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Topical Issues – 2016

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World tuberculosis day, 2016

Background Ever year on the 24th of March the world commemorates [...]

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International women’s day – 8 March 2016

International Women’s Day (IWD) falls on March 8 each year [...]

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The NIOH – Looking to promote a culture of sustainable prevention in occupational health and safety

Gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand in 1885 and just [...]

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Columbian businessman diagnosed with zika virus infection

19 February 2016 The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi [...]

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Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks: situation update, 17 February 2016

Human-to-human transmission directly linked to the 2014 Ebola virus disease [...]

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