South Africa recorded a significant 22% decline in deaths in 2022. Mortality rates returned to near pre-pandemic levels, according to new data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). However, the report highlights a concerning shift in the leading causes of...
Sakeliga’s NHI Legal Battle has garnered attention. The business lobby group Sakeliga has become the latest organisation to mount a legal challenge against South Africa’s contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) Act. They filed papers at the Pretoria...
South Africa is taking a giant step in its fight against HIV. The Department of Health announced plans to make a new, twice-yearly anti-HIV injection available in public clinics. The drug, lenacapavir, represents a potential turning point for HIV prevention. It could...
Zimbabwe has made a powerful appeal to African nations to prioritise the development of sustainable, domestic health financing mechanisms. This is in response to recent withdrawals of crucial donor funding across the continent. Speaking at the 75th World Health...
The legal storm surrounding the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act has intensified. The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) launches a direct challenge in the Constitutional Court. They are targeting the very process Parliament followed in passing the controversial...
