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It is a time for solutions, says Prof Tulio de Oliveira in face of US funding cuts

2 months ago | spotlightnsp.co.za | Tiyese Jeranji |Ektaa Deochand |Mbalenhle Baduza |Luvuyo Mehlwana

Professor Tulio de Oliveira. (Photo: Supplied) News & Features24th February 2025 | Biénne Huisman Cuts to United States spending on aid and medical research have caused widespread havoc and anxiety in the last month. Professor Tulio de Oliveira sat down with Spotlight’s Biénne Huisman to talk through what it might mean for health research in South Africa.
There is a 'worrying’ resurgence of sexually transmitted infections in Gauteng

Feb 21, 2024 | spotlightnsp.co.za | Biénne Huisman |Kathryn Cleary |Mbalenhle Baduza |Amy Green

The Gauteng Department of Health recorded an increase in newly acquired sexually transmitted infections. (Photo: Pexels) News & Features21st February 2024 | Ufrieda Ho There’s a comeback of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in South Africa and around the world. The Gauteng Department of Health recently reported an increase of newly acquired STIs, in particular gonorrhoea and chlamydia.
Hospital histories: Sizwe, where lives have been saved since Joburg’s earliest days

Oct 4, 2023 | spotlightnsp.co.za | Elri Voigt |Adele Baleta |Kathryn Cleary |Mbalenhle Baduza

For the past 128 years, a hospital tucked away on what was once a rural farm in Johannesburg East has been fighting to turn the tables on a disease that has plagued humankind for millennia.
Analysis: Incentives seem to work in private healthcare, why not in public?

Aug 14, 2023 | spotlightnsp.co.za | Tiyese Jeranji |Amy Green |Mbalenhle Baduza |Adele Baleta

Doing ‘the right thing’ for one’s health, be it eating well, exercising, or going for an annual HIV test or blood pressure check, is easier said than done. One way to nudge people to make these ‘right’ decisions is to offer rewards or incentives. Comment & Analysis14th August 2023 | Amy Green Doing ‘the right thing’ for one’s health, be it eating well, exercising, or going for an annual HIV test or blood pressure check, is easier said than done.
Opinion: Making good on the promise of SA’s TB Recovery Plan

Mar 23, 2023 | spotlightnsp.co.za | Khanyisa Mapipa |Salomé Meyer |Mbalenhle Baduza |Refilwe Mochoari

In 2021, TB accounted for 56 000 deaths in the country. The disease remains the leading cause of death in South Africa. PHOTO: GCIS Comment & Analysis23rd March 2023 | Wieda Human, Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, Janet Giddy, Ingrid Schoeman and Helene-Mari van der Westhuizen Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death in South Africa. In 2021, TB accounted for 56 000 deaths and 304 000 people got sick with TB in the country.