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What will HIV funding look like in 2026? - Bhekisisa
After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to Mitchell Warren from the New York-based HIV…
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One year after the Trump Administration funding cuts: SA’s #HIV response is still reeling. Thousands of health workers lost their jobs. Clinics closed overnight. And the R2-billion pledge that brought relief for some programmes ends in March.
What happens next? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What happens next? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Read how by shifting how we think about #obesity — from personal failing to #chronic disease — could open up healthcare coverage, reduce stigma and enable evidence-based treatment. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Obesity: The chronic disease that isn’t treated like one - Bhekisisa
A review of 37 studies found that when people stop taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, the weight comes back. Experts working in obesity aren’t surprised because, they say, just like type 2…
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February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Read how by shifting how we think about #obesity — from personal failing to #chronic disease — could open up healthcare coverage, reduce stigma and enable evidence-based treatment. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
“One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers.” Read Jessica Pitchford’s pick, from The Guardian, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers.” Read Jessica Pitchford’s pick, from The Guardian, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox.
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#BigFood is using #BigTobacco's playbook: target children early with toys and marketing, get customers for life. SA's childhood #obesity rates are soaring and the health burden will hit in 20-30 years. What can be done? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Obesity: The chronic disease that isn’t treated like one - Bhekisisa
A review of 37 studies found that when people stop taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, the weight comes back. Experts working in obesity aren’t surprised because, they say, just like type 2…
bhekisisa.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
#BigFood is using #BigTobacco's playbook: target children early with toys and marketing, get customers for life. SA's childhood #obesity rates are soaring and the health burden will hit in 20-30 years. What can be done? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
"We can't wait 5-10 years for cheaper drugs. #Obesity is a disease of our time." Read our interview with Nomathemba Chandiwana on the urgency of the rising rates of obesity in SA — and what we need to do about it. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
February 9, 2026 at 10:46 AM
"We can't wait 5-10 years for cheaper drugs. #Obesity is a disease of our time." Read our interview with Nomathemba Chandiwana on the urgency of the rising rates of obesity in SA — and what we need to do about it. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
#Ultraprocessed foods = 40% of the average South African's diet. With poverty, it's not choosing healthy vs. unhealthy food. It's often choosing between food and no food. Read how malnutrition is driving our #obesity crisis. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Obesity: The chronic disease that isn’t treated like one - Bhekisisa
A review of 37 studies found that when people stop taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, the weight comes back. Experts working in obesity aren’t surprised because, they say, just like type 2…
bhekisisa.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
#Ultraprocessed foods = 40% of the average South African's diet. With poverty, it's not choosing healthy vs. unhealthy food. It's often choosing between food and no food. Read how malnutrition is driving our #obesity crisis. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
“Do we need every global health organisation? Do we need every global advocacy organisation?” A year after #Pepfar cuts, Avac's Mitchell Warren expects fewer acronyms in global health. But stronger ones. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What will HIV funding look like in 2026? - Bhekisisa
After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to Mitchell Warren from the New York-based HIV…
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February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“Do we need every global health organisation? Do we need every global advocacy organisation?” A year after #Pepfar cuts, Avac's Mitchell Warren expects fewer acronyms in global health. But stronger ones. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Avac’s Mitchell Warren on #HIV in 2026: after an earthquake, architects don't build the same building again — they build something far more resilient. This is building forward, not building back. #TrumpFundingCuts bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What will HIV funding look like in 2026? - Bhekisisa
After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to Mitchell Warren from the New York-based HIV…
bhekisisa.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Avac’s Mitchell Warren on #HIV in 2026: after an earthquake, architects don't build the same building again — they build something far more resilient. This is building forward, not building back. #TrumpFundingCuts bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Avac’s Mitchell Warren on South Africa and the #HIVFundingCuts: "It needs to dig deep, both in its ability to be smart and strategic, and it needs to dig deep into its pocketbook.” And #lenacapavir is a priority. #PrEP bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What will HIV funding look like in 2026? - Bhekisisa
After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to Mitchell Warren from the New York-based HIV…
bhekisisa.org
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Avac’s Mitchell Warren on South Africa and the #HIVFundingCuts: "It needs to dig deep, both in its ability to be smart and strategic, and it needs to dig deep into its pocketbook.” And #lenacapavir is a priority. #PrEP bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
One of the most outrageous Pepfar cuts was to not track the data, or at least not report on it. Now we're operating with one hand tied behind our back. We spoke to Avac's Mitchell Warren on measuring HIV funding impact without numbers. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What will HIV funding look like in 2026? - Bhekisisa
After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to Mitchell Warren from the New York-based HIV…
bhekisisa.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
One of the most outrageous Pepfar cuts was to not track the data, or at least not report on it. Now we're operating with one hand tied behind our back. We spoke to Avac's Mitchell Warren on measuring HIV funding impact without numbers. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
A recent report warns that the world is short of nearly a million midwives. Read more in Nicole Ludolph’s pick, from The Guardian, in today's #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A recent report warns that the world is short of nearly a million midwives. Read more in Nicole Ludolph’s pick, from The Guardian, in today's #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
What "strategic partnerships" mean when budgets shrink: instead of two orgs hosting conference sessions on #PrEP, one does it with the other's support. The #HIV sector is fundamentally restructuring. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What will HIV funding look like in 2026? - Bhekisisa
After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to Mitchell Warren from the New York-based HIV…
bhekisisa.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
What "strategic partnerships" mean when budgets shrink: instead of two orgs hosting conference sessions on #PrEP, one does it with the other's support. The #HIV sector is fundamentally restructuring. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
After a year of funding cuts to #HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to AVAC's Mitchell Warren to find out what that means for South Africa and global public health. Read about it in our latest newsletter. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 AM
After a year of funding cuts to #HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to AVAC's Mitchell Warren to find out what that means for South Africa and global public health. Read about it in our latest newsletter. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
One year after the Trump Administration funding cuts: SA’s #HIV response is still reeling. Thousands of health workers lost their jobs. Clinics closed overnight. And the R2-billion pledge that brought relief for some programmes ends in March.
What happens next? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What happens next? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What will HIV funding look like in 2026? - Bhekisisa
After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to Mitchell Warren from the New York-based HIV…
bhekisisa.org
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
One year after the Trump Administration funding cuts: SA’s #HIV response is still reeling. Thousands of health workers lost their jobs. Clinics closed overnight. And the R2-billion pledge that brought relief for some programmes ends in March.
What happens next? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What happens next? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
‘Try and register a #DomesticWorker with UIF. You'll pull out your teeth,’ says one labour lawyer. Only 20% of employers comply. That leaves thousands without #MaternityBenefits. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
‘Try and register a #DomesticWorker with UIF. You'll pull out your teeth,’ says one labour lawyer. Only 20% of employers comply. That leaves thousands without #MaternityBenefits. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
How are Australia’s teens dodging the country’s social media ban? Read Jessica Pitchford’s pick, from The Spectator, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
How are Australia’s teens dodging the country’s social media ban? Read Jessica Pitchford’s pick, from The Spectator, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
Stunting affects 1 in 4 SA children. The biggest predictor isn't what children eat — it's what their mothers eat during pregnancy. A #MaternalGrant could help break this cycle before it starts. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
February 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Stunting affects 1 in 4 SA children. The biggest predictor isn't what children eat — it's what their mothers eat during pregnancy. A #MaternalGrant could help break this cycle before it starts. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Many #DomesticWorkers face an impossible choice: #breastfeed your baby or pay the bills. This decision has lifelong health consequences. Read more about a decade-old proposal that could help. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Many #DomesticWorkers face an impossible choice: #breastfeed your baby or pay the bills. This decision has lifelong health consequences. Read more about a decade-old proposal that could help. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
A proposed #MaternalGrant would give pregnant women earning under R5 000/month nine payments of R560. Cost-benefit analysis shows it could save government R13.8bn annually. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A proposed #MaternalGrant would give pregnant women earning under R5 000/month nine payments of R560. Cost-benefit analysis shows it could save government R13.8bn annually. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Only 20% of employers register #DomesticWorkers for UIF — even though it's legally required. This leaves thousands of mothers without access to maternity benefits that could help them #breastfeed longer. #MaternalHealth bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
February 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Only 20% of employers register #DomesticWorkers for UIF — even though it's legally required. This leaves thousands of mothers without access to maternity benefits that could help them #breastfeed longer. #MaternalHealth bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
The jab is called #lenacapavir (LEN). It works almost 100% to stop HIV through sex — and only needs two injections a year.
Find out what Buhle Sikade, who has used it for 3 years, tells her boyfriend.
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Find out what Buhle Sikade, who has used it for 3 years, tells her boyfriend.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The jab is called #lenacapavir (LEN). It works almost 100% to stop HIV through sex — and only needs two injections a year.
Find out what Buhle Sikade, who has used it for 3 years, tells her boyfriend.
bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
Find out what Buhle Sikade, who has used it for 3 years, tells her boyfriend.
bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
Life on earth, as we know it, is impossible without access to safe drinking water. Read more on how to keep water safe in Anna Maria van Niekerk’s pick, from The Conversation. #BhekisisaInYourInbox
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January 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Life on earth, as we know it, is impossible without access to safe drinking water. Read more on how to keep water safe in Anna Maria van Niekerk’s pick, from The Conversation. #BhekisisaInYourInbox
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Buhle Sikade says the small, temporary lumps from the injection are “a small price to pay”.
Her plan? “To protect myself against #HIV — until I die.” Here’s why she’s used #LEN for the past 3 years. bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
Her plan? “To protect myself against #HIV — until I die.” Here’s why she’s used #LEN for the past 3 years. bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
January 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Buhle Sikade says the small, temporary lumps from the injection are “a small price to pay”.
Her plan? “To protect myself against #HIV — until I die.” Here’s why she’s used #LEN for the past 3 years. bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
Her plan? “To protect myself against #HIV — until I die.” Here’s why she’s used #LEN for the past 3 years. bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
In our latest newsletter, @miamalan.bsky.social and Anna Maria van Niekerk introduce us to Buhle Sikade, 22, who has been using the six-monthly #HIV prevention jab for the past three years. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
January 30, 2026 at 9:15 AM
In our latest newsletter, @miamalan.bsky.social and Anna Maria van Niekerk introduce us to Buhle Sikade, 22, who has been using the six-monthly #HIV prevention jab for the past three years. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
Buhle Sikade, 22, is using a twice-a-year injection to protect herself from HIV.
From April 1, 456 000 HIV-negative people in SA can get the same jab — for free — at 360 clinics.
Here’s why Buhle has been using #LEN for 3 years.
bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
From April 1, 456 000 HIV-negative people in SA can get the same jab — for free — at 360 clinics.
Here’s why Buhle has been using #LEN for 3 years.
bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
January 30, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Buhle Sikade, 22, is using a twice-a-year injection to protect herself from HIV.
From April 1, 456 000 HIV-negative people in SA can get the same jab — for free — at 360 clinics.
Here’s why Buhle has been using #LEN for 3 years.
bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
From April 1, 456 000 HIV-negative people in SA can get the same jab — for free — at 360 clinics.
Here’s why Buhle has been using #LEN for 3 years.
bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
The department of health says SA’s first shipment of the six-monthly #HIV prevention injection #LEN will arrive in mid-February. Meet a woman who has been using the jab for the past 3 years. bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
The anti-HIV jab Buhle trusts — and 456 000 South Africans can soon get for free - Bhekisisa
For the past three years, Buhle Sikade, 22, has been using an injection that gives her almost foolproof protection against getting HIV through sex — medicine that around 456 000 other HIV-negative…
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January 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The department of health says SA’s first shipment of the six-monthly #HIV prevention injection #LEN will arrive in mid-February. Meet a woman who has been using the jab for the past 3 years. bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...