SAHPRA encourages the safe use of medicines and reporting of suspected side effects this #MedSafetyWeek

  • November 7, 2024
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Pretoria, 07 November 2024 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) encourages members of the public to always report any suspected side effects they may experience from taking medicines, vaccines and/or using medical devices, to help make medicines safer for everyone.  While humanity… The post SAHPRA encourages the safe use of medicines and reporting of suspected side effects …

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Africa: COP29 – Leaders Must Commit to Fair Climate Financing and Fully Phasing Out Fossil Fuels

AI London Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the heart of all decision making and commit to massively scaling up needs-based climate financing and a full, fast, fair, and funded phase-out of fossil fuels across all sectors, said Amnesty International ahead of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan.  Read More AllAfrica …

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South Africa: Walking Joburg’s Biggest Baddest River – Boerboels and Cable Thieves

GroundUp As the magnitude of Johannesburg’s water crisis becomes clear, water authorities are beginning to look at what it would take to use water from alternative sources, including the water running in Joburg’s own rivers. To gauge the feasibility of this, GroundUp took a three day walk along Johannesburg’s Klip River. On the second day, our guides were Klaas Mhlongo, …

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