Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

2/16/2025, 4:45:47 PM

Last Wednesday, the CDC told their #Pepfar-funded projects they can restart in full — and reappoint laid off staff and hand out #PrEP, which waivers don’t allow. Here’s why via @miamalan. https://bhekisisa.org/health-news-south-africa/2025-02-13-breaking-defying-trump-some-pepfar-projects-can-now-restart-in-full-without-a-waiver/

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

2/17/2025, 5:19:13 PM

South Africa is signed up to a list of World Health Organisation goals to lower premature deaths from NCDs by 2025. How is the country faring? Read more here. https://bhekisisa.org/health-news-south-africa/2025-02-17-why-sa-needs-to-get-a-grip-on-diabetes-fast/

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

2/18/2025, 10:27:46 AM

“Can we truly call ourselves humanitarians if we choose the safe, comfortable corner of silence over solidarity with the communities we serve?” This is a question that employees of some #Pepfar-funded projects ask. They received clear instructions to keep quiet, out of fear that speaking up would trigger retaliation and jeopardise further funding. But was it the right way to go? Read the story. https://bhekisisa.org/health-news-south-africa/2025-02-18-how-the-health-department-will-deal-with-pepfars-near-collapse/

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

2/25/2025, 2:24:40 PM

One of the pillars of National Health Insurance (NHI) is human resources — doctors and nurses to keep our nation healthy. Our public hospitals need them, yet more than 1 000 newly trained doctors are unemployed because there’s no money to pay them. Will they be made provision for in the budget, now delayed until March 12, and equally important, will the NHI eliminate this problem in the future? Mia Malan asks the experts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCI_3FvjUvA

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

2/27/2025, 11:10:43 AM

Pepfar-funded HIV organisations in South Africa woke up to devastating news: overnight letters from USAID announced their grants were permanently terminated. #HIV #Pepfar #USAID #SouthAfrica https://bhekisisa.org/health-news-south-africa/2025-02-27-breaking-trump-orders-usaid-funded-hiv-organisations-in-sa-to-shut-down/

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

2/4/2025, 2:48:52 PM

Experts warn that a little truth mixed with a lot of misinformation can be more dangerous than outright lies. If confirmed, could his leadership set public health back decades? https://bhekisisa.org/opinion/2025-02-04-hes-promised-to-make-america-healthy-experts-fear-he-will-do-the-opposite/

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

2/6/2025, 7:39:30 AM

R3.7-billion is a heck of a lot of money. And it’s what HIV and other health projects in SA could lose because of the US freeze on foreign aid spends. But how do you get to a number like this when official data sources have been shut down? We show you how we did our sums. https://bhekisisa.org/health-news-south-africa/2025-02-06-what-could-sa-lose-if-pepfar-is-stopped-we-work-it-out/

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

2/10/2025, 12:28:55 PM

What does US president Donald Trump’s ban on foreign aid for South Africa mean for HIV projects? Our Mia Malan looked at the memos, spoke to the US government and experts. Find out more. https://bhekisisa.org/health-news-south-africa/2025-02-10-pepfar-projects-are-exempted-from-trumps-ban-on-aid-for-sa/