One in ten clinics in South Africa — across 22 health districts in six provinces — will start to hand out a twice-a-year anti-HIV jab as early as February. The country’s medicines regulator, Sahpra, ...

In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system equipped ...

Hetero and Dr Reddy’s — will be funded by the Gates Foundation and Unitaid, respectively, to produce and sell the twice-a-year anti-HIV shot around R692 per person per year. We break down the ...

Obesity is surging in South Africa. What’s fuelling this epidemic and how does it contribute to diabetes and heart disease, SA’s top killers?

BUILDING BACK: Since the floods of April 2022, people are, very slowly, rebuilding their lives in Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban. (Delwyn Verasamy) In today’s newsletter, Tanya ...

“Most people who take PrEP correctly don’t get HIV, but a small number might if they miss doses or don’t take it every day. Being consistent and pairing it with other protections, like condoms, keeps ...

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The signing of the National Health Insurance Bill on Wednesday doesn’t necessarily guarantee that it will become law, especially if the ANC loses power. A law expert says a new government may decide ...