Health

US pulls funding for South African medical research

NIH cancels subawards and routine renewals for South African grants

How US funding cuts are forcing sex workers to share HIV medicines

Sex workers say they are devastated following the closure of US-funded clinics

Our HIV programme is collapsing — and our government is nowhere to be seen

But urgent action can save us

US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 extra HIV infections in SA by 2028

Experts say this can be avoided if the South African government covers some of the defunded services

Court orders Gauteng health department to treat cancer patients

Judge rules failure to deal with backlog of patients needing radiation treatment is unconstitutional

SA has world class medical researchers – they can and should be bailed out

A thriving black market for medicines has emerged in Joburg

Immigrants shunned by clinics resort to buying unregulated medicines from illegal vendors

Days of protests in Indwe over hospital downgrade

Health MEC assures residents there will be no downgrade if they are against it

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

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