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Saturday, 12 June 2021
EPI managers, representatives from several pharmaceutical companies involved in vaccine production or distribution, academics, nursing staff, medical doctors from both the public and private sector and academics, gathered at the University Of Cape Town's Graduate School Of Business for the “design thinking” workshop.
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Fri, 23 Feb 2018 - 10:45
Among certain groups, there is a significant morbidity/mortality of meningococcal disease in South Africa. The authors recommend that clinicians consider vaccination of healthy infants and children; HIV-infected persons with a CD4 count > 25%; students attending college /university /military academies; and miners.
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Mon, 28 Aug 2017 - 16:00
UNICEF and the Ethiopian Ministry of Health announced the country's achievement of maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination.
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Thu, 03 Aug 2017 - 14:45
Carte Blanche, South Africa's longest running investigative journalism television programme interviews VACFA's Director, Professor Hussey, on Sunday 23 July 2017.
Publication Date:
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 - 11:15
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