The Health Department has referred allegations of inflated R182 million NHI advertising contracts to the SIU, Auditor-General, and Public Protector for independent investigation.
SANBS calls on South Africans to donate blood amid falling collections and low national stocks needed to meet hospital demand.
The SIU secured R42.4 million in assets linked to a bribery network involving Tembisa Hospital officials and businessman Stefan Joel Govindraju.
Medically tailored meals for Massachusetts Medicaid patients cut hospitalisations by 31% and healthcare costs by $3,433, but funding faces federal cuts.
Twenty-five years after the 2001 anthrax letters that caused 22 illnesses and 5 deaths, questions remain about global readiness for the next biothreat.
Massachusetts study finds medically tailored meals reduce hospital visits and costs for Medicaid patients, but federal budget cuts threaten these programs.
Unarmed mental health teams are now responding to 911 calls in nearly 100 US cities, reducing arrests and reshaping public safety strategies.
The WHO pandemic treaty, adopted in 2025, is stalled over disputes about pathogen sharing and equitable benefit distribution, delaying global health security.
The National Department of Health has confirmed an increase in laboratory-confirmed Mpox cases across South Africa, prompting a national call for heightened public awareness and hygiene compliance. The rise in infections follows the first confirmed case of the 2024 outbreak cycle recorded on 8 May, with the department and the...
Hospital management at New Somerset Hospital has confirmed that they are reviewing internal procedures regarding the care and support of infants classified as social cases. This follows public concern regarding the long-term placement of children who remain in clinical care after medical treatment is concluded, often due to pending placement...
Black women in the United States report higher pain during labour but receive pain medication less often than non-Hispanic White women, according to a study of 46,671 births published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. The disparity held even after researchers adjusted for pain score, age, length of stay and...
Former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas told the International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro this week that global gains against the virus are being eroded by a stubborn enemy: stigma. “People are still afraid of those three letters,” Thomas said at a Tackle HIV campaign event on Ipanema Beach,...
Former Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas is leading a global fight against HIV stigma, and his message resonates deeply in South Africa's Cape Flats communities. The Tackle HIV campaign highlights that modern treatment makes the virus manageable, yet fear still keeps people from testing.
SABC News reports that the North West Department of Health has welcomed R3.9m in NLC funding for a rural Mahikeng clinic. CapeFlats.co.za is working to verify the details with officials.
Department of Health data shows 55,123 people had started lenacapavir by September 7, with 71% of them women. The Western Cape recorded 4,446 initiations.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has faced intense criticism for omitting two measles-related deaths from its official count, raising global concerns about data reliability during a major outbreak.
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) has given the Gauteng Department of Health one month to address critical nursing staff shortages, reduce acting managerial positions, and improve hospital infrastructure — or face protests. The ultimatum was issued at a media briefing on 6 September 2026 at Cosatu House...
The chief executive of UK mental health charity Mind has told the Nottingham Inquiry that the charity sector has been too reluctant to acknowledge that people with severe mental illness can pose a risk of violence in some circumstances. Dr Sarah Hughes gave evidence to the inquiry examining the June...
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 6,186 confirmed cases and 3,007 deaths as of 2 September 2026, according to government figures reported by Reuters, making it the country’s deadliest epidemic on record and one of the largest Ebola outbreaks ever recorded globally. The outbreak was...
South Africa recorded 987 corrected maternal deaths in 2023, with an institutional maternal mortality ratio of 111.7 per 100,000 live births — well above the Sustainable Development Goal target of 70 — according to the latest Saving Mothers report by the National Committee for Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths. The...
South Africa recorded 987 maternal deaths in 2023, with 58% assessed as potentially preventable within the health system, according to the National Department of Health’s Saving Mothers report. The corrected in-facility maternal mortality ratio of 111.7 per 100,000 live births places South Africa far above the Sustainable Development Goal target...
South Africa recorded 98,605 deaths from cardiovascular disease in 2021, according to the World Heart Federation, as the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa uses Heart Awareness Month this September to warn that many of these deaths are preventable. The federation’s country scorecard lists South Africa’s age-standardised cardiovascular mortality at...
Over 111,000 people living with HIV in the Western Cape have not accessed care in the past two years, according to Provincial Health Data Centre figures, as researchers and health officials warn that medicine alone cannot sustain treatment outcomes without addressing poverty, hunger, and access barriers. A republished Health-e article...
By 23 August 2026, 3,641 people had started lenacapavir — a six-monthly injectable HIV prevention drug — across 22 government clinics in the Western Cape, part of a national rollout that reached 47,934 initiations across six provinces. The figures, confirmed by the National Department of Health and reported by Daily...
The 18th World Congress on Public Health will be held in Cape Town from 6 to 9 September 2026, drawing global attention to the intersection of energy systems and public health across Africa and the global South. The congress, themed “Health Without Borders: Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability,” is confirmed by...
A two-year investigation by NPR and Boston University, published on 31 August 2026, has found that heat-related deaths in the United States are roughly five times higher than official figures, with an estimated 9,000 deaths per year between 2018 and 2025 linked to heat exposure. The official tally, drawn from...
Traditional healers from the North West Dingaka Association gathered at Mmabatho Stadium in Mahikeng on 30 August 2025 to mark International African Traditional Medicine Day, using the event to demand nationwide recognition of sick notes issued by traditional healers. The association’s president, Anna Rabotapi, told SABC News that while some...
South Africa’s Department of Health confirmed on 2 August 2026 that it is preparing for the possible introduction of the M72/AS01E tuberculosis vaccine, contingent on the success of ongoing phase 3 clinical trials and registration by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). The vaccine candidate, described by the...
Specially trained pharmacists in South Africa can now apply for temporary permits to dispense HIV prevention pills without a doctor’s script, according to a report by Spotlight on 26 August 2026. The limited-scope PIMART permits cover prevention services such as PrEP and PEP, but do not extend to HIV treatment....
The Gauteng Department of Health has launched an investigation into allegations that officials at public hospitals and clinics are accepting bribes from patients to bypass queues and access services faster, as reported by IOL and SABC News on 25 August 2026. Department spokesperson Steve Mabona confirmed the probe, saying the...
