SA’s Healthcare Austerity Crisis Threatens Specialist Training

Original Article by Tara Roos | Business Day | 15 December 2025

SA's healthcare austerity crisis erodes specialist training and public health capacity, risking rights to care and driving emigration.

SA’s healthcare austerity crisis erodes specialist training and public health capacity, risking rights to care and driving emigration.

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A court has upheld restrictions on compounded semaglutide at iDexis while regulatory investigations continue.

WHO Africa director Mohamed Janabi urged governments to finance primary healthcare and pursue health sovereignty.

Unpaid specialist training is growing in South Africa as scarce funded posts leave doctors working without salaries.