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With its expansion to the rest Africa, the Bhekisisa health reporting team is growing.

Trials have found that vaginal rings containing an antiretroviral drug could more than halve women's chances of contracting HIV if used consistently.

Health authorities say the visitor diagnosed with the mosquito-spread virus has recovered and there is minimal likelihood of a local outbreak.

Vaccines take centre stage in times of crisis but outside of public health emergencies they do not always get the attention they deserve.

The Ebola outbreak on the continent showed how countries with poor health systems are unfit to fight epidemics.

South Africa will soon get its own facility to make tablets to treat HIV and other ailments.

Poor management and leadership instability lead to R2-billion in irregular expenditure.

Some residents in rural towns in Mpumalanga have to chose between buying food or going to the doctor.

Although the scheme's white paper was released at an economically uncertain time, it brings possibilities to those in need.

The Gauteng health department has admitted to problems at the facility, seen by the public protector.

Psychiatrists have since turned to antidepressants, mood stabilisers and antipsychotics that aren’t curative.

As Benny Malakoane showed off progress in Free State, 317 patients were left in the dark over their cancer status.

Doctors Without Borders has stressed the critical importance of adequate investment into the prevention of diseases such as Ebola and cholera.

In the first of a two-part series, a band of doctors set out to reclaim LSD and ecstasy for mental health treatments.

But the Free Market Foundation maintains the plan will cost the state more than it raises in taxes.

The director of the Free Market Foundation suggests that an inquiry into private healthcare was deceptively orchestrated by the health minister.