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Graphic of the day: Where are South Africa’s ambulances?
Think that emergency care is just a call away? You might want to think again.
Double stigma leaves gay men with little hope
Stereotyping prevents men who sleep with other men from accessing proper treatment and prevention of HIV infection.
Khwezi speaks: ‘I did not do it to win. I was just fighting for...
In a new book, Redi Tlhabi reveals the woman behind the pseudonym and the price she paid for pursuing justice after accusing Jacob Zuma of rape.
Get up, stand up, stand up for your cardiovascular might
Going to gym twice a week isn’t enough to counter the effect of sitting on your backside all week.
Bikers go full throttle to speed up TB cure in Zimbabwe
A programme with the health department sees motorbikes being used to deliver drugs to people in far-flung places who can't afford the fare.
Crack team to probe private health costs
Practitioners in the private heatlthcare industry have welcomed the Competition Commission panel members who will lead the inquiry into the sector.
Give us ARVs so we don’t get HIV
South Africans are waiting and willing to help but the Medicines Control Council drags its heels.
Protests, progress and performance: Here’s what it takes to clean up a provincial health...
In 2018, protests over alleged corruption in the North West health department literally set the province on fire. Cabinet eventually put six of the province's departments under administration. Here's an inside look from the woman tasked with cleaning house at the provincial health department.
A jab controls sandfly bite killer fever, but not in South Sudan
Early diagnosis, a simple test, vector curbs and a new medicine is effective in many areas, but South Sudan can't rely on this treatment.
Why it could cost less than R120 per year to save a life
Maternal deaths in developing regions would fall by 73% if all women had access to contraception and maternal healthcare, shows new research.
Cervical cancer’s deadly contradiction
Despite cervical cancer being the most preventable form of cancer, it is afflicting more South African women than any other kind.
Teachers may be losing the battle of the bulge
A new study argues a teacher's health habits could influence pupils'choices.
Gold industry’s appeal in miners’ silicosis class action is shameful
Widows and children stand to inherit damage claims from the mining industry, but their decision to appeal doesn't bode well.
Turning the tide against TB: Treatment alone won’t work
The global TB rate has been falling by 1.5% per year – far slower than the 10% yearly declines needed to end TB within twenty years.
Most mentally ill South Africans won’t be helped
Around a fifth of South Africans suffer from a mental disorder - but 75% don't receive the care they need.
Chiefs: ‘No initiate will die this season’
Traditional leaders believe new government rules will prevent young men from dying this winter.