South Africa’s market for GLP-1 medicines is approaching $187 million (R3 billion). Aspen says Mounjaro, which it distributes locally, is the market leader. The company...
The recent launch of the first comprehensive hypertension guidelines developed specifically for Africa marks an important step in addressing one of the continent’s most significant...
The vibrant sounds of traditional songs, colourful cultural performances, and the energy of hundreds of community members filled Kamhlushwa Stadium in the Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga,...
Plummeting child immunisation rates are now a public health emergency in South Africa and risk causing outbreaks of preventable but potentially deadly childhood diseases, the...
Parents and caregivers are urged to watch closely for signs of dehydration in children as South Africa’s rotavirus season continues, with health authorities reporting a...
At Cape Town’s Philippi Village, beside a rainbow-emblazoned mobile clinic, Olwam Plaatjie says she switched from the two-monthly cabotegravir HIV prevention injection to the six-monthly...
Ethiopia’s health-financing challenge is now visible in primary healthcare delivery: medicine shortages, staffing gaps, weak facility readiness and uneven access to essential care. With external...
South Africa has signed $405 million in loan agreements with the New Development Bank to finance two major infrastructure projects in water and healthcare, directing $205 million...
Across Africa, some of the most inventive approaches to women’s health are being shaped by women leaders combining deep expertise with an intimate understanding of...
The Health Department has moved to reassure South Africans that patients will continue to receive treatment at public healthcare facilities despite concerns about medicine shortages...
