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Learn how transforming vaccine manufacture in Africa aims to enhance self-sufficiency and ensure better healthcare access for all.

Pepfar head John Nkengasong urges US Congress to return to a five-year reauthorisation of HIV/AIDS relief funding for countries like South Africa.

Eli Lilly is betting on weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro, but can it overcome production challenges to become the first trillion-dollar pharmaceutical company?

COVID vaccination rates remain low, with less than 5% of US adults receiving the latest shot. Convenience and cost are impacting uptake and potential solutions.

As World Mental Health Day approaches, survey underscores urgent need for better mental health support in South African workplaces.

Explore the impact of AI and collaborative partnerships in advancing cancer care, reducing the burden of this relentless disease on families and communities.

Gauteng’s medical negligence payouts surged 36% to R696m in 2023/24, deepening the province’s healthcare crisis amid corruption scandals and systemic failures.

To reform SA’s troubled healthcare system, the Health Minister must tackle fraudulent claims and hold provincial health departments accountable.

The CMS Annual Report 2023/24 highlights its commitment to protecting medical scheme members, achieving 86% of strategic goals, and resolving 93% of complaints.

US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering microRNA’s crucial role in gene regulation, cell development.

Bestmed warns that rising medical scheme contributions risk alienating younger members and bolstering NHI support. Bestmed proposes a 12.75% increase.