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Eastern Cape drug depot in extremis
A report released by health activists details mismanagement and shortages in Mthatha.
Vital service reaches far too few
Rehabilitation plans for the thousands of people with disabilities must be included in the NHI.
HIV, ARVs and the cervical cancer vaccine
How SA women will benefit from an HPV vaccine, which the government will introduce next year, will strongly depend on the virus's link with HIV.
Household survey: HIV prevalence increases
Antiretroviral treatment has given HIV-infected people a longer life, thus increasing the proportion of people living with HIV.
Fact: Children have sex – Motsoaledi
Denial should not stand in the way of the provision of sexual health services at schools, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
Social grants decrease teenage girls’ risk of contracting HIV
Child support grants can protect teenage girls from sugar daddies.
PrePex will save many lives in SA – with traditional leaders’ help
The state's hopes for the nonsurgical circumcision device rest on its acceptance in initiation rituals.
Report: Eastern Cape still out of HIV, TB drugs
Médecins Sans Frontières says in five months there has been no improvement with Eastern Cape HIV and TB drug stock-outs.
Harsh prison air left mark on Madiba
Madiba's prison past may have played a role in his recurrent lung infections.
Patent exemption extended for world’s poorest nations
Patients in the world's poorest countries will continue to receive access to drugs cheaply for at least another decade.
Contraceptive policy overhauled
A new look at family planning, especially among teens in South Africa, is on the cards.
Double mastectomy – a drastic measure
A preventative mastectomy might save your life if you are at high risk but it does not provide 100% protection from developing breast cancer.
Death knell for cancer research
The state has pulled its funding of studies on the disease, retarding progress on a cure.
Life saving cancer vaccine will be difficult to implement
While HPV vaccines will save lives, target schoolgirls will be hard to reach.
Booze curfew breaks the cycle of violence on the Wild Coast
In a far-flung district, a night-time ban on shebeens has wiped out violence in a village.
Sexual Offences Act taken to task
In a case before the ConCourt, critics say consensual teen sex has been criminalised.