The government may not need to introduce new taxes to finance the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme for another decade. This is according to a presentation by the Department of Health to Parliament. The department’s deputy director-general for NHI, Nicholas...
A stark new report from The Lancet medical journal highlights the escalating, often “underappreciated” toll that climate change is taking on human health in South Africa. The latest Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change finds that a warming planet...
The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) has issued an urgent call for the establishment of secure medical supply chains and the enhancement of local manufacturing capacity. They warn that medicine stockouts and diagnostic delays are costing lives and...
South Africa has taken a monumental step in its fight against HIV with the registration of a long-acting prevention injection. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has announced the approval of the antiretroviral drug lenacapavir. Global...
Aspen targeting Mounjaro expansion will bring the high-demand drug Mounjaro to Sub-Saharan Africa. Mounjaro is also known as tirzepatide. Launches across the continent are anticipated in 2026. CEO Stephen Saad confirmed this plan. He announced it in his annual letter...
