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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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National Health Laboratory Service in South Africa has begun restoring its critical IT services

The National Health Laboratory Service in South Africa has begun restoring its critical IT services following a recent cyberattack. Critical services, including laboratory registration and results processing, are being returned online in phases. Healthcare professionals can now access patient results through the NHLS laboratory web results viewer, improving efficiency and reducing backlogs. The laboratory’s spokesperson Mzi Gcukumana says they are safeguarding their IT assets and resuming full-service delivery amid ongoing […]

todayAugust 6, 2024 20

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United Kingdom government to compensate for blood scandal

The UK government is setting out multi-billion dollar compensation plans after an infected blood scandal. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised on behalf of successive governments which saw 30 000 people infected, and around 3000 deaths so far. A report by the Infected Blood Inquiry says doctors, the NHS, and the government were to blame for patients catching HIV and hepatitis while receiving care in the 1970s, 1980s, and early […]

todayMay 21, 2024 26

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Morning Biznews update – 22 March 2024

With South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation increasing to 5.6% in February, exceeding economists' expectations, and rising closer to the top of the central bank's 3% to 6% target range, all hopes of an interest rate cut before the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in July have fallen. A number of economists are in fact now looking at September as the first opportunity for any easing of the country’s 8.25% repurchase rate. […]

todayMarch 22, 2024 7

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UK maternal deaths reaches highest level in 20 years: study

The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday. The figures from MBRRACE-UK, which monitors maternal deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths, and their causes, showed black women and those from deprived areas remained the most severely impacted. MPs reported last year that although the UK has one of the lowest maternal mortality ratios […]

todayJanuary 11, 2024 3

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