Healthcare Update South Africa

AGP Executive Report

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Medicine Access: South Africa has no clear legal definition of a medicine shortage, making it harder to track and manage stock-outs that can disrupt patients’ treatment. Diabetes: Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says diabetes killed 28,767 people in 2024—about 79 a day—as the country’s disease burden shifts towards non-communicable illnesses. Patient Safety: Despite billions in medical-negligence costs, South Africa still cannot properly measure how often patients are harmed. Children’s Care: A report warns that inadequate palliative care is leaving children to die in pain. Hospital Services: Groote Schuur Hospital has unveiled its upgraded R200m emergency and trauma centre. Heart Health: Cardiovascular disease accounted for 17.8% of South African deaths in 2024, according to Stats SA.

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Sep. 22, 2026

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South Africa's tailings dams: A regulatory nightmare with deadly consequences

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Sex offender register sparks debate over public access in South Africa

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No need to panic!: Political analyst defends Mutharika’s fifth private trip to South Africa

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SOUTH AFRICANS STAGE PROTEST OUTSIDE DURBAN REFUGEE CENTRE, DEMAND GOVERNMENT PRIORITISE CITIZENS OVER ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

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South Africa: FuturePHARMA aims to support local medicine production

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Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look

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South Africa launches biomanufacturing facility to bolster health sovereignty

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Publication Location	China, Beijing
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UNICEF, ministry, EFA empower clubs on mental health

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