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SOUTH AFRICA – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has registered Paxlovid, an anti-viral medicine manufactured by Pfizer, to treat COVID-19. Paxlovid, which contains Nirmatrelvir (150mg) and Ritonavir…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Discovery Health Medical Scheme has launched a R1.5 billion (US$86.81m) fund to boost healthcare screenings and preventative care among its members amid a spike in severe diagnoses…
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SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa has identified its first case of a coronavirus infection caused by the new, highly transmissible XBB.1.5 variant. Maria van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead at the…
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AFRICA – Standard Bank and GE Healthcare, the US medical imaging company, has announced a US$80 million in new financing over the next five years to extend their South Africa…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Pharmaceutical manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare has secured US$30 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to support its…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Health Minister of South Africa, Joe Phaahla, has announced that as of 2023 all children aged between five and 11 who are at risk of contracting severe…
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SOUTH AFRICA – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has declared a measles outbreak in the North-West and Gauteng after both provinces reported three cases separately. In North-West, the…
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SOUTH AFRICA – The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town has awarded accreditation to two Kenyan hospitals and two…
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SOUTH AFRICA – A group of doctors and engineers have installed an oxygen concentrator that allows Madwaleni District Hospital to generate its own oxygen. Oxygen production has become an important…
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SOUTH AFRICA – National Renal Care has established NRC KidneyKidz to serve the needs of paediatric renal patients in a family-centred, caring environment. National Renal Care has a network of…
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