Aaron Motsoaledi
South AfricapoliticianMale8.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Aaron Motsoaledi is the South African Minister of Health, known for his work in managing the country's healthcare policies, who has been highlighted in recent news regarding the impact of US foreign aid cuts on HIV prevention and treatment services.
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Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is the minister of health of the Republic of South Africa.
What the HLM must deliver for AfricaSouth Africa· 2026-06-23Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi appointed the ministerial advisory committee on food-borne illnesses after the ban on Terbufos.
SA moves to ban deadly pesticide – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2026-01-22
Health department minister Aaron Motsoaledi has been criticized for scapegoating migrants in South Africa.
Court orders government, police to block vigilantes from two clinics — and put up warnings at entrances – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-12-08
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi emphasized the need for strategic management of the limited initial supply of lenacapavir jabs.
SA’s first batch of LEN jabs will arrive in February. Use Bhekisisa’s dashboard to find out who should get them – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-12-02
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that the health department will start to buy generic LEN in 2027.
SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027. But there’s a hitch – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-12-01
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi spoke about the significance of international contributions in the fight against HIV.
China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fight – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-21
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told Bhekisisa’s TV programme that he would consider starting the process to change the part of the Act.
Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades? – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-11
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said South Africa’s experience underlines the report’s warnings.
Ramaphosa links debt reform to global inequality fight – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-10
Aaron Motsoaledi, South Africa’s health minister, argued that the country’s health system exemplifies the inequality that hampers pandemic response.
The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemic – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-07Aaron Motsoaledi is the South African Health Minister who welcomed the Global Council report.
G20 health ministers take on dangerous inequalities – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-06
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi explained the data-driven approach to distributing the anti-HIV jab.
The six-monthly anti-HIV jab could be in 360 clinics by February. Who should get the first doses? – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-20
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi commented on the need for severe penalties for corruption.
Babita’s spirit must haunt them all – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-03
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the initiative is being led by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the South African government.
South Africa pioneers national action plan to combat sub-standard and bogus medical products – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-01
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi vowed to make South Africa the first country to receive the anti-HIV jab.
SA plans anti-HIV jab roll-out at hundreds of clinics by April – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-09-01
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that the treasury has given R622 million of emergency funding to his department to prop up South Africa’s HIV treatment programme.
Most people on ARVs stay on them. Does our health system know that? – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-08-04
Minister Motsoaledi made this announcement during his budget vote presentation to the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday.
NWU vice-chancellor, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, pleads for aligned academic hospital in North West – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-07-25
South Africa’s health minister Aaron Motsoaledi emphasized the need for the country to ensure access to HIV prevention for adolescents.
‘Millions more will die by 2029’ | World News
Jamaica· 2025-07-11
South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that alternative funding for research had been secured.
South Africa's HIV/Aids patients worry about treatment
United Kingdom· 2025-07-10
South Africa’s health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, insists that the country’s HIV programme is 'not collapsing'.
‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa | Global developmentUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-16
Aaron Motsoaledi is the health minister who reported that 520,700 extra people with HIV have started treatment.
Is it true? – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-06-11
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is working to address the healthcare needs of key populations affected by HIV.
It’s the ‘Donald disease’ that’s making us sick – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-06-05
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi gave a public tongue-lashing to the media, activists and researchers, accusing them of making an 'AfriForum-style' scene to 'spread disinformation'.
Are we entering denialism 2.0? – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-23
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa’s HIV/Aids programmes will not collapse despite the withdrawal of funding by the US.
HIV programmes will not collapse after Trump funding cuts, Motsoaledi says – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-16
Aaron Motsoaledi is the Health Minister whose department's investigation traced the listeriosis outbreak to Tiger Brands’ Polokwane facility.
Tiger Brands offers first settlement in deadly listeriosis outbreak case – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-12
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that 1,200 doctors would be recruited to address shortages in the healthcare sector.
Female & Guardian | Newborns still dying needlessly in South Africa – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-10
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi had told the presidency that there were concerns about unregulated imported foodstuffs flooding the South African market containing hemp and cannabis.
Government U-turn on cannabis food products ban after public outcry – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-26
Aaron Motsoaledi is the Health Minister who announced a blanket ban on edible cannabis products.
Nuance is absent from cannabis conversation – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-20
Motsoaledi is the Health Minister who stated that the health department needs R1.9 billion to employ 1,500 doctors.
Jobs for only 800 of 1 800 unemployed doctors – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-17
Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi is the Minister of Health of South Africa.
una esperanza en la lucha contra la tuberculosis
Dominican Republic· 2025-03-05
Doctor Aaron Motsoaledi is the Minister of Health of South Africa.
una esperanza en la lucha contra la tuberculosis
Nicaragua· 2025-03-04