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Northern Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas pours salt on the wound
Experts say the vast sum spent by Sylvia Lucas on unhealthy food is indicative of a big fat problem.
Birth control hits the spot
Female condoms have sensualised sexual health thanks to the increased tactility of new materials.
Clinic victory – A shot in the arm for people’s rights
If the community stays vigilant, lives will be improved for many years.
Motsoaledi forms task team to probe Eastern Cape health care
The growing health crisis in the E Cape has forced Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to intervene by commissioning a task team to investigate.
Eastern Cape health access ‘made to look like a privilege’
Advocacy groups are due to march to the Eastern Cape's health MEC as part of a campaign against a "crisis" in health care access in the province.
Battle on the horizon over intellectual property policy draft
Some have lauded the draft policy, saying it could make medication cheaper, but others say it is "unimpressive" and "almost contradictory".
Generic cancer drug – access not guaranteed
A generic version of a key cancer drug is now available in South Africa, but at a significantly higher cost than it is available internationally.
SA’s midwives chart a new course
Scandinavian expertise is helping to train top nurses in how to handle difficult pregnancies.
Create drugs, create self-reliance
A young pharmacist is driving a project to get Tanzania to make more of its own medicine.
E-cigarettes: ‘cancer risk close to zero’
Even though traces of cancer-causing chemicals have been found, the real killer – tobacco – is absent.
Motsoaledi: Why I use government hospitals
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has promised to get state facilities running to the highest standards.
‘No child should go blind’
Half of South Africa's 100 000 blind children could have been saved if they were treated earlier, shows a new report.
‘NHI will benefit the entire region’
An effective healthcare system will free up donor money for more desperate countries.
Please Cure Me: Medics dial it down
Medical apps could drastically improve lives, but can't be accessed by those who need them most.
Child’s death scares off patients
Work on HIV prevention may be undone after a boy died after a medical circumcision procedure.
Circumcision: Child’s death scares off patients
Work on HIV prevention may be undone after a boy has died after a medical circumcision procedure.