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There is opportunity for innovation in South Africa’s healthcare landscape, says Medshield’s Kevin Aron

Medical Aid

There is opportunity for innovation in South Africa’s healthcare landscape, says Medshield’s Kevin Aron

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 4 Nov 2024

Healthcare

Evidence-based mental health care: Measuring and monitoring for better patient outcomes

14 Oct 2024

Ethics & Medicolegal

iTOO forms strategic partnership with EthiQal

1 Aug 2024

Intercare Silver Lakes Medical and Dental Centre relocates to Linton's Corner

Hospital Groups

Intercare Silver Lakes Medical and Dental Centre relocates to Linton's Corner

Issued by Intercare 22 Mar 2024

Medtech

Revolutionising healthcare: Embracing AI for seamless patient recovery and business growth in the digital era

Deon Buhrs 1 Jan 2024

Medtech

Digital healthcare revolution taking effect in SA

23 Nov 2023

Advancements in digital technology helps improve healthcare access in South Africa

Hospital Groups

Advancements in digital technology helps improve healthcare access in South Africa

Issued by Intercare 6 Nov 2023

Intercare Polokwane Medical and Dental Centre

Hospital Groups

Intercare Polokwane Medical and Dental Centre

Issued by Intercare 1 Nov 2023

Mental health

ADHD: Lack of knowledge and funding major barriers to diagnosis

28 Aug 2023

Heath tech is changing Africa. Source: Artem Podrez/Pexels

SMEs

5 startups addressing Africa's healthcare gap

14 Jul 2023

NHI

National Health Insurance: All you need to know

12 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Ebere Okereke the new chief executive officer of Africa Public Health Foundation.

Healthcare

Africa Public Health Foundation appoints new CEO

27 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Saul Kornik is seen here receiving the 2022 Innovation City Cape Town's startup of the year award.

Medtech

Kena Health shines as 2022's on-demand startup of the year

Katja Hamilton 9 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Vuyane Mhlomi.

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Hospital teams to deliver remote, at-home, vital-sign monitoring

Dr Vuyane Mhlomi 7 Jan 2022

Source: supplied.

Noncommunicable diseases

Africa's first public health state-of-the-art diabetes centre opens

15 Nov 2021

Source: ©Shannon Fagan

Healthcare

Hospital-at-Home: the new heartbeat of healthcare

Dr Vuyane Mhlomi 8 Nov 2021

Source: ©supplied by agency 3,400 EVDS users, 380 contact centre staff and over 3,100 vaccinators have been trained to use the EDVS

Covid-19

Over 18-million vaccines administered save over 47,700 lives

12 Oct 2021

Source: ©Andriy Popov

Medical Aid

Pandemic shifts healthcare fraud

1 Sep 2021

Launch of Intercare Castle Gate Medical and Dental Centre

Hospital Groups

Launch of Intercare Castle Gate Medical and Dental Centre

Issued by Intercare 31 Aug 2021

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

Social Entrepreneurship

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

18 Jun 2021

Health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize

Public Health

Pandemic highlights health inequalities

8 Apr 2021

10th Annual Social Innovation Awards winners announced

Awards

10th Annual Social Innovation Awards winners announced

10 Feb 2021

Finalists in Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards announced

Social Entrepreneurship

Finalists in Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards announced

22 Jan 2021

South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize (centre). The government has been criticised for not having an actionable plan on vaccines. Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19

South Africa failed to get its act together on vaccines: here's how

Shabir A Madhi 18 Jan 2021

Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Covid-19

Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Issued by Bonitas 3 Aug 2020

Practice management

Medical practices struggle to recover from lockdown

Coenie Smith 30 Jul 2020

Covid-19: Key trends impacting primary healthcare

Covid-19

Covid-19: Key trends impacting primary healthcare

Issued by SA Shares 20 Jul 2020

Worrying trend as check ups drop off during pandemic

Covid-19

Worrying trend as check ups drop off during pandemic

11 Jun 2020

Covid-19 case tracking solution built in 72 hrs

Tech Startups

Covid-19 case tracking solution built in 72 hrs

29 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Practice management

Doctors say they need help with paperwork

26 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

NHI

What NHI might look like for the average South African

Brian Ruff 20 Feb 2020

How 4IR is creating more jobs

4th Industrial Revolution

How 4IR is creating more jobs

29 Nov 2019

Takeaways from the Limpopo medico-legal symposium

Medical Law

Takeaways from the Limpopo medico-legal symposium

Erwyn Durman 27 Aug 2019

Public urged to engage with NHI Bill

Public Health

Public urged to engage with NHI Bill

22 Aug 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

NHI

NHI one step closer to universal coverage

8 Aug 2019

Why fixing primary healthcare is crucial to making South Africa healthier

Public Health

Why fixing primary healthcare is crucial to making South Africa healthier

Bob Mash 10 Apr 2019

South African doctors are giving antibiotics to healthy patients, a new study revealed. Image source: Gallo/Getty

Medical Research

Undercover researchers went into doctors' rooms. You won't believe what they found.

Joan van Dyk 25 Mar 2019

R500m to recruit health professionals, buy beds and linen

Public Health

R500m to recruit health professionals, buy beds and linen

25 Oct 2018

Charlton Murove, head of the BHF’s research unit. Photo: ehealthnews

Medical Aid

BHF study: human resources distribution is good and bad news

31 Aug 2018

Flickr/Rafiq Sarlie

NHI

New healthcare plan promises to overhaul South Africa's massively skewed system

Russell Rensburg 28 Aug 2018

A patient collects her medication at a clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Photo: MSF/Sydelle WIllow Smith

NHI

South Africa's universal health care plan falls short of fixing an ailing system

Laettia Rispel 3 Jul 2018

Photo: Dalton Dingelstad

Public Health

Family physicians are improving healthcare in South Africa's rural communities

Bob Mash and Klaus von Pressentin 2 May 2018

Jacqui Stewart, CEO of Cohsasa

Healthcare

Quality improvement in the health sector is everybody's business

25 Apr 2018

Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Public Health

The Ronald MacDonald socks aside...How serious is Cyril about South Africans' health?

MIA MALAN, LAURA LOPEZ GONZALEZ, JOAN VAN DYK 23 Feb 2018

Discovery Health recovers R568m through fraud-control activities in 2017

Medical Aid

Discovery Health recovers R568m through fraud-control activities in 2017

22 Jan 2018

What the HPCSA says about room sharing

Healthcare

What the HPCSA says about room sharing

23 Oct 2017

'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year

Public Health

'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year

11 Sep 2017