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Spend less on arms and more on science
We dedicate a lot more time and money to military defence than we do on health responses to deadly pathogens
The coronavirus is a disease of Chinese autocracy
An outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan has already infected over 4000 people –...
The past, the present and the future at UP
The university is launching four transdisciplinary initiatives to harness knowledge in the 4IR era
Prioritising an overarching approach to medicines regulatory systems strengthening
The aim is to improve access to quality, safe and efficacious medical products
How biobanks can help improve the integrity of scientific research
Most biobanks, whether small or large, have high quality assurance and control measures in place
Missing medicines and missing money: Why a bigger crisis looms in North West
Provincial medicine shortages may be just the beginning.
State capture strikes again? Why 95% of medicines are missing at North West clinics
Striking workers say a go-slow at the province's central depot will continue until their demands are met.
We need our foreign doctors
Yet these skilled professionals are discriminated against by their colleagues
Malawi’s drone battlefield is on the humanitarian front
The government, in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund, has opened the first humanitarian drone corridor in Africa.
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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap
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