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Epidemics on the horizon if threats not addressed – MSF
Doctors Without Borders has stressed the critical importance of adequate investment into the prevention of diseases such as Ebola and cholera.
Bring back the lost girls
This country must find ways to keep girls in school and educate them about HIV prevention.
Brazil’s sick of patent exploitation
The country is fighting the intellectual property laws that hiked up the cost of its HIV programme.
Kenyans and Ugandans need to change their ways to arrest lifestyle diseases
Two surveys paint a shocking picture of how East Africans are exposing themselves to the mounting risks of non-communicable diseases.
Melinda Gates on what’s best for children
Family planning is not a luxury to everyone. Melinda Gates talks about why she has dedicated so much of her time to helping women plan their families.
Layoffs prove to be a bitter pill to swallow
Ill residents may suffer most after the axing of Free State community health workers.
From the judges’ seat: Three lessons for scientists
Here are three tips to help keep your scientific presentations interesting, full of life and not sleep inducing.
SA could turn dread into capital
HIV diplomacy can be used to help the country become a better, more influential global citizen.
New research shows rising support for gay marriage ban
A new report finds that 90% of Nigerians surveyed support a controversial Act that now also stands between LGBTI communities and healthcare.
Our leaders must keep their word
Though progress has been made, Africa must continue the fight against Aids, TB and malaria.
Sitting could be the death of you
Hemingway did it. Churchill did it. So let's do it. Let's all stand up while we work.
TB strain: Resistance is fertile
SA's strategy to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is noble, but cracks are showing.
Exercise your mind and lose weight
Being conscious of good eating habits goes a long way towards winning the battle of the bulge.
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.
Vital service reaches far too few
Rehabilitation plans for the thousands of people with disabilities must be included in the NHI.
Breast may be best, but bribing mothers to nurse is not
There are many advantages to breastfeeding but should mothers be bribed to do it?