AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMedicine Access: Patients at Cape Town’s Retreat clinic are frustrated by shortages, prompting the Western Cape to seek urgent national action over medicine supplies at ports. The Health Department says it is seeking alternatives and has assured patients that HIV medicines remain available after a court set aside two tender awards. Heat and Health: Reports warn that rising temperatures are increasing risks for pregnant women and babies, while South Africa’s young and older people are also vulnerable to extreme heat. Infection Control: A gastro outbreak in Bronkhorstspruit has raised questions about public safeguards, and resistant bacteria detected in the air at a Johannesburg inner-city clinic highlights ongoing infection-control concerns. Care and Affordability: Public-sector patients still cannot access obesity medicines as the state considers a rollout; meanwhile, Gqeberha is set to get its first major hospital in more than 40 years.
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