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READ: The court ruling that gives qualifying #pharmacists the green light to provide #HIV & TB meds without a script. SECTION27 South African Pharmacy Council SANAC Hon Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, MP 🇿🇦🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 Sibongile Tshabalala Anele Yawa Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS) Francois Venter Linda-Gail Bekker equitableaccess_russrensburg spotlightnsp.co.za/2023/08/18/in-…

Just in: SA close to meeting TB research funding targets, but most countries falling short. Catherine Tomlinson unpacks new Treatment Action Group (TAG) data spotlightnsp.co.za/2023/12/06/ana… Stop TB Partnership SAMRC @dsigovza Desmond Tutu TB Centre TBAC_sa Gates Foundation NIH @tac TBProof Africa Health Research Institute The Aurum Institute

A South African company has secured the rights to manufacture a ring used to prevent #HIV infection. The ring contains an #antiretroviral drug called #dapivirine. | Catherine Tomlinson Kiara Health Population Council spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/02/29/sa-…

MUST READ | Condom distribution in South Africa has dropped dramatically over the last five years, finds a Spotlight analysis of data recently published in the Health System Trust’s District Health Barometer. | Catherine Tomlinson spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/04/02/con…

HST in the news! Spotlight Dramatic decline in condom distribution in SA, new figures show spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/04/02/con…

#InTheSpotlight | Diabetes is a leading killer in SA – yet we don’t know who has it or where they are In this new series, Catherine Tomlinson unpacks the diabetes crisis in our country. It's the second leading cause of death but there is no clear picture how many people have diabetes

HIV prevention injections have been registered for use in South Africa, but very few people will be able to get the jabs. | Spotlight brnw.ch/21wKCsi

“There is a lot of work still to be done," says the Joburg woman after dropping her court case against a multibillion-dollar US company that cut its price for life-changing #cysticfibrosis medicines in SA. Cheri Nel Catherine Tomlinson spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/08/06/cas… TAC Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa

News24 | IN THE SPOTLIGHT | Poorly controlled diabetes is a top killer. It is time to take it more seriously dlvr.it/TC4nG5

#InTheSpotlight | The longer we wait, the more killer diabetes will cost SA In this Spotlight special briefing, Catherine Tomlinson looks at what the country needs to do to better manage diabetes and how we can draw lessons from the response to HIV. spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/08/20/int…

Spotlight’s top four healthcare questions for 2025 From the ongoing political and legal battles over NHI, to the far-reaching health impacts of political change in the US, it is set to be another tumultuous year for healthcare in South Africa and around the globe, writes

MUST READ | America’s abandonment of foreign aid for health relinquishes soft power. President Cyril Ramaphosa can show strong leadership by urging wealthy countries to increase support for the health systems of poorer nations, write Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low.

MUST READ | The effectiveness of diabetes and weight loss drugs like #Ozempic and Mounjaro has dominated health headlines. Spotlight's Catherine Tomlinson breaks down the availability and pricing of GLP-1 agonists in SA. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/02/06/oze…

JUST PUBLISHED | The SA Medical Research Council relies on US agencies for 28% of its budget, leaving it “heavily exposed” to the US health research funding cuts. Professor Ntobeko Ntusi gives us more details in this report by Catherine Tomlinson. SAMRC spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/02/11/sa-…

#InsideTheBox | In the first of a new series of monthly columns for Spotlight, Dr Andy Gray considers what we mean when we refer to medicines as “essential” – something that is routinely done by the WHO and health authorities in many countries. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/02/19/ins…

DASHED? A group of leading African researchers trying to develop effective vaccines against #HIV is trying to salvage their ambitious research after US funding cuts, reports Catherine Tomlinson. SAMRC Glenda Gray Linda-Gail Bekker Ntobeko Ntusi spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/10/us-…

MUST READ | Researchers in South Africa are in limbo amid growing, but still unconfirmed, fears that over R800 million in research grants from the NIH could soon be cut. Catherine Tomlinson reports. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/20/fea…

MUST READ | The sudden and severe US cuts to grants from the world’s largest health research funder threaten to unravel the medical research landscape in SA. Will the government turn this crisis into an opportunity for renewal? Marcus Low spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/04/03/sa-…

SHINGLES UPDATE | The only shingles vaccine in SA has been discontinued. A newer version is available overseas. Those in SA who can afford it and are willing to go through extra steps may still be able to get it, reports Catherine Tomlinson. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/05/27/why…

Two new antibiotics offer hope for people with gonorrhoea that is resistant to currently available drugs. Yet, it might be years before the people who need these medicines can get them, reports Catherine Tomlinson. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/06/02/the…