South Africa may be able to start rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), the twice-yearly HIV prevention jab, in January 2026 – three months earlier than initially planned. But the details of the agreement that will bring the drug into the country…
Instead of looking backwards and how to find more money, we should be looking forward and changing the way we run the programme and the entire primary healthcare system.
HIV testing had decreased by 8.5% from the first quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025.
Nthuthuko was reported missing days after his admission.
Dementia is more common in older adults. But, it is not a normal part of ageing.
The lag in immunisation has been attributed to several factors, including disruptions caused by COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine hesitancy.
Many learners say they miss school during menstruation due to lack of access to pads and period stigma.
Gauteng is the epicentre of the measles outbreak.
Studies done in various countries, including South Africa, have shown that lenacapavir is highly effective for HIV prevention.
South Africa is recording higher TB deaths among HIV-negative people.
Research suggest that the use of isihlambezo is on the rise.
Vaccination is one of the most effective tools we have to prevent cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers.
After emergency care, a heart attack, and a major open-chest surgery in Cape Town, Simamkele is now on a steady path to recovery, returning to her tourism studies.
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage in one of the arteries in the lungs, usually caused by a blood clot that travels from the deep veins of the legs.
Noxolo Mthembu (68) and her family of 12 have been living in a make-shift shack in Inchanga, north of Durban, since they lost their home during the 2022 floods. The family, which includes nine children aged between four and 17,…
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