insert_link South AfricaAfrican Union wants 60% of vaccines to be locally produced by 2030 (Photo by: africacdc.org) South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, has warned that cholera outbreaks are increasing across Africa, coinciding with repeated shortages of vaccines. Biovac, a South African vaccine manufacturer, has received approval from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority to begin clinical trials for its oral cholera vaccine. The move aligns with the African Union’s goal to have 60% of all routine vaccines used on the continent […] today13 November, 2025
insert_link South AfricaSA Health Minister condemns racial bias in medical schemes South Africa’s Health Minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, has publicly denounced systemic racial discrimination in the healthcare sector following the release of the Section 59 Investigation Report led by Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi. The report confirmed that major medical schemes—including Discovery, Medscheme, and the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS)- disproportionately penalised Black healthcare providers during fraud, waste, and abuse investigations. Motsoaledi, expressing his dismay, called the findings “shameful” and reiterated that there […] today8 July, 2025
insert_link South AfricaIn S.A, health ministry to Launch HIV Treatment Campaign in Soweto S.A's Health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, is set to launch a new HIV treatment campaign at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital Community Hall in Soweto, Gauteng, today. The campaign’s objective is to put an additional 1.1-million people, who are living with HIV but are not on treatment, on antiretroviral medication by the end of December. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says South Africa has 7.8-million people living with HIV and […] today25 February, 2025
