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Rebuilding South Africa’s district health system means giving districts the power to act

South Africa’s district health system is under pressure, but the conversation about its future cannot stop at identifying what is not working. That was the […]

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Russell Rensburg | Consolidate the funding of South Africa’s district health system: why reform can’t wait

Published by Spotlight District managers in South Africa’s public healthcare system currently have to juggle funding from multiple government budget lines, each with different strings […]

Health Crisis Unfolding: 7 in 10 SA Households Face Food Insecurity, Nutrition at Risk

Health Crisis Unfolding: 7 in 10 SA Households Face Food Insecurity, Nutrition at Risk. Director of the Rural Health Advocacy Project, Russell Rensburg reveals key […]

Hunger crisis on the rise in South Africa

South Africa’s largest food redistribution non-profit organisation- Foodforward SA Foundation has warned that urgent action is needed to address the deepening hunger crisis in the […]

Thank you for listening to us Mr President, says health advocates

The proposed move by the South African government to increase the tax on alcohol this year is a welcome move in the right direction, says […]

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 […]