Ground-breaking recycling project turns used medical consumables into much-needed school shoes for disadvantaged children.
In a pioneering and collaborative move for the healthcare industry, a recycling project between Adcock Ingram Critical Care, Netcare, Executive Mayor, Councillor Herman Mashaba, and the City of Johannesburg, is helping hospitals deal with their safe healthcare waste in a way that creates functional new products, including school shoes for disadvantaged children.
Trends: High hopes for SA pharmaceutical progress in 2018
The world is currently benefiting from a wave of pharmaceutical breakthroughs including targeted ‘personalised’ treatment and biologics. In South Africa, which has traditionally lagged behind the rest of the world, requiring five to seven years in the licensing of new drugs compared to 18 months to two years in most western countries, there is cause for optimism on progress in 2018.
Umbilical Cord Blood takes medical – and now administrative – strides forward in treatment of cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder
Ongoing trials in the use of autologous and allogeneic umbilical cord blood in the treatment of cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder, have produced positive results and have changed the lives of many people who suffer from these and similar neurological conditions.
Novartis urges patients to play a role in safer medical treatment
NOVARTIS URGES PATIENTS TO PLAY A ROLE IN SAFER MEDICAL TREATMENT Marking World Patient Safety Day, Novartis calls on patients be proactive about communication and adverse event reporting Novartis South Africa has urged South Africans to become more involved in...
Award-winning DOC-U-MENTALLY film now available on DVD
AWARD-WINNING DOC-U-MENTALLY FILM NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD Doc-U-Mentally – an award-winning film about the extreme pressures junior doctors face in South Africa is now available on DVD for R200. The documentary that was produced and directed by Francois Wahl, follows the...
EthiQal 1st Birthday
A new take on medical professional indemnity (PI) protection for doctors is turning the traditional, controversial indemnity insurance model on its head.
HIV prevention possible for those at high risk: men who have sex with men and transgender people
Right to Care, with the support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria is rolling out Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) at three sites in Gauteng and one in the Western Cape, targeting those at high risk for HIV exposure particularly men who have sex with men and transgender people.
How well do you know your eyes?
Our eyes are an essential part of your everyday life. Knowledge of the conditions that affect eye health is imperative for a proactive and preventative health routine, and ensuring you always see your best.
BugWise App
The BugWise app aims to reduce the emergence of resistant bacteria, caused by inappropriate use of antibiotics, by making relevant and updated information readily available.