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There’s a new HIV drug – but Africa will have to wait

A new drug, Tivicay, that could be vital in the struggle against HIV, might not be available to those who need it the most.
Indistinguishable from one another

Circumcision: Clear-cut rites shape stronger men

The best traditional initiation schools uphold cultural values, but rely on good management and high standards.
a fistula patient in Kampala.

Women in Uganda dismantle stigma of fistula

Treatment for the debilitating obstetric injury has been scarce in Uganda, but organisations are helping to fill the gap, writes Mara Kardas-Nelson.
David Sanders.

NHI a tonic for extreme inequality

Experts say the National Health Insurance scheme could benefit rich and poor, with positive broader outcomes.
Promising Ebola vaccines languished for years in research and development for more than a decade without funding.

Motsoaledi: Chronic disease on the rise in SA

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says a recent survey is proof that SA should be concerned with the prevalence of chronic conditions in the country.
Jasper Hoon is fighting for justice after two doctors misdiagnosed his deep vein thrombosis in his leg.

HPCSA ‘protecting’ hypocratic oafs

A man has taken two specialists to task for a misdiagnosis that nearly cost him his foot.
Breastfeeding is one of the most powerful tools we have to tackle child mortality.

Superfood for babies

It's World Breastfeeding Week and government and Save the Children have joined forces to promote breastfeeding to save children's lives.
Life expectancy at birth is better in Singapore than in many developed countries .

Singapore slings health clues SA’s way

Its health system is comparable to the best in the world, achieved at a fraction of the cost of others.
Hezekiel Nyoni hails a taxi to make the 70km trek to Barberton to get treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

TB strain: Resistance is fertile

SA's strategy to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is noble, but cracks are showing.
Added stress: many patients with multidrug-resistant TB have to travel long distances to hospitals to get their medicine because Mpumalanga does not provide it at local clinics.

Mpumalanga loses ground in war on HIV

The province has fallen far behind in the drive to deliver key infrastructure essential for treatment.
Outdated discourse of treatment versus prevention ... obscures elementary points for which we currently lack a common language.

Common sense needed in HIV fight

A recent international Aids conference lacked input from those living with the HI virus.
The Madiba statue in Mandela Village

Madibaville isn’t always paradise

Living in a settlement named after Nelson Mandela doesn't mean you have the basics.
Altered states: Successful stage hypnotist Andre Grove directs one of his subjects.

Hypnosis is not just about making you cluck like a chicken

The truth is, the phenomenon is not the mystical and magical art many assume it is.

Drug row sparked by HIV spending

A new study to be conducted in South Africa, Uganda and India has sparked a heated debate in the HIV activist and research community.
Bhekisisa's first fellowship is coming to end and fellow

Bhekisisa journalism fellowships

Bhekisisa's first fellowship is coming to end and fellow, Sydney Masinga, speaks about his experience. If you're an interested journalist apply now.
The mother of four-year-old Themba died weeks after his birth. He is being raised by his grandmother Sophie

When mother is snatched away, Gogo picks up the pieces

South Africa's maternal mortality rate leaves the elderly to deal with its consequences, with many unable to keep up.