Climate Damage Affects Medication Adherence, fuels health crisis

Original Article by Yoliswa Sobuwa | Sunday Times | 20 July 2025

Learn about the effects of climate damage on South Africa's healthcare system and the consequences for medication adherence.

Learn about the effects of climate damage on South Africa’s healthcare system and the consequences for medication adherence.

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Dr Thembisile Xulu is the new health Director-General, inheriting a strained department, healthcare-worker shortages and NHI litigation.

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