While Budget 2025 covered numerous sectors, the notable absence of National Health Insurance (NHI) from Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s speech has sparked significant discussion. Despite its omission from the speech, references to NHI are present within the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a stark warning regarding the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to pause US foreign aid. This pause has “substantially disrupted” the supply of life-saving HIV treatment in eight countries,...
The shocking state of South Africa’s public hospitals has once again been thrust into the spotlight with damning reports on conditions at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital and Helen Joseph Hospital in Gauteng. These institutions, meant to serve the most...
South Africans living with HIV are facing increasing challenges in accessing medication due to the recent suspension of funding from the United States. The funding cuts, primarily affecting the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) and USAID-supported...
After two years of strict budget limits in healthcare, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 budget speech aimed to fix funding shortages in the public health system. The health budget will rise from R277 billion in 2024/25 to R298.8 billion in 2025/26 and is...
