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Pioneering mini pacemaker technology comes to Africa
Pioneering mini pacemaker technology comes to Africa
In an African first, a series of four procedures to implant the world's smallest pacemaker was performed at Mediclinic Panorama in Cape Town... read
Medical aid fraud, waste and abuse
Medical aid fraud, waste and abuse
Fraud, wastage, abuse and irregular practices add R22bn per year to the overall annual cost of private healthcare in South Africa... read
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Ivory Coast benefits from schistosomiasis programme
Ivory Coast benefits from schistosomiasis programme
Merck, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Ivory Coast's ministry of health launched a tablet distribution programme to fight schistosomiasis... read
Infectious Diseases
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Money can't be the only motive for developing life-saving medicines

Ruth Dreifuss and Malebona Precious Matsoso

Prior to 2015, Zika was an obscure virus that received little global attention. No one expected it to spread so rapidly. Consequently, no vaccine were developed.... read
Medical Aid
Medical aid price hikes in 2017 and what to do about it
Medical aid price hikes in 2017 and what to do about it

Issued by Just Perfect

With the announcement of serious price hikes on medical aids from January 2017, it is now a proven fact that the increases on this service far exceeds that of the inflation rate on a year-to-year basis... read
Medical aid members love to complain, but often get it wrong
Medical aid members love to complain, but often get it wrong
Medical aid members often do not understand the terms and conditions of their scheme, and so are quick to complain when faced with unexpected medical bills... read
Pharmaceutical Companies
Pyrotec PackMedia hosts Pharmaceutical Open Day
Pyrotec PackMedia hosts Pharmaceutical Open Day

Issued by Pyrotec

During September, Pyrotec PackMedia held an Open Day for pharmaceutical customers to showcase the many benefits of the Fix-a-Form informational booklet label, among other brands in the company's stable... read
Women's Health
Uterine artery embolisation: an alternative treatment for fibroids
Uterine artery embolisation: an alternative treatment for fibroids
Uterine artery embolisation is a minimally invasive alternative to surgery to control symptomatic uterine fibroids... read
Business
#FeesMustFall: Business calls for a good, hard look at the skills the country really needs
#FeesMustFall: Business calls for a good, hard look at the skills the country really needs

Ryan Ravens

Can we justify free tertiary education, when there's a greater need for a robust social security system? Does SA need more poets and politicians, when artisans are what will grow the economy?... read
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