Patients left vulnerable as diabetes supplies dwindle

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Getting to grips with rising diabetes rates is arguably one of the most urgent tasks for South Africa’s public healthcare system, but the setbacks keep coming. While some communities are facing shortages of blood sugar meters and insulin pens, a smaller wave of insulin vial shortages is now on the horizon, reports Joan van Dyk.

Patients left vulnerable as diabetes supplies dwindle

In-depth: SA’s obesity problem and the promise of new weight loss medicines

Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest

Obesity is a complicated public health issue that can be devastating on both the societal and the individual level. New weight loss medicines have shown remarkable efficacy in clinical trials, but their high cost is limiting uptake. Amy Green asks where these new medicines should fit into South Africa’s response to rising levels of obesity.