Tag: Health
Drones take to China’s skies to fight Coronavirus outbreak
In coronavirus-hit China, not wearing a face mask is a big no-no.
Now, drones equipped with loudspeakers are out admonishing those who fail to follow...
No cases of coronavirus in SA yet, 14 samples tested are negative
Two South Africans under quarantine in China.
Health minister Zweli Mkhize on Friday reassured South Africans that no confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been...
Netcare: SA is taking strain
The performance of Netcare’s recently acquired mental health business shows just how much strain South Africans are under.
The first full year of integration with Akeso...
Let’s not cut breakfast in tough times
According to the 2019 Statistics South Africa's (StatsSA's) National Poverty Line report, R561 suffices.
For a typical South African family - which according to the...
The WHO wants to rid the world of hepatitis by 2030: why it’s a...
Four years ago, the World Health Organisation (WHO) rolled out its global strategy to eliminate hepatitis by 2030. Known as a "silent killer" disease, hepatitis is...
Alcohol abuse putting massive strain on CT health facilities
Emergency medical services transported over 30,000 emergency cases to hospitals between December and January, of which 23% related to violent trauma, physical violence, and...
Western Cape Health Department gets R24.8 billion to preserve patient dignity
On Tuesday, the Western Cape Health MEC, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, tabled the 2019/2020 Budget for the Department of Health before Provincial Parliament.
Health receives the biggest...
Communications Minister lauds technology of the future
Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has lauded a pioneering middle ear transplant at Steve Biko Academic Hospital this week that resulted in a 35-year-old man...
HIV-positive patient becomes world’s second AIDS cure hope
An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus after he received a bone...
Ascendis barking up the right tree
Steenberg-based health brands conglomerate looks intent to fatten up its phyto-vet offering after recently paying R375m to acquire the South African agrimed and vet...
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