Will strikes pit the rights of doctors against those of their patients?
The quest for better working conditions leaves striking doctors with a tough decision but they might not have to choose.
How to fund a failing health system
Could Zimbabwe's new Health Development Fund rescue the country's cash-strapped clinics and hospitals?
Afraid of death? Take comfort that you’ll live on in varied and surprising ways
Most of us would rather not know what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways.
Malawi to halt prosecutions against LGBTI community
Malawi says it will no longer enforce anti-homosexuality laws but dangerous homophobia persists on the country's streets - and in its clinics.
From our archives: This disposable piece of technology might save your life – if...
Many diabetics are dependent on expensive blood sugar testing strips to stay alive. Most in South Africa can't afford it.
Boko Haram: ‘Deradicalisation’ is the only hope for the stolen when they’re ‘free’
Could psychosocial programmes turn extremists into moderates?
‘I was married to a Boko Haram’: What happens when a victim returns to...
Eighty two of the Chibok school girls, kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria three years ago, have been released. But what now?
#FreeToBleed: Here’s why Mboweni’s announcement of free & tax-free pads matters
Choosing between eating & bleeding through your uniform has a cost. Take a look at the reality behind the budget in this one from our archives.
3D-printed prosthetic limbs: The next revolution in medicine
The process could transform manufacturing and help the 30 million people worldwide in need of artificial limbs and braces.
‘It didn’t take long for [the fetus] to come out. There was a human-like...
Left with little choice, many women turn to illegal abortionists to terminate their pregnancies.
Could this birth trend make for more serene deliveries?
Water births are a growing phenomenon in South Africa and globally. But this birth method is controversial – scientific evidence is lacking.
Walk in the footsteps of South Sudan’s lost children
Refugee resettlement camps offer a safer space for South Sudanese children, who make up 64% of all refugees in Uganda.
Could this country be among the world’s best for refugees?
Many Ugandans were once refugees themselves. Now, they are 'paying back the good' and making their country one of the best in the world for refugees.
When the sorrow doesn’t end: Could chronic grief be a medical condition?
The pain of bereavement is supposed to ease with time. When it doesn't, psychiatrists call it 'complicated grief' and it can be treated.
Africa’s oldest psychiatric hospital a stark reminder of war and a forgotten people
After Sierra Leone’s civil war, money poured in for mental health services. But a decade later, there's little left to help Ebola’s victims.
Caesarean vs vaginal birth: A mother’s choice, not her doctor’s
C-sections may result in fewer lawsuits, but they are not always the best option.