Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde

Oct 21, 2024 | spotlightnsp.co.za | Thabo Molelekwa |Refilwe Mochoari |Biénne Huisman |Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde

Family physicians undergo an extra four years of training, with an emphasis on clinical governance and knowledge of social factors influencing people’s health. (Photo: Bild von Tung Lam/Pixabay) News & Features21st October 2024 | Chris Bateman Around twenty years ago, family physicians seemed set to take up roles as critical cogs across South Africa’s public healthcare system, but in the years since, doctors trained in this speciality have largely been underutilised.

Sep 25, 2023 | allafrica.com | Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde

There is a renewed global commitment to tackle tuberculosis (TB) from global leaders who are meeting in New York today for the United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB. The meeting is the second of its kind which, this year, also had a day dedicated to discussing universal health coverage and another for pandemic preparedness.

Sep 22, 2023 | dailymaverick.co.za | Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED The second United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis is taking place in New York on Friday. Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde argues that better TB data and more transparency are needed in South Africa if we are to get and stay on the road to meeting the ambitious targets set and endorsed at this UN meeting. There is a renewed global commitment to tackle tuberculosis (TB) from global leaders who are meeting in New York today (Friday) for the United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB.

May 8, 2023 | allafrica.com | Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde

South Africa's new roadmap to tackle HIV, TB and sexually transmitted infections - the National Strategic Plan - lays out an ambitious list of priority actions that need to be undertaken over the next five years. The plan, released on World TB Day on 24 March, has been lauded for its multisectoral approach, which places a significant emphasis on the involvement of the community. It has been welcomed by several healthcare advocates.

Apr 24, 2023 | allafrica.com | Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde

South Africa's new National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB, and STIs 2023-2028 and the country's TB Recovery Plan necessitate a sharp increase in TB testing and increased enrolment into care, which will require additional spending on testing and medicines. Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde Ndawonde argues that a joint committee should be set up to review and interrogate provincial departments' resource allocation decisions for the next three years.