Healthcare news and intelligence for Southern Africa

A Wits professor has received a R46m grant to research ways to reduce deaths from bacterial and fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients.

A little black box with engineered DNA has demonstrated  AI's bioterror potential.

Sizwe Hosmed has hired KPMG to investigate a R162 million under-provision for claims discovered after their 2021 merger.

Union leader criticises the Gauteng health budget for ignoring fundamental problems, while DA's Jack Bloom raised concerns about mismanagement.

Momentum reports a 5% increase in new members joining Momentum Health4Me, their health insurance scheme, in the last six months.

Sizwe Hosmed Medical Scheme is under statutory management with the CMS. An investigation for possible fraud, impacting its solvency is underway.

The CMS has highlighted the importance of keeping medical scheme contributions affordable in light of high inflation and financial stress.

GPs in England will limit patient appointments to 25 a day, following BMA's new work-to-rule action due to funding disputes. This could potentially disrupt NHS services.

Whether Motsoaledi likes it or not, the ANC is no longer in full control, and NHI is less popular than he might think. He would benefit from starting to build some bridges.

The Council for Medical Schemes and the trustees are to co-manage the medical scheme, which has run into trouble with reserves.

The Gauteng department of health failed to spend R1.1 billion of its R60 billion budget for 2023/24, impacting critical services like cancer treatment due to poor financial management and planning issues.