Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, from the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, was overwhelmed with emotion when she learned the results of a new HIV prevention drug trial conducted by Gilead. The new drug, lenacapavir, offered 100% protection against HIV for thousands of...
A recent study reveals that women in South Africa have a higher HIV prevalence (16.4%) compared with men (8.8%). Activists identify early sexual activity, age-disparate relationships, low condom use, and having multiple sexual partners as key factors contributing to...
Last week, the Pretoria High Court overturned the certificate of need requirement that controls where doctors work and healthcare facilities are set up. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi clarified that this judgment is unrelated to the National Health Insurance (NHI)...
Doctors are celebrating the Pretoria High Court’s decision on Wednesday, declaring the legislation allowing the government to dictate where health professionals can practice unconstitutional. This victory comes from the efforts of Solidarity, the Alliance of...
The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed the Health Minister’s defence of the government’s contentious plans to control where doctors can work. The judgement affirms a previous ruling that deemed the National Health Act’s certificate of need...
