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Charity Golf Day PDF Print E-mail

Sasria Chairman’s Charity Golf Day to Benefit Golf Development Board and Aids Orphans

 

“The children and the youth are our future”, says Sasria Executive Mr. Collin Macheke

 

Johannesburg - Sasria, South Africa’s leading special risks insurer hosted its annual Chairman’s Charity Golf Day on 11 May 2010 at the historic Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead.

The tournament, which was hosted in the name of Chairman Cyril Ramaphosa, will benefit several charities and social development programmes supported by Sasria, most notably the South African Golf Development Board and Nurturing Orphans of Aids for Humanity (Noah).

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BMJ Charity Christmas Appeal

Please help support the work of Médecins Sans Frontières
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For the second year running the BMJ is proud to be launching a joint Christmas fundraising appeal with the charity Médecins Sans Frontières

Médecins Sans Frontières (www.msf.org.uk/) was founded by doctors and journalists in 1971 and is, in its own words, an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency medical assistance in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care. MSF willbe among the first wherever in the world disaster strikes, but it also runs a programme of long term initiatives to improve the lives of the world’s poor and deprived.
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HIV/Aids impacts skills development PDF Print E-mail
“An estimated 5.7 million South Africans are infected with HIV/AIDS, making South Africa the country with the highest number of people worldwide living with the virus. Drastic action is required by all South Africans to raise awareness around HIV/AIDS, break the silence and overcome the stigma associated with the illness,” says BANKSETA CEO, Max Makhubalo.
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Silicosis Awareness Road Show PDF Print E-mail
MHSC launches it 2009 Silicosis Awareness Road Show

10 November 2009

The Mine Health & Safety Council (MHSC) launches the Silicosis awareness road show 4th November 2009.  The road show aims to engage and educate mineworkers about Silicosis and preventative measures which they could personally take.
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Public Hospitals PDF Print E-mail
Project generates income, boosts public hospitals

20 October 2009

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has in the last financial year generated R76 million from a project which bridges the gap between public and private health sectors.
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Namibian UVGI Contract PDF Print E-mail

Technilamp Wins Namibian UVGI Contract

Technilamp, a leading South African manufacturer and supplier of UVGI systems has just completed a contract to install Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) lamps at the Katutura State Hospital, Katutura Outpatient Clinic and the Walvis Bay MDR TB Clinic.  Namibia is one of the world's two worst affected countries in terms of TB infections and fatalities and the UVGI systems have been installed in a bid to dramatically reduce the spread of the disease in the clinics as well as reduce the risk of contracting the disease by care givers and staff.

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Management Consulting PDF Print E-mail
29 September 09

Visolution takes MylifE street children to the boxing ring


Management Consulting company Visolution, has reached out to children in need and has announced that it will be supporting the Cape Town based non-profit organisation, MylifE, by assisting with setting up a boxing club for the children.
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