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The six-monthly anti-HIV jab could be in 360 clinics by February. Who should get the first doses?
The country’s medicines regulator Sahpra says it’s on track to announce its registration decision by the end of October
Clinics short-staffed after Pepfar funding cuts
According to a survey, 85% of managers reported that their clinics faced staffing shortages, though only one in five blamed these on the US President’s Emergency Plan For Aids…
The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users?
The shot, called Lenacapavir, has a 100% success rate in preventing young women from getting HIV through sex
Massive raid part of asset recovery in Tembisa Hospital tender fraud
The Special Investigating Unit has seized luxury vehicles and artworks worth millions from businessman Hangwani Maumela’s Joburg mansion as part of an R820 million asset recovery
How a single body could make South Africa’s food safer
Researchers say part of the problem is the lack of coordination across the nation’s sprawling multi-agency system
SA’s updated HIV treatment guidelines bring positive changes
ARV drug dolutegravir will become the go-to drug in all treatment plans next year. Here are 7 things you should know
How Johannesburg water and electricity woes affect hospitals
A combination of failures by the municipal, provincial and national government left a hospital in the south of Johannesburg without water and electricity for parts of November
The plan to stop SA’s fake medical negligence claims
The Special Investigating Unit has a year to track down lawyers and patients who file fake medical negligence claims
Digital Vibes scandal: Zweli Mkhize bids to clear his name
The former health minister and ANC contender for a top six position claims the Special Investigating Unit distorted facts.
Hell is 16 000 unanswered telephones. The low tech problem blocking safe abortions
Abortion services only got a national “how to” document for doctors 23 years after termination of pregnancy was legalised in South Africa. And although the new rules go a long…
Covid-19 vaccine mandates: A constitutional balancing act
South Africa’s laws allow the government to implement mandatory Covid vaccinations but, if it chooses this path, it must do so responsibly
SIU details health department’s R132m Digital Vibes contract corruption
The SIU told parliament the health department was so desperate to give Digital Vibes a communications contract that it flouted government procurement policies and allowed a 104%…
Education employees queue for Covid jabs, but some may have to wait a little longer
People who have had Covid-19 in the past 30 days or who have had a flu shot in the past 14 days will be vaccinated at a later date
The EVDS will schedule your appointments six weeks apart. Here’s why
South Africa has doubled the interval for the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. We take a look at what other countries have done and the evidence for the move
Education sector prepares for mass vaccination drive to beat J&J jab expiry date
More than half a million basic education-sector workers are set to receive the vaccination in the next two weeks