in southern Africa, and...
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Marked each year from 24 to 30 April, African Vaccination Week focuses on the need for equitable access to lifesaving...
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Local industrial water treatment specialist G-Chem Aquacare is partnering with global specialists to improve water, energy and carbon efficiency within...
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The average South African professional employs eight other individuals, constituting one of the biggest sources of employment in the country....
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AI Diagnostics, a South African medtech company, has raised R85 million in a pre-Series A funding round to accelerate deployment...
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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 theory, healthcare is a constitutional right in South Africa. Section 27 of the Constitution guarantees that “everyone has the...
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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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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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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...
