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“Dhaqan celis” was a term used by Somalis that used to mean the practice of going back home to stay with relatives and learn more about your culture. But it’s taken on a whole new – much darker – meaning. Read more on this practice.

The health minister has stressed the importance of improving tuberculosis treatment so as to help mitigate the drastic impact of TB-HIV co-infection.

Widows and children stand to inherit damage claims from the mining industry, but their decision to appeal doesn't bode well.

The World Health Organisation estimates that Africa will need up to 25-million respirators monthly. We must ensure that essential medical supplies such as these reach all of our communities. Now, is the time for the continent to leverage existing HIV services to boost COVID-19 testing, isolation, contact tracing and treatment.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has not yet revealed how the government will fund its National Insurance scheme.

Around the world, SARS-CoV-2 has stopped everyday life dead in its tracks. The virus has also scratched open old wounds between the health department and community health workers, a cadre essential to the fight against the pandemic.

GPs with their own practices are interested in working for the NHI scheme – with caveats.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of children die gasping for air. This could help to change that.

Early polls showed that two-thirds of adults were willing to get a COVID vaccine when it became available. But this hasn’t necessarily translated into actual uptake. Around half of people are on the fence when it comes to getting their jab. Here’s how to get them on board.

Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait for the cover of darkness to take action.

A Johannesburg director has taken up the continuing tragedy of botched circumcisions.

Leaving an abusive relationship is not as easy as walking out the door. Fear of physical or sexual violence are just some reasons people stay.

Over seven million people are believed to be living with HIV in South Africa. When COVID-19 reached our shores, there was great concern about what it would mean for our vulnerable populations. But the country’s fatality rates have been lower than initially expected. Here’s why.

The project’s closure six months ago forced some injecting drug users to share needles and risk infections such as HIV and Hepatitis C.

We are facing possibly the greatest health threat of our time: drug-resistant infections. But here's why there's hope the world can change course.

The country's strongest HIV lobby group won't back South Africa's HIV and TB plan just yet. Here are their demands.