Faith Mutizira
SA healthcare system: More preventative approach encouragedÂ
The ongoing struggles in South Africa’s public healthcare system, including staff shortages, poor infrastructure and surgery backlogs, came under the spotlight on Tuesday when parliamentarians raised their concerns with Health Minister Joe Phaahla. The minister was delivering his department’s budget…
mRNA vaccine tech hub to improve healthcare in LMICs
In a move to address the challenges poor nations face accessing life-saving medication, the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the mRNA vaccine technology hub in Cape Town on Thursday. Established during the COVID-19 pandemic, this facility seeks to make essential…
Biomedical science in the spotlight
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Stellenbosch University’s new Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI) is both revolutionising healthcare in South Africa and setting new standards for biomedical science. Additionally, the R1.2 billion facility has over 500 researchers and students working in fields such as bioinformatics, tuberculosis, neuroscience…