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May 2015 News Archive


Push to promote value of child immunisation>

Immunisation is one of the most effective ways of reducing illness and death in children, yet many children in South Africa and the rest of the African content do not benefit from this life-saving measure. Read more>

Your Family Practitioner (FP) knows you best >

GEMS always has our members' health at heart, and we continually strive to ensure that our members receive the very best care and get the most out of their benefits. Read more>

Cervical cancer robs Nelspruit community of influential sangoma >

Sarah Masinga* was a sister, grandmother and a friend to many living with HIV in Daantjie. Sarah recently lost her months' long battle with cervical cancer. Read more>

Ebola outbreak: we simply could not cope, admits World Health Organization >

World Health Organization (WHO) has admitted it "simply could not cope" with the Ebola crisis and pledged reforms to help tackle a future outbreak. Read more>

Six types of obese individual, researchers find >

Researchers have identified six 'types' of obese person, claiming that a tailor-made approach to each could save the NHS money. Read more>

Baby death rate still stubbornly high >

There has been no discernible improvement in the death rate for babies at, or around, the time of birth in the decade leading to 2013, according to a Statistics SA report released on 16 April 2015. Read more>

Compensation Fund backlog 'to be cleared soon' >

A turnaround of the moribund and dysfunctional Compensation Fund seems a possiblity as it moves to wipe out a backlog of outstanding claims and institutes more efficient systems. Read more>

Nobel winner is certain HIV vaccine will be found >

Durband holds poignant memories for Nobel laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, who has dedicated a 30-year career to trying to put an end to HIV/AIDS. Read more>

Coega driving healthcare infrastructure development in SA worth R3.527 billion >

Health infrastructure in the Eastern Cape is currently undergoing a radical transformation thanks to the Coega Development Corporation's management of several development projects valued at about R3.527-billion. Read more>

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