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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.
Our leaders must keep their word
Though progress has been made, Africa must continue the fight against Aids, TB and malaria.
Brazil’s sick of patent exploitation
The country is fighting the intellectual property laws that hiked up the cost of its HIV programme.
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.
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.
Vital service reaches far too few
Rehabilitation plans for the thousands of people with disabilities must be included in the NHI.
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.
How women who work are held back by a lack of quality daycare in...
The increasingly disjointed nature of life in urban slums means there’s no network of family support for mothers who want to work.
Circumcision: Child’s death scares off patients
Work on HIV prevention may be undone after a boy has died after a medical circumcision procedure.
#Budget2017: A sugar tax can yield a R4bn sweetener for good health
Our obese nation could be slimmed down and help limit chronic diseases such heart attacks, strokes and diabetes.
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?
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.
Tens of thousands of children may starve to death in Boko Haram-affected areas
The conflict has left health services and agriculture in shambles. Unicef says it has just 13% of the money it needs to stave off deaths.
Expanding contraceptive options for SA’s women
The long-acting implant contraceptive Jadelle is being made available at 50% of its original price to women in developing countries.
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