Africa: Why Has the Price of This Cancer Medicine Risen and Fallen By Over a Thousand Percent Since 2016?

Lenalidomide is an important medicine used for the treatment of multiple myeloma - a type of bone marrow cancer that is not curable and typically requires long-term, ongoing… Read more »

South Africa: R27m Needed to Get Eastern Cape EMS Plan Off the Ground

Gogo Nothembile Fanti (76) says she suffers from a heart condition and every time her grandchildren call an ambulance, they are told to wait, but it never arrives. She is one of… Read more »

South Africa: Conversations About Sex - We Must Do Better for Young People

Young people, especially young women, account for a huge chunk of the nearly 200 000 new HIV infections in South Africa every year. Preventing HIV infections in this group is thus… Read more »

Africa: What's the Deal With Viral Variants When It Comes to HIV?

When a study published last year on an HIV variant that has been circulating in the Netherlands for the last 20 years made headlines around the world, it was a reminder that… Read more »

Africa: Why South Africa Is Not Getting the New Bivalent SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines

The Department of Health is not planning to buy the new COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines, specifically tailored to target Omicron variants, anytime soon. Read more »

South Africa: Should South Africa Invest in the Latest HIV Tests?

South Africa's mass HIV testing programme has been a huge success over the last decade, so much so that the country has almost hit the global target of 95% of people with HIV… Read more »

South Africa: Progress in Charlotte Maxeke Recovery, but HR and Other Problems Persist

2023 is the crunch year to complete the restoration of the fire-damaged sections of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, but one month in, it has not been plain… Read more »

South Africa: Northern Cape Health Still Without Permanent Head As Suspended Officials Return

It may be business as usual in the Northern Cape Department of Health for the former acting Head of Health and the chief financial officer who are back at work after suspension,… Read more »

Africa: HIV Vaccine Research Set to Change Focus in Wake of Mosaico Disappointment

Hopes for the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Mosaico vaccine - the only HIV vaccine candidate in late-stage (Phase 3) clinical trials - were dashed with manufacturer Janssen… Read more »

South Africa: This Is Why Mpumalanga Is Repurposing Some TB Hospitals

The Mpumalanga Health Department plans to repurpose three of its five tuberculosis (TB) hospitals due to dwindling numbers of in-patients at these hospitals. Read more »

South Africa: In-Depth - As Schools Open, Will Measles Outbreaks Get Worse?

In October last year, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) alerted the public to a measles outbreak in Limpopo. Since then, four more provinces have reported… Read more »

South Africa: As With Covid-19, the Effects of TB Can Linger Long After It Is Cured

According to the World Health Organization, of the roughly 10 million people who fall ill with TB annually, over 80% survive, in most cases due to a six-month treatment course.… Read more »

South Africa: Health in 2023 - 13 Things to Look Out For

Set against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 recovery, the National Health Insurance Bill winding its way through Parliament, healthcare worker shortages, and the ongoing… Read more »

South Africa: Face to Face with Gift of the Givers Founder Imtiaz Sooliman

Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman has declined renewed social media calls that he be nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Read more »