The HIV prevention shot lenacapavir will be rolled out at South African clinics within the next couple of months — from 2027, ...

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Seven years after Cyclone Idai ripped through Beira, the city's wounds — physical and psychological — are still raw. As a new storm gathered in the Indian Ocean in February, journalist Sean Christie ...

South Africa’s National Aids Council, Sanac, has asked local drug companies to submit applications by April 7 to make generic ...

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The implementation of the NHI is effectively frozen in court and constitutional clashes, blocking South Africa's most sweeping health overhaul since 1994. We talked to health economist Susan Cleary to ...

The signing of the National Health Insurance Bill on Wednesday doesn’t necessarily guarantee that it will become law, especially if the ANC loses power. A law expert says a new government may decide ...

Superbugs are a big public health issue. So is climate change. Put the two together and the problem becomes even bigger. (Dylan Bush) In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan tells us why superbugs and ...

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