Health

Political will needed to save lives amid USAID funding cuts, say activists

“We will not let our people die” says Zackie Achmat

How much does our HIV response depend on US funding?

Critical services in some high-burden districts have collapsed

My five-hour wait for treatment at Mamelodi hospital

Gauteng Health MEC has said Mamelodi Regional Hospital meets National Health Insurance standards, but my experience was not good

“We were told to stop everything immediately”: Lesotho HIV programmes collapse after USAID decision

Fear of a surge in new infections as antiretroviral medicines become harder to get

Our HIV response will collapse without US funding - unless we act urgently

Reassurances that state clinics will pick up the lost services are empty

US-funded programmes in South Africa benefit the US too

The world class research conducted in SA is vital for everyone

Former tavern has served as a clinic for decades

Eastern Cape health department has no funds to build Tsomo a clinic

US funding remains frozen for many life-saving services

Despite waivers, court judgments and assurances from the embassy, USAID funding for projects that provide HIV medication has not resumed

Nearly five years and R38-million later, Mamelodi families still don’t have a clinic

The City of Tshwane fired the construction company last year

Teenager hitchhiking to the nearest clinic delivers her stillborn baby on the roadside

Villagers in the Eastern Cape town where Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born often wait six hours for an ambulance

HIV patients go weeks without medicines after US aid cut

Legal challenges have restored funding but damage has been done

Fraud flagged at the Compensation Fund

The Fund has been failing audits for 12 years and counting, Parliament told

What to expect when you’re expecting during a climate crisis

Rising global temperatures pose a serious threat to health of pregnant women and babies, say Wits researchers

Over 15,000 South African health workers’ jobs are at risk as US cuts aid

Some harm reduction and LGBTI services have already closed

1,500 Lesotho health workers sent home after US aid suspended

Trump blocking aid threatens vital health services

Explainer: HIV, HPV and cervical cancer