Eye Bank Foundation of SA joins forces with Bone SA for greater eye health outcomes
The Eye Bank Foundation of SA have joined forces with Bone SA for greater eye health outcomes for South Africa.
Telemedicine revolutionises diabetes management in South Africa
A recent report by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), supported by Abbott, has revealed that diabetes was the second leading cause of death after Tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa. A condition such as diabetes needs regular check-ins with healthcare professionals and close monitoring; however, considering COVID-19, the seriousness of diabetes led to an imperative shift to remote patient consultations and telemedicine in the country.
Sponsors of Brave: The Gratitude Season – Meet the Readers’ Choice Winner
It is with great honour that Adcock Ingram OTC and Sponsors of Brave introduce to you the Readers’ Choice Winner: ANIL LALLA – VITACARE PHARMACY
Palindrome Data uses machine learning to create South African first in HIV patient and practitioner care
Palindrome Data and partners have developed South Africa’s first suite of digital and paper-based HIV job-aids backed by machine learning for frontline healthcare workers in South Africa. The combination of new and alternative data sources with traditional data sources allows for the creation of new tools that help healthcare workers triage at-risk patients. The solution can correctly predict three out of four times when a patient is going to be virally suppressed or unsuppressed.
Sponsors of Brave: The Gratitude Season – Meet the Judges’ Choice Winner
It is with great honour that Adcock Ingram OTC and Sponsors of Brave introduce to you the Judges’ Choice Winner: JACQUI CLAPTON – CLUBVILLE PHARMACY
CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA
CHOC recommends that despite the SARS-Coronavirus-2 pandemic which is still evolving globally and remains a public health emergency of international concern, do not avoid getting checked or delay your treatment, an early diagnosis can better the survival rate.
How healthcare volunteers are changing lives at a rural district hospital
The Tshemba Foundation offers a unique experience where medical personnel can volunteer their time and expertise, long- or short-term.There are so many ways to add value, and the team at Tshemba can guide you around how you can make an impact.
World Brain Day 2021 dedicated to Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis has been called an invisible or silent disease, and the symptoms are not always obvious, but the disease can cut short the life ambitions of young, economically active people. Earlier diagnosis and better access to treatment can offer better quality of life to those affected by a disease for which there is no cure. This year World Brain Day is dedicated to multiple sclerosis.
Unrest in SA – children vulnerable to post-traumatic stress
The continuous civil unrest, looting and violence gripping parts of our country could see a spike in PTSD amongst children, even those not directly impacted, warns the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP). Parents and caregivers play the most crucial role in assisting children to deal with the current uncertainty and they need to recognise that children simply hearing about the violence, and observing adults’ responses to the situation, can cause child a child to become more anxious and traumatised.
How digital is making healthcare smarter
The need to access decentralised care has accelerated the use of emerging tech and digital solutions in the healthcare environment to enable remote care and improve healthcare outcomes in regions where access was previously unavailable. Bluegrass Digital partners with many clients in the healthcare sector to develop insight-led user experiences and drive innovation.
Madiba Day give back from the world’s first COVID-protective shirt founder
Andrew King, founder of the world’s first COVID-19 protective shirt, donated 67 Pure-Air™ COVID-19 protective shirts to the Little Eden community last year, and wanted to continue the goodwill by donating another 67 protective shirts to the staff and residents this year. Embracing the values of respect, sanctity of life and love & care, Little Eden is a registered non-profit organisation providing life-long care to children and adults with profound intellectual disability.
Corporate wellness – workplace wellness is crucial, even more so during a pandemic
Workplace stress has been described as the health epidemic of the 21st century. Most people spend more time at work than anywhere else making their mental and physical health of vital importance not just to them but to the companies they work for too. Organon is a global healthcare company committed to making sure the perspective of women is heard, loud and clear.
Long COVID: Returning to work with brain fog and fatigue poses a challenge for employers
Struggling to find familiar words, their memories and thinking fuzzy, losing their train of thought mid-conversation, gasping for breath and battling constant, intense tiredness – for COVID-19 “long haulers” this is reality for weeks, even months, after contracting and seemingly recovering from the disease.
Merck signs MoU with African Federation of Fertility Societies
Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Federation of Fertility Societies (AFFS). Through this agreement, both organisations will jointly work on an agenda to further develop educational training programmes for healthcare professionals, aimed at improving access to high quality infertility care in Africa for the ultimate benefit of patients.
BD launches portable, rapid point-of-care antigen test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in 15 minutes, targeting to expand access to COVID-19 testing in South Africa
BD launches portable, rapid point-of-care antigen test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in 15 minutes, targeting to expand access to COVID-19 testing in South Africa.