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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 […]

South Africa joins the global commemoration of Universal Health Coverage Day 2025

By: Palesa Chidi and Aphelele Buqwana For many South Africans, the cost of basic healthcare has become its own kind of emergency. That is the […]

Global leaders sound alarm on Antimicrobial Resistance as silent pandemic claims more than one million lives each year

Global health experts have issued an urgent call for coordinated action on antimicrobial resistance at the 5th Annual Global Media Forum. The gathering, held ahead […]

Prioritise health spending says RHAP to Parliament’s Special Appropriations Committee

The boost of R754 million to the health sector through the Special Appropriations Bill this year has been welcomed by the Rural Health Advocacy Project. […]

Rural Health Conference 2025: Voices, activism, and action for equity

With the theme ‘Rural Health in Real Life’, the 28th Rural Health Conference brought together health professionals, policymakers, researchers, and communities, to once again tackle […]

Marathon runner helps fight period poverty in rural Eastern Cape

By: Health-e News In the rural town of Ngcobo in the former Transkei in the Eastern Cape, an athlete turned philanthropist is working to alleviate […]