The most recent Health Matters reporting.
30.09.2026
Learn how ageing with HIV is reshaping healthcare, from rising chronic disease and cancer risk to screening gaps and integrated care.
30.09.2026
Buy now, pay later credit can now cover GLP-1 weight-loss drugs in SA, as Obiflex offers instalments for treatments costing R2,500–R6,000.
30.09.2026
Cardiovascular disease kills 225 South Africans daily, most before 65 — and untreated high blood pressure drives much of the toll.
28.09.2026
Africa CDC's Continental Immunisation Strategy 2026-2030 aims to close vaccine coverage gaps, fix financing and boost local manufacturing.
28.09.2026
A workplace wellness programme using wearable health data can flag heart risk early, cut sick leave and deliver strong returns for employers.
28.09.2026
The Health Department has referred claims about NHI advertising contracts to the SIU, AGSA, and the Public Protector for review.
28.09.2026
Learn how the United Nations is addressing pandemic preparedness five years after Covid-19 and what gaps remain.
28.09.2026
South Africa's pharmaceutical policy must weigh low medicine prices against sustaining local manufacturing and supply security.