South Africa: Withdrawal of U.S. Aid Has Hurt South Africa's HIV Programme

Number of viral load tests is significantly lower than expected Read more »

South Africa: Lottery Commits R124-Million to Fight HIV and TB

Funding intended to help fill gap left by withdrawal of US funds Read more »

South Africa: Pepfar Cuts Leave Clinics Short of Staff

Survey finds longer waiting times for ARVs Read more »

South Africa: Pharmacists Can Treat People With HIV, Appeal Court Rules

"Legitimate and compelling public interests" to allow pharmacists to initiate antiretroviral treatment, says judge Read more »

South Africa: Health Workers Picket for Flotilla to Be Protected

They also call for the Israeli Medical Association to be suspended from the World Medical Association Read more »

Lesotho: Dump Site Fire Leaves Maseru Residents in Choking Smoke for Days

The Ha Tšosane community has been fighting to close and relocate the dump for years Read more »

South Africa: Health DG Enters the Legal Fight Over Circumcision Device

Rival company Unicirc disputes CircumQ's safety claims, but Dr Sabelo Buthelezi says the device has been used successfully in Gauteng Read more »

South Africa: Fed Up Gqeberha Residents Close Clinic

A petition signed by 200 people demands the local health service improve Read more »

South Africa: Medical Parole System Is Failing Dying Prisoners

Terminally ill inmates have died behind bars because the parole process is cumbersome, expensive and inconsistent between prisons Read more »

South Africa: Medical Refrigeration Vehicle Found Transporting Cement

Lesotho health ministry has suspended the driver Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho's Outdated Laws Fail to Protect Threatened Plant Species

Maximum fine of R200 hasn't been updated since 1967 Read more »

South Africa: 'Our Children Are Bullied Because They Smell' - Erratic Water Supply in Polokwane Despite Millions Spent

Municipality blames vandalism of boreholes Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Health Minister Says His Country Must Be Less Reliant On SA and 'Stop Being Beggars'

This comes after an outcry that Basotho nationals are denied medical care in South Africa Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Workers Condemn Denial of Healthcare to Basotho in South Africa

Lesotho cabinet ministers to engage with SA counterparts over the issue Read more »

South Africa: Huge Admin Costs Threaten Fund for Sick Miners

People who fought for miners with TB or silicosis to be compensated have raised the alarm, but mining companies defend the process Read more »

South Africa: These Are Our Rights When We Use Medicines

South African law says that we must be informed about our health care options Read more »

South Africa: Repairs to Crumbling Clinic Delayed

A R9-million tender was awarded to a contractor last year to renovate Haytor clinic Read more »

South Africa: Joburg Clinic Staff Make Me Ashamed to Be an Immigrant

Each time I take my daughter to the clinic, immigrants are told to wait while South Africans are served first Read more »

South Africa: Court Showdown On Whether Prisons Must Provide Gender-Affirming Healthcare

Transwoman denied hormone therapy and prevented from using makeup or wearing female prison clothing Read more »

South Africa: Huge Delays in Payouts to Miners With Silicosis and TB

Delays by the multi-billion rand Tshiamiso Trust have meant 84% of lodged claims have not received compensation Read more »

South Africa: Operation Dudula Blocks Babies From Getting Vaccines

Vigilante group is controlling clinic queues in Johannesburg Read more »

South Africa: Slow Motion Denialism - Our Leaders Are Allowing the HIV Response to Collapse

Motsoaledi's claim that 520k people started HIV treatment is implausible Read more »

South Africa: Human Waste Flows Through the Streets of Hout Bay

Residents call for the City to urgently fix the problem to prevent "a health emergency" Read more »

South Africa: Biologists Turns Real-Life African Scientists Into Superheroes

Justin Yarrow and his team have created a series of cartoons they hope will inspire the next generation of scientists Read more »

South Africa: Treasury Hands HIV Response a Lifeline, but It's Probably Too Little

UNAIDS says US funding cuts put decades of progress against HIV in jeopardy Read more »