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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 […]

RURAL HEALTH CHAMPIONS

Ordinary people in rural areas do extraordinary things

Dr Nicole Fiolet leads the charge against cervical cancer and diabetes in rural Mpumalanga

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among South African women. Every year in South Africa, approximately 10,700 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, […]

Challenges to exclusive breastfeeding in Limpopo

Exclusive breastfeeding is an important part of infant survival and healthy development. Yet many mothers face cultural, social, and systemic barriers that make it difficult […]

Mental health in rural SA needs a dedicated strategy to ensure communities are not left behind

As a country South Africa has strong mental health policies on paper. But these are not being implemented equitably. Rural areas are especially disadvantaged, with […]

SA government takes a big step towards plugging the gap left by PEPFAR withdrawal

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced a R1 billion funding injection. Motsoaledi said the National Treasury had agreed to make an additional allocation of R750 million […]

Teenage pregnancy is a social justice emergency in rural areas

Over 90,000 pregnancies were recorded among girls aged 10 to 19 in 2024 alone, with 2,328 of these involving children aged between 10 and 14. […]

Civil society organisations provide budget inputs to parliament

Civil society organisations are sounding the alarm over South Africa’s underfunded public health system, warning that continued neglect is threatening years of progress in reducing […]