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The Free State health department has come under fire for a number of reasons. Bhekisisa visited the province ahead of elections to find out more.

The HPV vaccine roll-out is prompting parents to rethink how they talk to children about sex.

Rent arrears have shut a clinic's doors – just 500m from the Free State health MEC's office.

Stigma can ruin the lives of young mothers, but there is support available that can keep their futures bright.

Patients with drug resistant TB could benefit from a new drug regimen, which will be tested in clinical trials this year.

Almost a year after the first complaints were filed with the HPCSA about Dr Dube, the Limpopo doctor's medical licence has been stripped.

Three drug addicts tell their stories of devastation, desperation and, finally, the long road to recovery.

Due to the high costs of litigation medical negligence claims could bankrupt a future NHI, say experts.

The Gauteng health department has agreed to pay almost half-a-million rand to an HIV-positive woman after she was coercively sterilised.

Psychics such as John Edward are 'mostly harmless' and often quite helpful to the living, experts say.

The nation's healthcare system reflects the actions of the ministers responsible for it over the years.

Prisoners are being deprived of treatment, and punished for speaking up about it.

Many men, thanks to social stigmas, are ashamed to report sexual hate crimes – but they are almost as common as they are against lesbians.

The Treatment Action Campaign has criticised the ANC for what it says is the party's non-commitment to making condoms available at schools.

Dembe Ndou learned to play piano in no time at all, but simply chatting is a complex challenge.

While much has been done to end Aids in Africa, more work by governments is necessary to move forward, particularly in SA.