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Postpartum or after birth family planning can reduce one in three maternal deaths, one in 10 infant deaths and one in five child deaths.

The Elders say everybody is entitled to decent, affordable medical attention.

Community health workers are bringing healthcare to the homes of HIV-infected pregnant women in rural Cameroon. It has saved many babies.

The disease kills more than a million people a year but the world's response to it is totally inadequate.

Traditional leaders believe new government rules will prevent young men from dying this winter.

Seemingly safe substances like aspirin could harm your unborn baby.

We are not there yet, but experts are optimistic about a jab to prevent HIV coming to market in the near future.

The right choice of contraceptive is crucial. Science can help you to choose one that's right for you.

Many children between the ages of nine and 12 have had sex. The average woman has about five children.

Poor people who have fled their countries are expected to pay steep rates for treatment at government hospitals in Gauteng.

The country's yellow fever outbreak is a timely reminder that African countries can't get complacent with their vaccination efforts.

A new report shows that almost two-thirds of South Africa's preschoolers are not getting the health and nutrition they need.

A Nigerian and a Kenyan use social media and the football pitch to discuss contraceptives and stop pregnancy.

Only one out of three married women and sexually active teenage girls on the continent use contraception.

Refugees can flee their countries, but they can't escape the trauma of war.

Markets, attitudes and the war on drugs are the barriers that prevent patients having access to opioid-based pain medication.