Healthcare Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/industry/healthcare/ Latest News & Press Releases Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:21:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png Healthcare Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/industry/healthcare/ 32 32 WHO declares Novel Coronoavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern https://news.media.co.za/who-declares-novel-coronoavirus-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 04:32:16 +0000 https://news.media.co.za/?p=7233 The second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV in the People’s Republic of China, with exportations to other countries, took place on Thursday, 30 January 2020, from 13:30 to 18:35 Geneva time. Representatives of the Ministry of […]

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]]> UN Commission: New Investments in Global Health Workforce Will Create Jobs and Drive Economic Growth https://news.media.co.za/un-commission-new-investments-in-global-health-workforce-will-create-jobs-and-drive-economic-growth/ Wed, 21 Sep 2016 06:10:37 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5424 The Presidents of France and South Africa today called for urgent investments globally to create new jobs in the health sector in order to prevent a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers primarily in low- and lower-middle-income countries, and help countries to maximize the social and economic benefits of increased health employment. The High-Level […]

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]]> Staatshospitale is nie voorbereid op groeiende aantal pasiënte nie https://news.media.co.za/staatshospitale-is-nie-voorbereid-op-groeiende-aantal-pasiente-nie/ Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:38:13 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3996 Met mediese fondse en privaathospitale wat tans onder die soeklig is weens die astronomiese kostes van hul dienste, is die vloei van pasiënte na staatshospitale besig om ingrypend toe te neem, sê me. Amanda de Lange, nasionale voorsitter van die Vryheidsfront Plus se vrouekomitee. De Lange sê die komitee is besig om staatshospitale in al […]

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]]> Ebola declared International Emergency https://news.media.co.za/ebola-declared-international-emergency/ Mon, 11 Aug 2014 03:52:57 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1264 The World Health Origanisation has declared Ebola a public health emergency of International concern.  This is the entire release from the WHO: Epidemiology and surveillance Between 5 and 6 August 2014, a total of 68 new cases of Ebola virus disease (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) as well as 29 deaths were reported from Guinea, […]

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]]> SA Government wants country to produce 100 000 PhDs by 2030 https://news.media.co.za/sa-government-wants-country-produce-100-000-phds-2030/ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:07:36 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1158 Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says government has set a target of producing 100 000 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduates by 2030 to improve research and innovation capacity. Minister Pandor said South Africa needs to train about 6 000 PhDs per annum, which will require an investment of about R5.8 billion a […]

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