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The state has pulled its funding of studies on the disease, retarding progress on a cure.

While HPV vaccines will save lives, target schoolgirls will be hard to reach.

In a far-flung district, a night-time ban on shebeens has wiped out violence in a village.

In a case before the ConCourt, critics say consensual teen sex has been criminalised.

A simple practice that benefits all newborns is also bringing down mortality rates.

The hunt is on for a new private sector partner with the expertise to set up a drug-making plan.

Malnutrition is killing South Africa's children, yet half of the country's fresh produce is wasted.

Records show that Musina hospital boss Allick Dube was suspended for negligence in Tennessee.

Healthcare that is accessible to all is the foundation on which an equitable and efficient system must be built.

Their life expectancy is almost as high as those who are HIV free, yet they pay much more.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has highlighted the coverage of the M&G's new health journalism centre, Bhekisisa, in his budget vote speech.

Prevenar and Rotarix have emptied paediatric wards but the coverage is still too low.

Hopes are high that the new partnership will ensure easy, cheaper access to vaccines and medicine.

Hemingway did it. Churchill did it. So let's do it. Let's all stand up while we work.

Having a baby in sub-Saharan Africa is riskier than anywhere else according to the latest State of the World's Mothers report.

May 5 is International Midwife Day: a day to acknowledge the vital impact midwives have on maternal health in South Africa.