November 2011 News Archive

Invitation to bid ›

GEMS requires the services of a suitably qualified provider to render the services of a Procurement Consultant and
Alternative Procurement Consultant to GEMS. Bidders may bid for one or both of the services.   
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Prevention revolution ›

The world is at the "hot edge" of developing groundbreaking HIV prevention interventions and on many fronts South Africa is in the thick of things, according to a leading clinical researcher.   
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Scientist win Nobel medicine prize for work on secrets of immune system ›

Three scientists who unlocked secrets of the body's immune system, opening doors to new vaccines and cancer treatments, have won the 2011 Nobel Prize for medicine.  
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Global war on tobacco far from over ›

While anti-tobacco legislation and campaigns have increased globally, there is still much that needs to be done to stop the six million people from dying due to smoking cigarettes or second-hand smoke. every year.
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Africa's health systems need good partnerships ›   

Africa's health systems are in need of new treatment if they are to regenerate and gain enough strenght to move the continent towards meeting the health-related Millenium Development Goals.
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In Africa prevention is far cheaper than cure  ›

Two new reports have revealed the cost of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa, estimating that they cause economic losses of nearly $500 billion a year.
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