South Africa News News South Africa » Health: South African genomics projects direct 10% of budgets to community-chosen benefits
South Africa is pioneering new ways to embed ethical benefit sharing in genomics research through community-led decision-making. Speaking at the World Congress of Bioethics (WCB) in Johannesburg on ...
News South Africa » Health: South Africa: The 15 Best - And Worst - Districts in South Africa to Give Birth
Figures from the latest District Health Barometer, released at the end of April, show that newborn deaths are rising in South Africa. Moreover, the number of women dying because of pregnancy or birth ...
News South Africa » Health: Major international brand officially launching in South Africa next week
Novo Nordisk, the original manufacturer of the popular diabetic medication Ozempic, is launching its only authorised copy in South Africa on 27 July 2026. An authorised copy is a duplicate of the ...
News South Africa » Health: South Africa’s food system is failing children – what must change
Child malnutrition in South Africa casts a long shadow across the life course. For example, stunting or being short for their age compromises children’s physical growth and their brain development in ...
News South Africa » Health: South Africa’s health system is struggling, not collapsing
If we convince ourselves the healthcare system is collapsing, we risk overlooking interventions that have demonstrably worked.
News South Africa » Health: South African civil groups warn of dire impact as US phases out HIV program funding
Civil society organizations in South Africa says that adolescent girls and women are among the first to feel the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts.
News South Africa » Health: How a traveling ‘health train’ has become an essential source of free care in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thethiwe Mahlangu woke early on a chilly morning and walked through her busy South African township, where minibuses hooted to pick up commuters and smoke from sidewalk breakfast ...
News South Africa » Health: True South Africa | South Africa's health system is better than you think, worse than it should be
It is hardly surprising that many have concluded that South Africa's public healthcare system is in a state of collapse. The conclusion is understandable. The evidence, however, suggests something ...
News South Africa » Health: India's Sun Pharma wins South Africa approval to launch generic Ozempic
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, July 15 (Reuters) - India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has received approval from South Africa's health regulator to manufacture and sell a generic version of ...
News South Africa » Health: What’s overlooked in student mental health in South Africa: social connection and sexual wellbeing
Addressing student mental health in South Africa means prioritising both social connections and sexual wellbeing, fostering environments where students thrive instead of merely ...
News South Africa » Health: South African regulators issue recall of Ozempic copies
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, July 9 (Reuters) - South African health regulators are recalling weight-loss medicines compounded by a local pharmacy group, iDexis, and have warned healthcare ...
News South Africa » Health: South Africa’s healthcare system: eight steps that would get it on the right track
South Africa’s healthcare system suffers from widespread problems in its governance. A number of indicators point to this dysfunction. These include the large number of managers in acting positions, ...