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Source: Supplied. Andrew Miller, is the national treasurer at the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa.

Healthcare

Genetic medicine divide: Why SA lags behind the rest of the world

Andrew Miller 30 May 2023

Marketing & Media

NYF Health Awards announces 2023 DE+I Board

10 Feb 2023

Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Legal

Mom wins court battle against medical scheme

Tania Broughton 29 Aug 2022

Healthcare

Pfizer to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics for $5.4bn

22 Aug 2022

Source: ©niyazz

Healthcare

Equity call for rare diseases healthcare

8 Sep 2021

NPO mental health support programme, helpline launched

ESG & Sustainability

NPO mental health support programme, helpline launched

30 Oct 2020

Open letter: South Africa's forgotten sector

ESG & Sustainability

Open letter: South Africa's forgotten sector

Marc Lubner, Hedley Lewis, Kelly du Plessis, Lauren Pretorius, Cassey Chambers 4 May 2020

Lerato Mosiah, CEO of the Health Funders Association

Healthcare

HMI recommendations will contribute to universal coverage

10 Oct 2019

Dr Chris Archer, CEO of the South African Private Practitioners Forum; moderator, Tanya Cohen, former Business Unity South Africa CEO; Dr Guni Goolab, principal officer, Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS); Dr Terence Moodley, board member of Samed; Melanie da Costa, director of strategy and healthcare policy, Netcare; Dr Stavros Nicolaou, chairman of the Pharmaceutical Task Group Dr Anban Pillay, deputy director general, National Department of Health; and Dr Jonathan Broomberg, CEO, Discovery Health

Healthcare

After NHI - South Africans can still choose medical aids

Nicci Botha 27 Aug 2019

With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock

Healthcare

Africa needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

Jenniffer Mabuka-Maroa 5 Apr 2019

Kelly du Plessis, CEO: Rare Diseases SA

Healthcare

NHI is an opportunity to access orphan drugs

28 Feb 2019

GIBB to monitor environmental compliance during R7bn Durban port construction

Construction & Engineering

GIBB to monitor environmental compliance during R7bn Durban port construction

26 Feb 2019

Babies to order. Andrew Crotty/Shutterstock.com

Healthcare

Those designer babies everyone is freaking out about - it's not likely to happen

A Cecile JW Janssens 14 Dec 2018

China's legalisation of rhino horn trade: disaster or opportunity?

ESG & Sustainability

China's legalisation of rhino horn trade: disaster or opportunity?

Hubert Cheung, Duan Biggs, and Yifu Wang 22 Nov 2018

Marketing & Media

Eclipse signs new clients

12 Mar 2018

Fabry disease is treatable, so early diagnosis is critical

Healthcare

Fabry disease is treatable, so early diagnosis is critical

4 May 2017

Wanted: affordable medicines for all

Healthcare

Wanted: affordable medicines for all

Franck Kuwonu 13 Feb 2017

Remember rare diseases

Healthcare

Remember rare diseases

25 Feb 2016

Log onto forgood to celebrate Mandela Day

ESG & Sustainability

Log onto forgood to celebrate Mandela Day

10 Jul 2015

'Jeans for Genes' campaign for this year's Rare Disease Day

Healthcare

'Jeans for Genes' campaign for this year's Rare Disease Day

24 Feb 2015

Have your social media blinkers blocked the Jenna Lowe #GetMeTo21 campaign?

Marketing & Media

Have your social media blinkers blocked the Jenna Lowe #GetMeTo21 campaign?

Leigh Andrews 19 Nov 2014

Joost, #Neknomination and #Icebucketchallenge... which raised the most awareness of MND/ALS?

Marketing & Media

Joost, #Neknomination and #Icebucketchallenge... which raised the most awareness of MND/ALS?

Leigh Andrews 9 Oct 2014

Rare Disease Society of SA preps 'potjie with a purpose' cook-off

ESG & Sustainability

Rare Disease Society of SA preps 'potjie with a purpose' cook-off

10 Sep 2014

New monitoring system for rare disease patients

Healthcare

New monitoring system for rare disease patients

6 May 2014

This week is African Vaccination Week

Healthcare

This week is African Vaccination Week

25 Apr 2014

Local businesswoman to represent SA at ECRD

ESG & Sustainability

Local businesswoman to represent SA at ECRD

24 Apr 2014

Ride for rare diseases with the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge

ESG & Sustainability

Ride for rare diseases with the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge

16 Apr 2014

Orphan drugs market offers big financial incentives

Healthcare

Orphan drugs market offers big financial incentives

2 Apr 2014

Grapevine chosen for good reason for Rare Disease Day 2014 'Jeans for Genes' awareness campaign

Marketing & Media

Grapevine chosen for good reason for Rare Disease Day 2014 'Jeans for Genes' awareness campaign

Issued by Grapevine Communications 20 Feb 2014

SA scientists generate stem cells from adults

Science

SA scientists generate stem cells from adults

23 Mar 2012

Rare genetic mutations may provide clues to improve treatment for schizophrenia

Healthcare

Rare genetic mutations may provide clues to improve treatment for schizophrenia

25 Feb 2011

Healthcare

Scientists use non-viral, synthetic nanoparticle carrier to restores vision

1 Apr 2010

Healthcare

Global research needed to address a disease without borders

B. F. (Lee) Hall, MD, PhD, and Anthony S. Fauci, M 25 Apr 2008

Healthcare

Folic acid supplements dramatically lower blood arsenic levels

11 Oct 2007

Healthcare

Decade-long search for gene bears fruit

31 May 2007