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The six-monthly anti-HIV jab could be in 360 clinics by February. Who should get the first doses? - Bhekisisa
One in ten clinics in South Africa — across 22 health districts in six provinces — will start to hand out a twice-a-year anti-HIV jab as early as February. The country’s medicines regulator, Sahpra,…
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SA’s medicines regulator, SAHPRA will decide if #LEN — the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab — gets the green light by the end of October. If approved, roll-out starts Feb 2026 across 360 clinics via @miamalan.bsky.social. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Join our webinar to hear from these health experts on how migration, gender inequality & disrupted services connect climate and HIV:
🌦️ Christopher Jack - (UCT, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
🩸 Coceka Nogoduka - (Public health specialist, former UNAids)
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🌦️ Christopher Jack - (UCT, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
🩸 Coceka Nogoduka - (Public health specialist, former UNAids)
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join our webinar to hear from these health experts on how migration, gender inequality & disrupted services connect climate and HIV:
🌦️ Christopher Jack - (UCT, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
🩸 Coceka Nogoduka - (Public health specialist, former UNAids)
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🌦️ Christopher Jack - (UCT, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
🩸 Coceka Nogoduka - (Public health specialist, former UNAids)
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Floods. Droughts. Displacement.
For people living with HIV, these weather events make it harder to get HIV treatment and medication.
Join our webinar to uncover how climate shocks are rewriting the HIV story.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #Storytelling
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For people living with HIV, these weather events make it harder to get HIV treatment and medication.
Join our webinar to uncover how climate shocks are rewriting the HIV story.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #Storytelling
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Floods. Droughts. Displacement.
For people living with HIV, these weather events make it harder to get HIV treatment and medication.
Join our webinar to uncover how climate shocks are rewriting the HIV story.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #Storytelling
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
For people living with HIV, these weather events make it harder to get HIV treatment and medication.
Join our webinar to uncover how climate shocks are rewriting the HIV story.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #Storytelling
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
#HIV isn't classified as a "notifiable" disease because SA's surveillance systems are so advanced they work without mandatory reporting. But under the #NHIAct, that classification could block some from treatment. youtu.be/EPvaFTkbJYE
Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?
This week, the High Court ruled that blocking foreigners from healthcare is unconstitutional. So why does the National Health Insurance Act say that’s what we should do when it comes to HIV services?…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#HIV isn't classified as a "notifiable" disease because SA's surveillance systems are so advanced they work without mandatory reporting. But under the #NHIAct, that classification could block some from treatment. youtu.be/EPvaFTkbJYE
In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone explains the NHI’s policy paradox. #BhekisisaInYourInbox mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone explains the NHI’s policy paradox. #BhekisisaInYourInbox mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
“Zohran Mamdani's victory reveals middle-class frustration with broken promises, not an embrace of far-left ideology.” Read more in Jessica Pitchford’s pick in today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Zohran Mamdani's victory reveals middle-class frustration with broken promises, not an embrace of far-left ideology.” Read more in Jessica Pitchford’s pick in today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
Blocking foreigners from hospitals and clinics is unconstitutional, according to a ruling in the High Court last week. Here’s how the #NHIAct could do the same thing for #HIVTreatment. youtu.be/EPvaFTkbJYE
Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?
This week, the High Court ruled that blocking foreigners from healthcare is unconstitutional. So why does the National Health Insurance Act say that’s what we should do when it comes to HIV services?…
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Blocking foreigners from hospitals and clinics is unconstitutional, according to a ruling in the High Court last week. Here’s how the #NHIAct could do the same thing for #HIVTreatment. youtu.be/EPvaFTkbJYE
The High Court affirmed everyone's right to healthcare last week. So why does the #NHIAct exclude foreigners from #HIVTreatment? Find out in this interview with Section27’s Sasha Stevenson. bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula's healthcare blockades? - Bhekisisa
This week, the High Court ruled that blocking foreigners from healthcare is unconstitutional. So why does the National Health Insurance Act say that’s what we should do when it comes to HIV services?…
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November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The High Court affirmed everyone's right to healthcare last week. So why does the #NHIAct exclude foreigners from #HIVTreatment? Find out in this interview with Section27’s Sasha Stevenson. bhekisisa.org/health-beat-...
2 superbugs cause 50%+ baby-killer infections in Soweto. Why is it important that we know that? Our data team breaks it down in today’s newsletter — and what can be done about it. #BhekisisaInYourInbox mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
2 superbugs cause 50%+ baby-killer infections in Soweto. Why is it important that we know that? Our data team breaks it down in today’s newsletter — and what can be done about it. #BhekisisaInYourInbox mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
About 112 children under five died in #SA every day in 2023, Unicef figures show. Here’s how data is helping doctors understand what to do about it. Read more. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
About 112 children under five died in #SA every day in 2023, Unicef figures show. Here’s how data is helping doctors understand what to do about it. Read more. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Families living alongside the huge Thukela-Vaal transfer scheme get no water.
Read more in Nicole Ludolph’s pick, from GroundUp, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox.
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Read more in Nicole Ludolph’s pick, from GroundUp, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Families living alongside the huge Thukela-Vaal transfer scheme get no water.
Read more in Nicole Ludolph’s pick, from GroundUp, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox.
mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
Read more in Nicole Ludolph’s pick, from GroundUp, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox.
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Superbugs are bad. But they’re even worse for newborn babies. Here’s what data from the #SA leg of the @CHAMPS_health network study shows. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Superbugs are bad. But they’re even worse for newborn babies. Here’s what data from the #SA leg of the @CHAMPS_health network study shows. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Babies dying within the first month of life make up almost half of the roughly 4.8-million deaths in children under five worldwide. Here’s what #SA data says about the reasons.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Babies dying within the first month of life make up almost half of the roughly 4.8-million deaths in children under five worldwide. Here’s what #SA data says about the reasons.
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A young woman cried so hard her nose bled. No rooms were available, so they sat in a corridor. This is #RuralHealthcare — improvised, deeply human, and often invisible in official metrics. Read this essay by one doctor in #KZN. bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
Three mental health breakdowns. One rural clinic. And a lesson in ubuntu in a time of scarce resources - Bhekisisa
On a recent day, Indira Govender, a doctor in a rural community in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was busy with her weekly session at the local clinic when she witnessed three people breaking down mentally.…
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November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A young woman cried so hard her nose bled. No rooms were available, so they sat in a corridor. This is #RuralHealthcare — improvised, deeply human, and often invisible in official metrics. Read this essay by one doctor in #KZN. bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
uButhi stormed the clinic grounds, sedated but unaffected, uMalume wandered between waiting areas, his bellowing laughter drawing crowds. Sometimes healing looks nothing like the textbook says it should. #MentalHealth #RuralHealthcare bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
Three mental health breakdowns. One rural clinic. And a lesson in ubuntu in a time of scarce resources - Bhekisisa
On a recent day, Indira Govender, a doctor in a rural community in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was busy with her weekly session at the local clinic when she witnessed three people breaking down mentally.…
bhekisisa.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
uButhi stormed the clinic grounds, sedated but unaffected, uMalume wandered between waiting areas, his bellowing laughter drawing crowds. Sometimes healing looks nothing like the textbook says it should. #MentalHealth #RuralHealthcare bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
In September, the Eastern Cape High Court ordered the police minister to pay Andy Kawa more than R25-million due to the SAPS’s negligent handling of her rape case. Read her book, chosen by Jessica Pitchford, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In September, the Eastern Cape High Court ordered the police minister to pay Andy Kawa more than R25-million due to the SAPS’s negligent handling of her rape case. Read her book, chosen by Jessica Pitchford, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
South Africa is the first African country to register the revolutionary #PrEP jab, lenacapavir (LEN).
But how does it work? Our Mia Malan explained in her recent appearance on Newzroom Afrika.
Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiQq...
Read more: bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
But how does it work? Our Mia Malan explained in her recent appearance on Newzroom Afrika.
Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiQq...
Read more: bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
South Africa is the first African country to register the revolutionary #PrEP jab, lenacapavir (LEN).
But how does it work? Our Mia Malan explained in her recent appearance on Newzroom Afrika.
Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiQq...
Read more: bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
But how does it work? Our Mia Malan explained in her recent appearance on Newzroom Afrika.
Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiQq...
Read more: bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
One night. Three #MentalHealth crises. No ambulances. But what happened next at this rural #KZN clinic wasn't a system failure. Read one doctor's powerful reflection on what we miss when we only measure resources, not humanity. bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
Three mental health breakdowns. One rural clinic. And a lesson in ubuntu in a time of scarce resources - Bhekisisa
On a recent day, Indira Govender, a doctor in a rural community in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was busy with her weekly session at the local clinic when she witnessed three people breaking down mentally.…
bhekisisa.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
One night. Three #MentalHealth crises. No ambulances. But what happened next at this rural #KZN clinic wasn't a system failure. Read one doctor's powerful reflection on what we miss when we only measure resources, not humanity. bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
In today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, Tanya Pampalone introduces us to a powerful essay about ubuntu, intuition and kindness. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
In today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, Tanya Pampalone introduces us to a powerful essay about ubuntu, intuition and kindness. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
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Congrats to South Africa! A big step towards reigning in the global HIV epidemic
South Africa's become the first African country to approve the groundbreaking twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir (LEN). Our @miamalan.bsky.social spoke to CapeTalk to explain why the country what's next.
Click the link to listen to the full interview: omny.fm/shows/the-jo...
Click the link to listen to the full interview: omny.fm/shows/the-jo...
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Congrats to South Africa! A big step towards reigning in the global HIV epidemic
South Africa's become the first African country to approve the groundbreaking twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir (LEN). Our @miamalan.bsky.social spoke to CapeTalk to explain why the country what's next.
Click the link to listen to the full interview: omny.fm/shows/the-jo...
Click the link to listen to the full interview: omny.fm/shows/the-jo...
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
South Africa's become the first African country to approve the groundbreaking twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir (LEN). Our @miamalan.bsky.social spoke to CapeTalk to explain why the country what's next.
Click the link to listen to the full interview: omny.fm/shows/the-jo...
Click the link to listen to the full interview: omny.fm/shows/the-jo...
In our latest #BhekisisaInYourInbox: climate change, its mental health impact and what can be done to lighten the load. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In our latest #BhekisisaInYourInbox: climate change, its mental health impact and what can be done to lighten the load. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
When KwaZulu-Natal flooded in April 2022, over 500 lives were lost. What wasn’t immediately visible was the mental health toll. We explore the psychological fallout of climate change with Collins Iwuji and his team at the Africa Health Research Institute’s Wema project.
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[Health Beat 35] Surviving floods: Why mental health services can’t be an afterthought
Imagine watching loved ones swept away, land and livestock destroyed, possessions lost within hours. For many, that’s reality as climate disasters wreak havoc on lives and livelihoods. Health Beat…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When KwaZulu-Natal flooded in April 2022, over 500 lives were lost. What wasn’t immediately visible was the mental health toll. We explore the psychological fallout of climate change with Collins Iwuji and his team at the Africa Health Research Institute’s Wema project.
youtu.be/XHWRr_3-jCc?...
youtu.be/XHWRr_3-jCc?...
“The story of how we are born is the story of us all, and so we must go back to the start,” writes Lucy Inglis, author of “Born: A History of Childbirth”. Find out more from Rosaline Daniel’s pick for our #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
How floods traumatised eMbo’s people
eMbo isn’t that far from Durban. Only 50km west of the bustling city, it’s a different world. The pace here is slow, with few physical signs of the floods that swept through the valley in 2022. Our...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“The story of how we are born is the story of us all, and so we must go back to the start,” writes Lucy Inglis, author of “Born: A History of Childbirth”. Find out more from Rosaline Daniel’s pick for our #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
Sahpra approved #LEN in just 65 days, setting a new national record for fast approvals outside the COVID pandemic.
Government now plans to offer the jab at 360 clinics from early next year — in the districts with the highest HIV infections.
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Government now plans to offer the jab at 360 clinics from early next year — in the districts with the highest HIV infections.
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
SA becomes the first African country to register the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab — at record speed - Bhekisisa
South Africa has become the first African country — and our medicines regulator the third worldwide — to register the revolutionary twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir (LEN). The shot could bring…
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October 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sahpra approved #LEN in just 65 days, setting a new national record for fast approvals outside the COVID pandemic.
Government now plans to offer the jab at 360 clinics from early next year — in the districts with the highest HIV infections.
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Government now plans to offer the jab at 360 clinics from early next year — in the districts with the highest HIV infections.
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
SA pharma couldn't make #LEN’s ingredient (yet) — it has 28 steps. But work is underway to build local capacity. Jobs + access = win-win. 🇿🇦 #LocalManufacturing bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
SA becomes the first African country to register the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab — at record speed - Bhekisisa
South Africa has become the first African country — and our medicines regulator the third worldwide — to register the revolutionary twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir (LEN). The shot could bring…
bhekisisa.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
SA pharma couldn't make #LEN’s ingredient (yet) — it has 28 steps. But work is underway to build local capacity. Jobs + access = win-win. 🇿🇦 #LocalManufacturing bhekisisa.org/health-news-...