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Financial assistance for private practitioners to assist...
More volunteers needed for COVID-19 Doctors on Call Programme
The Covid-19 Doctors on Call oversight committee is appealing to all South African registered doctors to consider voluntary participation in the Covid-19 Doctors on...
Schedule 2, 3 & 4 chronic medications: 12-month repeats now permitted
Patients on
Schedule 2, 3 and 4 chronic medications may now be prescribed repeats of
up to 12 months by their pharmacist, Minister of Health, Dr Zweli...
Expanding niche finance and insurance products for the medical sector*
Behind this story lies the interesting tale of legendary businessman and insurance expert, Jannie Parsons.
Currently the managing director of JPF, Jannie’s fascinating story reveals...
COVID-19: special guidelines reminder for medical practice
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has recognised the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak and has provided special guidelines that apply during...
Top Stories
Here are the articles Med Brief Africa readers found the most interesting in the past week
OPINION: Nationalising healthcare to save lives in SA, a...
All encouraged to complete WHO COVID-19 survey*
African Health Business (AHB) has given notice that deadline for response to the World Health Organisation (WHO) survey in response to COVID-19 is now...
All encouraged to complete WHO COVID-19 survey*
African Health Business (AHB), in a call for all health professionals and groups on the African continent to participate, has given notice that deadline...
Top Stories
Here are some of the articles Med Brief Africa readers found the most interesting in the past week
OPINION: A call for strengthened private and...
Forecasters chart a ‘devastating’ impact of prolonged lockdown on the economy
Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health Interventions Do Not*
Titanium Awards deadline extended, reduced to two categories
Convenors of the 6th Annual Titanium Awards have announced that the deadline has been extended to 31 July 2020 and instead of the original...
Occupational health ‘high risk’ for contracting virus
The occupational health environment during this COVID-19 challenge is most certainly stressful and high risk for contracting the disease, according to Far East Rand...
Doctors appeal to President to end hard lockdown now
Almost 30 doctors including GPs, psychiatrists, surgeons and researchers have signed a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa urging him to relax the current hard...
Asthma not among common COVID-19 problems
Asthma is not among the top 10 chronic health problems in people who have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York state,...
Council suggests scheme member premium holiday where warranted
To ensure member protection through continued access to quality healthcare, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) regulator has encouraged medical schemes to assist vulnerable...
Managing asthma amid COVID-19
People with moderate to severe asthma may be at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19 as it affects the respiratory tract which...
Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms
The findings of a study published in the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology suggests that clinicians should include sensory impairment as standard screening...
Medicines courier gives assurance deliveries will continue
National courier
pharmacy Medipost has assured patients and the healthcare providers it supplies
that it has implemented contingency
plans and precautions enabling it to continue its delivery...