SA’s most pressing health issues this year.

In a Bhekesisa article “Here’s what’s on South Africa’s 2026 public health agenda” (14 Jan 2026) Tanya Pampalone shares what experts have to say about some of the most pressing health issues this year.

‘NHI litigation takes a sharp procedural turn’

“National Health Insurance (NHI) litigation has taken a sharp procedural turn. The Constitutional Court has indicated it wants to hear, first, from parties attacking Parliament’s public participation process on the NHI Bill,” reported Business Day (11 Feb (2026).

Bogus Doctors putting lives at risk

The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) warned that unregistered practitioners are putting lives at risk as new cases of ‘bogus doctors’ continue to surface, reported Spotlight (10 February 2026)

No overcrowding in Gauteng hospitals, says MEC

Following several claims of overcrowding and poor patient conditions in Gauteng hospitals, Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko reacted that there is no overcrowding crisis because she has not personally seen patients sleeping on floors. – TimesLive (10 Feb 2-26)

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