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Lenacapavir rollout must go beyond policy to deliver real access, experts say

Lenacapavir has the potential to transform HIV prevention in South Africa, but experts say the breakthrough injection will only succeed if it is backed by […]

Dr Zoe Duby unpacks the realities shaping young women’s mental health

Mental health is often viewed as a personal challenge, one that can be overcome through resilience, determination or access to counselling. But for many adolescent […]

Rural health advocates call for stronger investment in frontline healthcare services

South Africa’s constitutional right to healthcare means little if people living in rural communities cannot access the services they need. This was one of the […]

Inside Dr George Mahembe’s fight for healthcare in rural Eastern Cape

At Wilo Clinic in Jojweni Administrative Area near Mqanduli, a rural part of the OR Tambo District in the Eastern Cape, a woman arrived in […]

RHAP calls for fairer health funding in new submission to the Standing & Select Committee on Finance

The Rural Health Advocacy Project has submitted to the Standing & Select Committee on Finance calling for stronger investment in rural health services in South Africa. The submission outlines recommendations […]

South Africa’s health system at a crossroads as experts call for health taxes, prevention and stronger district care

South Africa’s health system is under growing pressure and civil society says the country must rethink how it funds and delivers care before the cracks […]