Spotlight

FIGHTING FOR MOTHERS | Professor Susan Fawcus, a champion for maternal well-being, spoke to @BienneHuisman about her journey as a researcher, doctor, and obstetrician, and shares her fears of rising maternal mortality in an age of austerity. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/24/sav…

STEPPING UP | A new approach to mental health in KZN is showing real potential, and it starts with the people already working in our communities. Find out more: shorturl.at/2IhYW Join our mailing list: shorturl.at/Ntzoa

How can we transform our mental health services to make them more accessible? Task-sharing is one approach. | @SpotlightNSP brnw.ch/21wU0JC

The next big challenge around SA’s health funding gap is how the money will be managed when funds are made available, writes Russell Rensburg. | @SpotlightNSP brnw.ch/21wTZcR

SA still lacks an action plan after the withdrawal of US aid for HIV and related health services. But when funds do arrive, how will they be managed? Russell Rensburg suggests the answer may lie in the District Health Programme Grant. | @SpotlightNSP brnw.ch/21wTZ3S

SA does not have enough psychologists and psychiatrists to meet the mental health needs of everyone. One solution is to train community healthcare workers to provide some support. We explore how one such project is being scaled up in KwaZulu-Natal. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/07/how…

At less than 1% of the U.S. budget, U.S. assistance was keeping children in Mozambique, like Paciencia, alive. Just 6 months after the President’s abrupt cancellation of aid, many of those children are no longer with us.

The NDoH has updated the target groups who qualify for mpox vaccination. View the list of vaccination sites here bit.ly/44G5BTQ We encourage HCWs to offer the #mpox vaccine to all those meeting the updated criteria. @SpotlightNSP

Accurate data plays an important role in driving effective health responses. Data insights can help us reveal gaps between reported progress & realities on the ground, showing the need for transparent, reliable information to reach those who need it most & ensure accountability.

Spotlight and GroundUp published a two-part exposé showing how US aid cuts led to the deaths of children in Mozambique. @JesseCopelyn considers what led to this tragedy and who should bear responsibility for it. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/21/aft…

TINY BUT PERSISTENT | What do ancient Egyptian mummies, George Orwell, and over 10 million people around the world have in common? Surprisingly, the answer is TB. Find out more: shorturl.at/xuHfB Join our mailing list: shorturl.at/Ntzoa

Did you know: Obesity affects more than 1 billion people worldwide yet there isn't really a conclusive definition of the condition. Find out more | @SpotlightNSP brnw.ch/21wUc9Z

"This crisis is fixable. It requires immediate reinvestment in defunded organisations, the rehiring of experienced managers, and an honest medium-term plan for service integration within our health system." - @FrancoisVenter3, PI of our #SouthAfrica project.

MUST READ | South Africa is staging a sequel to Mbeki-era denialism, only this time, the science, solutions, and costs are clearer, argues Professor @FrancoisVenter3. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/16/fra…

VACCINES | The National Department of Health is currently reviewing a recommendation by the country’s advisory group on immunisations to make a new RSV vaccine available to all pregnant women. @catherinetom reports. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/15/gov… @FosterMohale

MUST READ | TB can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months. In this Spotlight special briefing, @elri_voigt zoom in on what makes the TB bacterium so hard to beat. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/14/int…

TB has lasted for centuries partly because our immune systems can't easily get rid of it. What makes the TB bacterium so hard to beat? | @SpotlightNSP brnw.ch/21wU4iS

WHY THE DELAY? New COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out abroad - but not in South Africa. Even older shots seems to have dried up. Find out more: shorturl.at/hn2BL Join our mailing list: shorturl.at/Ntzoa