New data released at the inaugural Diabetes Frontier Africa event indicated that sub-Saharan Africa will see a 156% increase in diabetes prevalence over the next 30 years – the largest […]
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SA Hosts SADC Health Ministers
This week Health Ministers from across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region are attending an annual meeting to discuss key healthcare issues affecting SADC member states. SADC was established […]
Incidence and Prevalence of Stroke a Growing Concern
Advances in stroke rehabilitation in the Western Cape have reduced severe disability and the need for institutionalisation; however the incidence and prevalence of stroke victims is still increasing and remains […]
Digital Medicine to Transform TB Treatment Adherence
New technology that could allow healthcare workers to remotely monitor whether their patients are adhering to their TB medication was recently unveiled at the 48th Union World Conference on Lung […]
ICT Playing Key Role in Western Cape Health Strategy
The third and final Western Cape Department of Health (WC DoH) Public Private Health Forum (PPHF) of the year focused on leveraging ICT as an enabler for communications in the […]
Cancer@Work
Ground-breaking advances in medical technology and treatment have made it possible for millions of people diagnosed with cancer to live longer with the disease. But in spite of improving survival […]
U=U and Us
South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world with around 7.1 million people currently living with the disease and hundreds of thousands contracting the disease every year. While […]
UCT Offering First Online Postgraduate Health Diploma
As part of a new eLearning initiative, the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre and the University of Cape Town (UCT) are offering their first online postgraduate qualification from the Faculty of Health Sciences. The […]
Tantine Tackles Sexual Health in Rwanda
Medical students at the University of Rwanda, Sylvie Uhirwa and Sylvain Muzungu Uhirwa, have developed an mHealth platform, called Tantine, to give Burundian teenagers living in the country’s refugee camps […]
Cochrane Africa to Promote Evidence-based Healthcare
Cochrane has launched the Cochrane Africa network to increase the use of best evidence to inform healthcare decision making across sub-Saharan Africa. The Africa Network consists of regional centres including its co-ordinating […]
Accelerating Advancements in Africa’s Health Systems
As Head of Operations and Partnerships, Global Public Health (GPH) at Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Alma Scott is working to establish an on-the-ground presence in Africa and key countries in […]
Choma Dreams Café Creating a Safe and Empowering Space for Girls
Academy Award winning-actress and UN Messenger of Peace, Charlize Theron, recently attended a media event at a Choma Dreams Café in Kliptown, Johannesburg, to talk about the innovative project targeting […]