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Monitoring people’s blood pressure in their homes leads to better control – study finds

By Elri Voigt, November 10, 2025

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Focus, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, InFocus, Latest, Spotlight

Hypertension is poorly managed in South Africa. Remarkable findings from a study in rural KwaZulu-Natal suggest a compelling alternative to the current model of clinic-based care – using community healthcare workers to monitor people’s blood pressure in their own homes. Elri Voigt reports.

SA and Indonesia team up on massive asymptomatic TB study

By Elri Voigt, November 6, 2025

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Focus, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, InFocus, KwaZulu-Natal, Latest, Provinces, Spotlight, TB, TB

Over the last decade, there’s been growing evidence that people can have TB without having any symptoms. But there is still much uncertainty over how such asymptomatic TB functions in the body and how infectious it is. An ambitious study, set to be conducted in South Africa and Indonesia, is trying to find some answers. Elri Voigt reports.

Withdrawal of US aid has hurt South Africa’s HIV programme

By Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen, November 4, 2025

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Focus, Healthcare system, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest, Spotlight

The number of HIV viral load tests is significantly lower than expected, according to an analysis of data from the National Health Laboratory Service which Spotlight and GroundUp obtained through the Promotion of Access to Information Act.

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