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A young pharmacist is driving a project to get Tanzania to make more of its own medicine.

Even though traces of cancer-causing chemicals have been found, the real killer – tobacco – is absent.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has promised to get state facilities running to the highest standards.

Half of South Africa's 100 000 blind children could have been saved if they were treated earlier, shows a new report.

An effective healthcare system will free up donor money for more desperate countries.

Medical apps could drastically improve lives, but can't be accessed by those who need them most.

Work on HIV prevention may be undone after a boy died after a medical circumcision procedure.

Work on HIV prevention may be undone after a boy has died after a medical circumcision procedure.

China has reduced childhood deaths and illness from diseases that were once widespread.

Successes in the battle against infectious diseases are offset by chronic, noncommunicable illnesses.

HIV diplomacy can be used to help the country become a better, more influential global citizen.

NHI details are not clear but it is certain that the priveged few will have to do with less.

Many medical schemes rely on the ignorance of their members, who buy more expensive cover than they may need, for their very survival.

Politicians and industry experts say that partnerships between the public and private sectors may solve the doctor and nurse shortages in SA.

During this initiation season, we look back at what happened in 2013 when bungled initiations cost boys their penises.

To understand Mpumalanga's teen pregnancies, look closely at the much older men calling the shots.