South Africa News News South Africa » Health: Sustaining South Africa’s Progress in the Next Phase of the HIV Fight
South Africa has 8 million people living with HIV, and the government has introduced lenacapavir, a new HIV prevention drug. Thousands have started on the injections, but questions about future costs ...
News South Africa » Health: How to Thaw a Health System Frozen in Fear
South Africa's public healthcare system finds itself caught between two incomplete revolutions - the democratic dream of a decentralised District Health System, and the march toward National Health ...
News South Africa » Health: Extreme Heat Is Taking a Toll on Children’s Health in South Africa
Rising temperatures threaten children's health in South Africa, increasing heat-related illnesses and highlighting the need for stronger climate protection measures.
News South Africa » Health: Genomic surveillance is finding new viruses in Africa — but which are threats?
Genomic surveillance can reveal viruses that targeted tests miss. But deciding which discoveries pose a threat requires evidence from clinics, laboratories and the field.
News South Africa » Health: Over 500 in South Africa sickened in outbreak linked to poor water quality
Over 500 people in South Africa have fallen ill from a gastrointestinal illness linked to poor water quality in two cities.
News South Africa » Health: Financial stress emerges as South Africa’s leading mental health risk
Financial pressure has emerged as the leading contributor to poor mental health across generations in South Africa, with rising living costs, debt repayments and family responsibilities leaving many ...
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: South Africa's health minister hails new HIV prevention jab but warns of limited supply
South Africa's health minister on Tuesday called lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention jab in the world, a "groundbreaking" tool to fight the disease, but warned initial donated supply ...
News South Africa » Health: Farmworkers’ health matters: South Africa looks to alternatives for chemical pesticides
By Anna Weekes Insects like fall armyworm or mealybugs can decimate food and commercial crops; like their counterparts elsewhere in the world, South Africa’s small and large farmers alike use ...
News South Africa » Health: Pregnant women in South African province not told to ‘bring mattresses or give birth on the floor’ – health department dismisses claim
According to graphics doing the rounds on Facebook in South Africa, pregnant women in the country’s Eastern Cape province are being “told to ...