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MEC Ntandokazi Capa says about 3,500 people are on the twice-yearly HIV jab, and that donor-funded dose supply will decide how fast the rollout grows.
All four new mpox cases confirmed on 18 October are in the Eastern Cape and Free State, provinces with no earlier cases, taking the 2026 total to 26.
NICD data show 6,186 confirmed measles cases this year and a fast-growing rubella outbreak, with the Northern Cape the hardest hit per head.
Parliament's health committee wants every invoice and approval behind R183m in NHI communication payments as the SIU and Auditor-General investigate.
Funders estimate the 2.88% medicine price hike adds about R1bn to medical scheme costs in 2027. It was announced the day scheme budgets were due.
SAPC and SAHPRA are preparing revised pharmacy compounding rules as demand for injectable weight-loss and diabetes medicines tests the line between patient-specific preparation and commercial manufacture.
Residents of Macassar in the Western Cape now have improved access to affordable primary healthcare through a new Sha’p Left nurse clinic, established through a partnership between Dis-Chem’s Better Tomorrow programme and the Cipla Foundation. Led by experienced nurse practitioner Patricia-Ann Smith, the clinic aims to bring essential healthcare closer to the community while supporting nurse entrepreneurship and easing pressure on public health facilities.
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka’s unannounced 8 October inspection at Charlotte Maxeke flagged medicine shortages, staffing gaps and pressure on a 2 December 2026 rebuild handover target.
Gauteng cites 61 podiatrists and 63,046 diabetic foot consultations in 2025/26 — service activity that still needs confirmation and outcome measures beyond totals.
When a Gauteng pharmacy is out of stock, patients should not self-ration. Ask what is unavailable, where else to collect, and get clinical advice before changing treatment.
NICD week 40 reports no new confirmed toxigenic diphtheria cases but one additional death; the national count remains 43 confirmed cases.
Kenya confirmed its first imported Bundibugyo Ebola case after travel from the DRC via Uganda. South Africa's traveller screening and referral hospitals remain the practical local lens.