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Medical scheme tax credits help middle- and lower-income earners afford private healthcare, easing the burden on the public system.

The Trump administration intends to halt funding for Gavi and reduce malaria vaccine initiatives, jeopardising global vaccination campaigns.

Discover the disproportionate burden of stillbirths in low-income regions like sub-Saharan Africa. Uncover strategies for reducing this alarming trend.

Challenges in meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals for tuberculosis include late diagnosis, high HIV co-infection, and poverty-related barriers to care.

South African researchers face significant funding cuts from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), jeopardising critical HIV/AIDS and TB research.

The US FDA has warned Aspen Pharmacare, Africa’s largest drugmaker, citing breaches in manufacturing standards for eye drops produced at its Gqeberha facility.

Motsoaledi assures Parliament that the nation remains on track to meet its HIV treatment targets despite cuts in US aid, showing the country’s self-reliance.

Pharmaceutical companies urge the Trump administration and EU to exclude medical goods from tariff wars, warning of potential price hikes and access barriers.

The Finance Minister’s Budget 2025 speech omits mentioning NHI despite references in accompanying documents, highlighting financial and practical challenges.

A Trump administration decision to pause US foreign aid has disrupted HIV treatment supplies in eight countries, potentially reversing decades of progress.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi advocates for urgent reforms in public healthcare, in light of conditions at Rahima Moosa and Helen Joseph Hospitals.