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South Africa
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Tygerberg Hospital conducts South Africa’s first fully internal bone transport
The flagship tertiary facility, operated by the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness in partnership with Stellenbosch University, now joins an elite group of centers worldwide offering this advanced limb salvage technique within the public healthcare sector.
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Dis-Chem Founder Ivan Saltzman to step down as executive director in June 2026
Saltzman, 75, co-founded Dis-Chem with his wife, Lynette, in 1978 and has played a central role in transforming the business from a family-run operation into a national chain.
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Africa pushes for self-sufficient health systems with new 10-year plan
The agreement emerged from the Blue-Sky Visioning and Think Tank Workshop held in Johannesburg from November 25 to 27, 2025.
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IMPALA Study finds two-monthly injectable HIV treatment safe and preferred by African patients
Results showed that the injectable regimen performed just as well as the daily oral dolutegravir-based therapy (TLD) but helped reduce the burden of daily medication.