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Public health services face cuts as government struggles to curb South Africa’s debt
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
The health sector has taken a knock following finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement of cuts to the HIV programmes as well as spend on health infrastructure in the medium term budget policy statement on Wednesday. The minister’s speech gave a grim outlook for South Africa’s economy. “Economic outlook in the
TB drug price drop is a welcome relief as South Africa faces budget constrains Â
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
South Africa will now be paying 40% less for the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) drug bedaquiline. Bedaquiline is a key component in the cocktail of drugs used to treat MDR-TB. Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is currently the sole manufacturer of bedaquiline. Earlier this month J&J announced that it would
Mental illness is a growing crisis which deserves our attention all year – not just in OctoberÂ
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Lerato Mthunzi, Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union (HAITU) General Secretary October is mental health awareness month and as it draws to an end, a few key issues must be highlighted to make this month less of a ritualistic procession filled with lofty rhetoric, yet minimal action. South Africa
Don’t fall for fakes: Here’s how to spot a bogus doctor
Faith Mutizira
[This story was first published on 17 October 2023. It’s been updated to reflect the latest developments] Bogus health professionals have been a hot topic in South Africa lately. One of the more sensational is the story of ‘Tik Tok’ doctor Matthew Zingwela Lani who has been trending all over
South African men are much more likely to die from TB than women – here’s why
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Mmamapudi Kubjane, University of the Witwatersrand and Leigh Johnson, University of Cape Town Around the world, men are more likely to get TB and to die from it than women. We recently conducted research to establish the various factors that explain higher rates of TB among men in South Africa.
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