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40% of healthcare providers in South Africa still use outdated software – report

According to Kaspersky’s new Healthcare report 2021, 60% of healthcare organisations in South Africa confirmed that all the medical equipment they...

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Nigeria’s Swiss Pharma selects SAP S/4HANA to advance 4IR capabilities

With all eyes on the pharmaceutical sector to provide support and drive medicines innovation amidst a global pandemic, one of West Africa's...

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South Africa to begin Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine production in early 2022

South Africa's Biovac Institute will begin manufacturing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in early 2022 after receiving the drug substance from Europe.

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MTN Group orders mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for staff

Company aims to protect the health and safety of people and workplacesMTN calls for more vaccines to be available to African countriesEmployees...

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SA’s Aspen to produce and sell J&J vaccines across Africa

Drugs manufacturer Aspen South Africa has announced that it has finalised initial terms with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to manufacture and...

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New partnership launches telemedicine program in Kenya

M-PESA Foundation has come together with Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation to launch the Daktari Smart telemedicine program targeting over 32,000 children in four counties...

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Africa Health Holdings secures $18 million funding to drive telemedicine services

Healthcare startup Africa Health Holdings, has secured $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Asia Pacific Land and...

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Ghana begins drone delivery of Pfizer vaccines

Ghana has begun delivering thousands of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines using drones to reach some of the country’s most remote regions to...

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South Africa extends vaccine roll-out to 12-17 age group

South Africa, has announced that from 20 October 2021, children in the 12 – 17 age group will be able to receive...

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New Panda App makes mental health support more accessible

According to statistics, it is estimated that one out of every three South Africans will suffer from some form of mental...

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Moderna to invest $500 million on vaccine plant in Africa

Drug manufacturer Moderna has announced plans to invest up to $500 million to build a factory in Africa that will produce...

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South Africa adjusts to Level 1 lockdown – vaccine passports on the way

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in a televised address to the nation that the country will move to adjusted Level...

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Covid-19 cases in Africa surpass 8.1 million

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 8.1 million. This is according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control...

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Vodacom and Mondia’s mobile maternal health service now available in Lesotho

Pan-African telecoms firm Vodacom, and Mondia, m-commerce company Mondia, have announced the launch of the Mum & Baby maternal health service...

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South Africa eases restrictions, moves to level 2 lockdown

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, announced in a televised address to the nation on Sunday evening that the country has moved...

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More people in Africa now accessing digital health services

There has been an exponential rise in the number of people engaging with digital health services through their smartphones across Africa,...

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