Long Form

Finally capping its own medics, the country must now retain them and coax them into rural areas.

Morphine was first introduced to Uganda 30 years ago, but as the burden of cancer increases, thousands of people still lack access to even basic treatment for pain relief.

Organ donations are rare in SA: donors and the specialists needed to do transplants are few. But awareness increases as more lives are being saved.

To understand Mpumalanga's teen pregnancies, look closely at the much older men calling the shots.

Thousands of women are lured from Nigeria to Italy annually by the promise of a new life, only to find themselves trapped in the sex trade.

For those with breast cancer, a mastectomy may seem like the best option. But Joanna Moorhead is glad she chose less extensive surgery.

There are no visiting hours for COVID-19 patients. Instead, there’s anxiety, fear, stigma and potential grief. But there’s also — at least some — resilience.

From taxi driver to TB-care champion, Zamani Dlamini brings hope to the sick in rural KwaZulu-Natal.

Memories, behaviours, attitudes and even perceived age can all switch together as people transition from one self to another.

For grandmothers across Côte d’Ivoire, climate change has had unexpected consequences. Once abundant with crop life, sustenance farming has become an unpredictable nightmare in the country’s villages. Young people of working age are now leaving villages in droves — without their children.

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

Abused women from war-torn countries who have fled to SA for safety often face more maltreatment here.

Girls as young as 10 feel the blade but an extraordinary group is fighting against female genital mutilation (FGM).

Many diabetics are dependent on expensive blood sugar testing strips to stay alive. Most in South Africa can't afford it.

Doctors say Dihlabeng hospital doesn't have the medicine and staff to help patients.

Students are abusing schedule six pills ahead of exams – with the help of their doctors.