May is Asthma Awareness Month, an important opportunity to focus on the challenges faced by people living with asthma in South Africa, particularly those with severe and uncontrolled symptoms. Asthma is one of the country’s most common chronic...
Zanele Matome, CEO of Welo Health South Africa’s healthcare system is under immense pressure. From ageing infrastructure to overburdened public hospitals, the cracks are widening, and the consequences are deeply human. The truth is that our system...
Ener-G-Africa (EGA) has opened five retail stores in, Lusaka, Zambia. The stores ensure EGA’s extensive range of energy saving products are more accessible to consumers in Zambia. “Zambia’s heavy reliance on charcoal and firewood for cooking has led...
Adcock Ingram Critical Care (AICC) newly appointed Operations Executive, Lucelle Iyer South Africa’s healthcare sector faces mounting pressure as international funding withdrawals threaten critical research and services. Without the financial...
In a bid to improve the care, management, and treatment outcomes of paediatric surgical and burns patients, a newly renovated paediatric burns unit to the value of R26 million donated by Surgeons for Little Lives in partnership with the Wells...
The first World Adherence Day, launching on 27 March 2025, is a call to action for healthcare professionals and patients to adhere to treatment plans, one of the most challenging issues in global health. This year’s campaign, #DontMissaMoment...
South Africa’s economy is forecast to grow by a modest 1.5% in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Coupled with the burden of servicing government debt, which is set to exceed R6.05 trillion in 2025/26, this will undermine...
The finale of the Chew on This series, titled ‘How Can the Health Promotion Levy Support and Expand Social Protection?’ is now available on Healthy Living Alliance’s (HEALA) YouTube channel. This discussion will be released ahead of South Africa’s...
By Dr. Reno Morar, Director: Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nelson Mandela University As Director of the newly established Medical School in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Nelson Mandela University, I am honoured to lead South...
