After two years of strict budget limits in healthcare, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 budget speech aimed to fix funding shortages in the public health system. The health budget will rise from R277 billion in 2024/25 to R298.8 billion in 2025/26 and is...
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has taken a significant step towards implementing the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act by publishing the first draft regulations. These regulations focus on Section 55 of the Act, detailing the governance structure and processes of...
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has acknowledged that the South African government cannot entirely compensate for the funding gap left by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) following the termination of USAID-funded health programmes by...
The South African government launched the “Close the Gap” campaign in February, aiming to set an ambitious target of placing an additional 1.1 million people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) by the end of 2025. With approximately 7.8 million individuals...
A recent study by the South African Medical Research Council (MRC) has revealed a significant gap in the official reporting of HIV-related deaths, which could weaken the effectiveness of the country’s public health programs. The findings indicate a worrying disparity...
