Africa’s first locally made HIV treatment is more than a milestone, it’s a political, economic and moral turning point in the fight for health sovereignty
If all of its National Institutes of Health funding falls away, the country could lose 70% of its medical research capacity
The Anova Health Institute, which received the lion’s share of the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids funding in South Africa, had its support halted in February along with dozens other nonprofits
The US withdrawal will reveal the underlying truth: African health systems have long been undermined by debt and political neglect.
It is women and girls who will suffer the most from the funding crisis caused by cuts to development aid.
A modelling study released in March gives a clue at which price the jab, lenacapavir, would be worth the health department’s while
Adolescent girls and young women are blamed and shamed for falling pregnant, which affects how they are treated, the support they get, and the health services they reive
The suspension and withdrawal of US support for people’s rights in Africa is a setback
Diseases don’t respect national borders … governments all over the world need to work together to rein them in
In December, the Global Fund and the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief committed to funding the roll-out of lenacapavir in countries they support
Sources that are unrestricted, aligned with South African law and human rights, and without political interference, must be found as an alternative to the US
The US president’s cutting of financial support has cut life-saving treatment for many in SA
A federal judge has enforced a temporary restraining order blocking Donald Trump from freezing federal grants
Such programmes still qualify for a limited waiver, which will expire towards the end of April, but only for approved activities
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure
However, restrictive policies, stigma, discrimination and financial hardship can stand in the way of girls continuing their education
The US has said who qualifies for a waiver during the Trump administration’s pause in foreign aid but it doesn’t allow for anti-HIV pills, unless for pregnant women
We need to tackle the inequality in society to overcome HIV-Aids — let’s take the rights path
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Medicine gives insight into what an HIV cure could look like during infancy
Although these regions still have the highest figures for HIV, violence against women and girls and adolescent pregnancy, progress is being made
On the same day we commemorated World Aids Day 2024, I was at the vigil of a former classmate and fallen soldier who died of HIV related illnesses in Kenya. Amid the sadness of the demise of a younger soldier it was an opportunity to take stock of the situation and renew our commitment to […]
In 25 years, new infections have dropped from about 1 463 each day to about 370, but HIV ‘is still an issue’, experts say
Through tackling stigma, community leadership and improving education, as well as strengthened global and domestic investment, HIV transmission can be reduced
The health department says new regulations likely to come into force early next year are a step towards getting Western and traditional medicine to work together
Babies getting HIV from their infected mothers is rare in a cluster of 39 villages in the OR Tambo district
Health authorities say vaccines will mostly be donated, or, when available, be bought via negotiated deals with drugmakers, but with different budgets
A programme meant to allow pharmacists and nurses working at private pharmacies to prescribe HIV treatment or anti-HIV pills and jabs is on hold because of a drawn-out court case
Lenacapavir drug can be made for as little as R740 per year for each patient
The world has 18 months left to reach targets that all United Nations member countries signed up to in 2021
Prof Patience Mthunzi-Kufa’s work illuminates the future of healthcare
The pandemic is still claiming lives in the Indian Ocean country due to lack of HIV prevention and treatment services
About 83 out of every 100 people in our country depend on the public sector for their health care