South Africans are living significantly longer lives. The national life expectancy at birth has surged by an impressive 12 years since the turn of the century, according to new data. This improvement highlights major advances in public health, particularly in the fight against HIV. Furthermore, it reflects an overall enhancement of living conditions across the nation, as shown by the SA life expectancy statistics.
The United States Congress has spared the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a cornerstone of global HIV/AIDS prevention for nearly two decades, from a potential $400 million budget cut.. The proposed reduction was part of the Trump administration’s wider “rescissions package.” This package aimed at clawing back $9.4 billion in previously approved federal…
Explore Motsoaledi’s budget of R64.8 billion aimed at enhancing South Africa’s healthcare infrastructure and reversing austerity measures.
In a decision that could fundamentally reshape the fight against HIV, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval to Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir, a groundbreaking twice-yearly injection for preventing HIV infection in adults and adolescents. Marketed under the brand name Yeztugo in the US, this innovative drug has been eagerly anticipated by…
South African researchers face significant funding cuts from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), jeopardising critical HIV/AIDS and TB research.