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Africans flock, rather than take flight
Most people’s response is to flee or fight when faced with a problem, particularly an ongoing one, but in Southern Africa they work together
Include indigenous knowledge and cultures in the curriculum to improve health
A recent study revealed that indigenous people see the introduction of formal education as having brought ill-health
Pairing learning with food is a winning recipe
Much more support of homemade nutrition programmes is needed to ensure gaps are filled
Sharing best practice key to healthy results solutions
Healthcare workers from across Africa are working together to find last-mile solutions
How did an otherwise healthy man with a broken leg end up dead in a hospital ceiling?
The bizarre case from Durban is at least the second such case nationally in the last three years.
The workforce that makes our health system work
Community health workers need to be supported so that policies can be tangibly effective
Public finance is key to delivering the human right to health
Across all countries and societies, access to health and healthcare services ought to be top priority
The goal is to end GBV in its entirety!
We need to reach out to all community stakeholders and use the influence of the community leaders to change perceptions around gender-based violence
AMRH Partnership Platform – Advancing medicines regulatory outcomes in Africa
This initiative will harmonise the different interventions for maximum impact
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Lockdown set to move to level three countrywide from June 1
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Watch it again: Ramaphosa on risk-adjusted Covid-19 strategy
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address his fellow South Africans on developments in the risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of the coronavirus
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What Africa can learn from Cuba in combating the Covid-19 pandemic
Africa should abandon the neoliberal path to be able to deal with Covid-19 and other health system challenges likely to emerge in future
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Road to recovery for the tourism sector: The South African perspective
The best-case scenario is that South Africa's tourism sector’s recovery will only begin in earnest towards the end of this year
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Covid-19: Eased lockdown and rule of law Webinar
If you are arrested and fined in lockdown, you do get a criminal record if you pay the admission of guilt fine
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Covid-19 and Frontline Workers
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PPS webinar Part 2: Small business, big risk
The risks that businesses face and how they can be dealt with are something all business owners should be well acquainted with
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Call for applications for the position of GCRO executive director
The Gauteng City-Region Observatory is seeking to appoint a high-calibre researcher and manager to be the executive director and to lead it
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DriveRisk stays safe with high-tech thermal camera solution
Itec Evolve installed the screening device within a few days to help the driver behaviour company become compliant with health and safety regulations
