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Rains and conflict will make bids to control South Sudan’s cholera outbreak harder
Violence has contributed to the epidemic; aid agencies can't travel freely and are removing nonessential staff.
The barcoding gap: Can South Africa protect its COVID jabs from crime?
Full track and traceability of COVID jabs won’t happen during South Africa’s vaccine roll-out, as the health department has not yet adopted the “overarching” system that would make this possible.
Gauteng mental health services: ‘They treated him like you don’t even treat a dog’
A decision by the Gauteng department of health has left at least 36 dead but has the scandal lifted the lid on the horrors of mental healthcare?
Less than 7% of health facilities nationwide offer abortions – Amnesty International
In some provinces, safe, free abortions may only be provided at about 260 public facilities.
[EXCLUSIVE] Motsoaledi: ‘I can’t prevent health crises because my hands are tied’
“Whenever there is a crisis, I’m called in to solve them, but I don’t have the legal mechanism to prevent them,” says minister.
COVID, skin contact & kangaroos: How SA’s hospital rules are adapting
Policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa have had a negative impact on maternal and newborn health care.
A tale of two pandemics: Is COVID-19 repeating the mistakes of HIV’s past?
In South Africa, two outbreaks are colliding and one thing may shape the future of both.
Bones of Gold: Report reveals how people with albinism are abducted and killed for...
A report by Amnesty International reveals the horror of living with albinism in Malawi where this population is believed to bring immeasurable wealth.
Funding crisis looms large
HIV counsellors play a vital role in Lesotho's health system, but the money is running out.
#FeesMustFall: Plans in place to ensure Wits medical students graduate
Most of the country’s medical schools say final-year medical students will write exams
Why doesn’t SA use this bargaining chip when it makes deals with drugmakers?
A two-monthy HIV prevention injection could be too expensive for the department of health to buy even though the country participated in drug trials...
A chink in the armour of HIV
Media reports about HIV-infected people being cured of the virus should be read with caution but could these cases give us clues about an antidote?
World Aids Day: Less than half of infected people know
Although 65% of South Africans reportedly have been tested for HIV at least once, annual testing figures are much lower.
Female genital mutilation: Hope blooms in Somaliland
Women in Somaliland are working together with an NGO to eliminate one of the most ancient and extreme practices of female genital mutilation.
HIV prevention should be like fast food. This data shows why
KwaZulu-Natal’s state facilities are in the lead when it comes to stocking HIV prevention medicines (97% of them do), and the Western Cape is last in line at 8%. But, the home of the Mother City is the only province in which men use HIV prevention medicine more than women.
Why money earmarked to fight Ebola may have financed one man’s love life
The World Health Organization launches an inquiry after claims of ‘legendary’ corruption, including racism and sexism.