Limpopo: An 18-year-old from rural Limpopo says she was denied
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Lilita Gcwabe
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Sustainable Partnerships Key to Innovative Pharmaceutical Research & Development in Africa
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Written by Dr. Susan Winks, Head of Research Operations and Business Development, H3D Research Centre, University of Cape Town, and Prof. Kelly Chibale, Founder and Director, H3D Research Centre, University of Cape Town Africa’s disease burden continues to cripple economic growth across the continent. Despite accounting for just about
Nurse attacked at Helen Joseph Hospital
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
A nurse from Helen Joseph Hospital is in a stable condition after he was stabbed in the stomach while on break in the facility parking lot in the early hours of Sunday morning. Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says two men escorting a patient attacked him. The two
The risk of air pollution exposure during pregnancy
Lilita Gcwabe
Pregnant women living in areas that are air pollution hotspots are at increased risk of giving birth to children with a cleft lip and palate (CLP). In a recent study, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRP) examined cases of patients with CLP from 2006 to 2020. Drawing from two
Women continue to carry burden of using contraceptives
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
South African reproductive health experts say that it is concerning that young girls and women continue to carry the sole responsibility of ensuring contraceptive use. In South Africa, contraceptives are legally available to anyone over 12. But Dr Kim Jonas, a specialist scientist at the Health Systems unit of the
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