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M5 MediGroup claims that the Sefako Makgatho University for Health Sciences has not explained why the preliminary findings on their herbal COVID-19 remedy have not been published on the agreed date.
Women in Limpopo are desperate to get their hands on two types of injectable contraceptives which have been in short supply for over a month. One patient has deemed the situation a ‘disaster’ which the provincial department of health reckons will be.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the news that South Africa’s Biovac Institute will collaborate with global pharmaceutical giants Pfizer in producing COVID-19 vaccinations on home soil. This exciting development will ensure African nations will be well-protected from the virus.
A woman from Khopho Village, outside Tzaneen, is planning to turn her passion for farming into an opportunity to create jobs for her community to alleviate hunger and poverty.
The Eastern Cape government is optimistic that the extension of healthcare worker contracts and installation of oxygen points at rural hospitals has positioned it to effectively curb the ongoing third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A partnership between Biovac and Pfizer-BioNTech will see locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines being distributed to African Union members from next year, but some say the target of manufacturing 100 million doses a year could be optimistic.
Following a week of looting and violence, the Right ePharmacy announced that it will permanently close its ATM pharmacy branches in Gauteng, which suffered large-scale damage during the unrest.
Life as we once knew it changed forever last March as COVID-19 kicked in. Working from home, virtual meetings and home schooling soon became a norm for mothers already carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders trying to cope with motherhood during lockdown.
The Department of Social Development (DSD) is aiming to vaccinate over 240 000 of its workforce by the end of this week as South Africa enjoys an uptick in its national COVID-19 vaccination rollout during the past few days.
Health experts and public sector union Nehawu are frothing at the mouth following a controversial decision by the Eastern Cape Health Department to shut down a field hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay.
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Trying to get children to form healthy eating habits from a young age is a major challenge faced by parents and teachers alike. But an Early Childhood Development (ECD) educator, believes that the younger kids are when introduced to a healthier lifestyle, the better – and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
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There’s been an increase in vaccine acceptance in South Africa since February according to the latest National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (CRAM).