Spotlight NSP
Spotlight is an online platform that focuses on South Africa's efforts in tackling TB and HIV, along with the current status of our healthcare systems and the individuals who rely on and support them. Occasionally, we release special print versions of Spotlight when there is a need and when funding permits. Additionally, we are working on a podcast, which is currently in its early stages.
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3 weeks ago |
spotlightnsp.co.za | Elna Schutz |Elna Schütz
Despite an incredible reduction in the number of babies who acquire HIV from their mothers, many are still getting infected in this way. (Photo: Ryan Graybill/Unsplash) News & Features14th May 2025 | Elna Schütz Over the last two decades, South Africa made massive progress in reducing transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies. Even so, about 7 000 babies still contract the virus every year.
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1 month ago |
spotlightnsp.co.za | Ufrieda Ho
Many state doctors work far beyond their contracted hours due to emergencies, understaffing, and other factors. (Photo: Mulyardi/Unsplash) News & Features8th May 2025 | Ufrieda Ho Trade unions, medical associations and universities are raising the alarm that Gauteng budget cuts at the cost of doctors’ take-home pay will have dire consequences for public sector health.
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spotlightnsp.co.za | Chris Bateman
While tuberculosis is curable, recovery doesn't necessarily mean the lungs return to their original, pre-illness condition. (Photo: Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash) News & Features5th May 2025 | Chris Bateman There are over three million people alive in South Africa who have been cured of TB. But even after being cured, many continue to suffer the long-term after-effects of the disease.
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spotlightnsp.co.za | Biénne Huisman
Professor Adrie Bekker explains the findings of a study on two novel formulations for the administration of dolutegravir in babies born to mothers living with HIV. (Photo: Biénne Huisman/Spotlight) News & Features30th April 2025 | Biénne Huisman Research led by Professor Adrie Bekker is paving the way for an important HIV medicine to be made available to neonates in a way that is both safe and much more convenient than previous options.
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1 month ago |
spotlightnsp.co.za | Chris Bateman
A new study suggests that oft quoted data on what people died of is not showing the full picture. (Image: Anna Shvets/Pexels) News & Features24th April 2025 | Chris Bateman It is widely acknowledged among health and demographic experts that relying solely on what is written on death certificates does not paint an accurate picture of what people in South Africa are actually dying of.
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