What your medical aid should be doing for you while travelling this Easter

What your medical aid should be doing for you while travelling...

With the Easter long weekend just around the corner, many South Africans are gearing up for family getaways, road trips and well-earned breaks. While...
Common questions about gene drive, answered

Common questions about gene drive, answered

Kampala, Uganda, 30 March 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – Across Africa, scientists are exploring new tools to reduce malaria, a disease that continues to...
5 Things to Know About Frozen Shoulder

5 Things to Know About Frozen Shoulder

Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, affects the shoulder joint and leads to pain, stiffness, and a reduced range of motion. While it...
Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Staging: Understanding the Critical First Steps

Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Staging: Understanding the Critical First Steps

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most challenging cancers to detect and treat, largely because it often develops silently in its early stages. By...
Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms and Causes: What You Need to Know

Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms and Causes: What You Need to Know

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious and challenging types of cancer, often diagnosed at an advanced stage due to its subtle and...
Ovarian Cancer Maintenance and Care: A Guide to Long-Term Health and Recovery

Ovarian Cancer Maintenance and Care: A Guide to Long-Term Health and...

Ovarian cancer is a serious condition that requires comprehensive treatment and ongoing care. While completing initial therapy—such as surgery or chemotherapy—is a major milestone,...
World Health Expo returns to Johannesburg, bringing global healthcare leaders back to Africa’s commercial hub

World Health Expo returns to Johannesburg, bringing global healthcare leaders back...

South Africa remains one of Africa’s most developed healthcare markets, with healthcare expenditure accounting for approximately 8.8% of GDP and a rapidly evolving medical...
South Africa Shows a Higher Incidence of Multiple Myeloma Compared with Global Trends

South Africa Shows a Higher Incidence of Multiple Myeloma Compared with...

Some of the biggest challenges in medical care are diseases that are hard to spot early on, those that get misdiagnosed, and those that...
African Media Agency scoops SABRE Western Africa award with mental health campaign

African Media Agency scoops SABRE Western Africa award with mental health...

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 25 March 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – African Media Agency (AMA) has won the 2026 Africa SABRE Award in the Western...
Investment to bring quality primary healthcare closer to home for many South Africans

Investment to bring quality primary healthcare closer to home for many...

To significantly expand access to affordable, quality primary healthcare in underserved communities, the Cipla Foundation’s Sha’p Left initiative has partnered with the FirstRand Empowerment...
Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Eswatini shows encouraging results

Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Eswatini shows encouraging results

Geneva, Switzerland, 24 March 2026- /African Media Agency (AMA)/- “There are various reasons for medication failure,” says Majaha Mtshali, tuberculosis (TB) focal person and...
Roche Africa launches Integration Accelerated to expand access to TB diagnostics and strengthen integrated care continent-wide

Roche Africa launches Integration Accelerated to expand access to TB diagnostics...

Johannesburg, South Africa – 24 March 2026 – On World TB Day 2026, Roche Diagnostics Africa launches Integration Accelerated, a new approach designed to...