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To end Aids by 2043, the South African government says it could get a group of local pharmaceutical companies to make generic shots of lenacapavir from 2027 onwards. There is, however, a hitch. None of the companies that will be involved have a licence to make the jab. (Julia Koblitz/ Unsplash)

SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027. But there’s a hitch

None of the companies that will be involved have a licence from the inventor of Lenacapavir, Gilead Sciences, to make the jab

  • Eyaaz
9 min read
South Africa must treat the conditions that breed diabetes, including by making healthy food affordable. Photo: File

Diabetes in South Africa: the need for evidence-based science and decisive leadership

Diabetes has become one of South Africa’s most pressing public health issues. We desperately need evidence-based science and decisive leadership to address this mounting crisis

4 min read
Wonder tree: The goal of the trial is to determine whether baobab fruit powder can improve gut integrity, lower inflammation, and positively impact blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

Can baobab fruit powder improve gut and heart health in people with obesity?

SAMRC trial will help to expand knowledge on the matter

  • Derek Davey
3 min read
Vaccines are not just medicine. They are mirrors. They show us who we are, what we value and whose lives we’re willing to protect.

The role of qualitative research in addressing vaccine hesitancy: lessons for public health in South Africa

Conducting qualitative research takes time and effort, but it interrogates essential contexts and meanings that shape our health and healthcare

  • Derek Davey
5 min read
Professor Ntobeko Ntusi, SAMRC President and CEO.

The state of health in South Africa: Reflections and future directions

While progress has been made in some sectors, there are critical gaps in the healthcare infrastructure

  • Derek Davey
4 min read
Preeclampsia is a rising threat to maternal and infant health. Urgent investment in genetic research and early detection could save thousands of lives

The case for developing alternative maternity care models in SA 

The development and implementation of new, hospital-based birthing centres with team-based maternity care models offer a promising solution

  • Derek Davey
4 min read
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana did not announce a budget allocation to plug the gap created by the termination of USAid funding to HIV/Aids organisations (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images)

SA leads HIV/Aids vaccine discovery research team

USAID has pumped $45 million in grant funding to support the work of a consortium of top African scientists from eight countries

  • Eyaaz
3 min read