South Africa may be able to start rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), the twice-yearly HIV prevention jab, in January 2026 – three months earlier than initially ...

Civil society has criticised the government for not being proactive enough in the face of cuts to crucial public health services that were funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development ...

To build sustainable HIV programmes in south africa, we must focus on innovative approaches rather than seeking more funding from donors.

A 66-year-old man from Stinkwater, a village north of Pretoria has been missing since March 2025. Amos Modikwe Shiang was living with dementia when he disappeared, and his family are losing hope in ...

A shallow focus shot of people wearing the same uniform and standing in a line A shallow focus shot of people wearing the same uniform and standing in a line Social workers, researchers and teachers ...

The Department of Health advises that patient complaints first be directed to the manager of the relevant clinic or hospital. If patients are not satisfied with the response of facility managers, they ...

South Africa’s schools health programmes have struggled in the past due to factors such as poor management, inequitable distribution of resources and a historical lack of collaboration between the ...

Sections of Mental Health Act before the Constitutional Court. (Pic: file) Sections of Mental Health Act before the Constitutional Court. (Pic: file) The outcome from the highest court in the land ...

The lag in immunisation has been attributed to several factors, including disruptions caused by COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine hesitancy.

The announcement that President Cyril Ramaphosa will, on Wednesday, sign into law the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) bill has garnered mixed reactions. Those opposing the bill say their ...