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Shivani Ranchod, Healthcare actuary, Insight Actuaries and Consultants
#HASA2017: Pathways to universal care
[Nicci Botha] If we look at our current context, our healthcare system is not a designed product, but an artefact of our history... read
Mariné Erasmus, head of the health economics practice at Econex
#HASA2017: UHC funding - the great distraction
[Nicci Botha] Quality care, not funding, is the real issue when it comes NHI... read
Neil Kirby, head of the healthcare & life sciences practice at Werksmans Attorneys
#HASA2017: Plotting the legislative pathway to NHI
[Nicci Botha] However well-intentioned National Health Insurance (NHI) is, it will fall flat without the necessary supporting legislation... read
Sheri Fink, author of Five Days at Memorial. Photo:
#HASA2017: Lessons in medical ethics
[Nicci Botha] Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Sheri Fink, delves into the life-and-death events at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina... read
#HASA2017: NHI needs to start delivering now
#HASA2017: NHI needs to start delivering now
[Nicci Botha] South Africa can't wait for the final NHI system in 2026 to start delivering on universal health coverage... read

Entrepreneur Month
#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs
Here's to the African entrepreneurs

Issued by Bizcommunity.com

Join us in celebrating the courageous innovators, in small businesses and large, in South Africa and the rest of Africa, who take the risks that create new revenues, models and livelihoods, as we designate October and November as Entrepreneur Month across 18 industries on Biz... read
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Dentistry
HPCSA registration window for dental assistants closes soon
HPCSA registration window for dental assistants closes soon
Experienced, but unqualified dental assistants have until 7 October 2017 to apply to the HPCSA for a two-year registration period read
Gastroenterology
Inflammatory bowel disease should not be a career-ender
Inflammatory bowel disease should not be a career-ender

Issued by Cipla

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects individuals in their most productive years, but its symptoms should not deter individuals from continuing to practise their chosen professions... read
Medical Aid
Bonitas announces annual increase and changes for 2018
Bonitas announces annual increase and changes for 2018

Issued by Bonitas

After a challenging year for the healthcare industry, the contribution increase for 2018 will be a weighted increase of 8.7%, with increases on the various options range from 7.9% to 9.9%... read
Medical Technology
Photo by Nevin Ruttanaboonta on Unsplash
What if analytics and machine learning could save lives?

Aneshan Ramaloo

The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa, was relentless, hopping between Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Liberia, before making its way to the UK, US, and Spain. It claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people... read
Public Health
Medical negligence claims rise by 25%
Medical negligence claims rise by 25%
There's been a sharp rise in medical negligence claims against provincial health departments increasing by around 25% per year between 2011 and 2016... read
Business
2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed
2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed
The 24 finalists in this year's SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards and Disability Empowerment Awards have been announced. The winners will be revealed at an official awards ceremony on Monday, 23 October... read
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