The Gauteng Department of Health has defended its handling of disciplinary cases involving medical negligence and financial misconduct, saying it acted “in all matters where sufficient...
South Africa has recorded 2,476 laboratory-confirmed measles cases between 29 December 2025 and 21 June 2026, and health authorities are stepping up vaccination and surveillance measures...
The Gauteng Department of Health has announced a package of interventions aimed at cutting waiting times for children needing specialised surgery at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic...
More than 200 children are waiting for paediatric surgery at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH), with some young patients facing delays of up to 30...
Gauteng’s Department of Health has surpassed its provincial target for the new HIV prevention injection Lenacapavir, initiating 6,130 eligible clients between 8 June and the end...
According to IOL, growing privacy concerns and perceived judgement are driving many young South Africans away from public healthcare clinics and toward private pharmacies and online...
The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has warned that bogus doctors are becoming more difficult to identify as fraudsters use increasingly sophisticated methods, and health authorities...
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi told Parliament that lenacapavir does not cause HIV, cancer or other diseases and described the drug’s side effects as generally mild...
Gauteng will begin offering Lenacapavir, a six‑monthly injectable for HIV prevention, at 133 health facilities as part of a national expansion of prevention services. The provincial...
South Africans are right to feel like this winter’s flu is hitting harder, according to The Citizen. Health data and clinicians say influenza arrived earlier than...
