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Obesity medicines are needed in SA’s public sector. Can our government provide them?

Obesity medicines are needed in SA’s public sector. Can our government provide them?Some people who don’t medically need GLP-1s are using them, while others who could benefit from these potentially life-saving medicines go without. (Photo: Shutterstock)
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25th February 2026 | Catherine Tomlinson

In South Africa, access to weight loss medicines like Ozempic and Mounjaro remains limited to those who can shell out a few thousand Rand a month. In the second article of a Spotlight special series, we look at the medical need for these medicines in the country and what it would take for government to provide them in the public sector.

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