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South Africa’s public hospitals are in crisis with unplaced doctors, crumbling infrastructure, and overworked staff. Systemic reforms are urgently needed.

A coalition of healthcare organisations has called on the government to abandon its proposed collective bargaining scheme for private healthcare providers.

Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa cannot fully replace USAID-funded healthcare programmes, but the priority is ensuring continued ARV access.

The campaign aims to provide treatment for an additional 1.1 million people living with HIV by the end of 2025. However, cuts to funding threaten this goal.

A new MRC study reveals significant underreporting of HIV as a cause of death in SA, impacting government resource allocation and public health strategies.

The Gauteng Health Department’s financial crisis is disrupting gas supplies at major hospitals, jeopardizing patient care.

The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has demanded transparency regarding the President’s decision to sign the NHI Act, sparking a legal battle.

The SA Medical Research Council has appealed for funding after the abrupt termination of US government funding for its leading HIV vaccine project.

US funding cuts to SAs HIV programme threaten to reverse decades of progress, potentially leading to increased infections, hospitalisations, and deaths.

Discovery announces an increase in first-half headline earnings, fuelled by strong performances in the health insurance sector and the Vitality programme.

The Global Fund for HIV, TB, and Malaria reaffirms its commitment to introducing the twice-yearly HIV prevention jab, lenacapavir, in underprivileged countries.