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EXTREME WEATHER | With El Niño conditions expected to bring a hotter, drier summer, Spotlight asks whether the KZN government is ready to keep health services running and protect vulnerable communities during potentially severe weather conditions.
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www.spotlightnsp.co.za El Niño is here. Are KZN clinics ready? With El Niño conditions expected to bring a hotter, drier summer, Spotlight asks whether the KwaZulu-Natal government is ready to keep health services running and protect vulnerable communities...

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ICYMI | South Africa recorded 26 mpox cases in three months, mostly within the Western Cape. Vaccination for mpox is recommended for people who are at high risk of acquiring the virus and at risk of getting severe disease.

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www.spotlightnsp.co.za Donated mpox vaccine stock will be deployed as needed, says health dept as cases climb to 26 Twenty of this year’s 26 confirmed mpox cases came after August, concentrated mostly within the Western Cape. Elri Voigt looks at how the virus has changed and how much of the donated vaccine is left.

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HIV in SA | A major new study published by Elphas Okango and his colleagues in The Lancet HIV suggests that South Africa’s HIV response may have been losing steam even before the US aid cuts: spotlightnsp.co.za/2026/10/27/a-n…

www.spotlightnsp.co.za A new study suggests HIV prevention has stalled. But there may be a silver lining The two key goals in managing the HIV epidemic are getting as many people with the virus as possible onto ARV treatment and reducing the number of new infections. The results of a study from KZN,...

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THE RACE IS ON | The push for generic lenacapavir is gaining traction. What does this mean for access to the HIV prevention jab? Catch up on this and more in our latest newsletter: tinyurl.com/yb5m4z5c

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ICYMI | South Africa's HIV & TB Healthcare Worker Hotline, which often deals with high-stakes situations involving patients across the country, has been suspended.

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www.spotlightnsp.co.za Angst as South Africa's HIV & TB Healthcare Worker Hotline goes offline A crucial hotline run for nearly 20 years from the slopes of Devil's Peak in Cape Town for healthcare workers anywhere in South Africa, from the country’s busiest urban hospitals to far flung...