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Could Zimbabwe's new Health Development Fund rescue the country's cash-strapped clinics and hospitals?

A single daily tablet could slash your risk of HIV infection, could it be for you?

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.

A doctor shortage in war-torn Mozambique paved the way for a new breed of surgeons that have slashed deaths among new mothers.In Caia, a...

Rape culture doesn't start when a rape is committed. It is built in slow steps in everyday events that help normalise gender-based violence.

Malawi says it will no longer enforce anti-homosexuality laws but dangerous homophobia persists on the country's streets - and in its clinics.

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

Could psychosocial programmes turn extremists into moderates?

Eighty two of the Chibok school girls, kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria three years ago, have been released. But what now?

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.

The process could transform manufacturing and help the 30 million people worldwide in need of artificial limbs and braces.

Left with little choice, many women turn to illegal abortionists to terminate their pregnancies.

Outreach workers say the practice making headlines isn’t as widespread as it’s been made out to be as they rush to prevent more from trying it.

More South African parents are choosing to bring their baby into the world with a splash, but is it better than conventional births?

Water births are a growing phenomenon in South Africa and globally. But this birth method is controversial – scientific evidence is lacking.

Refugee resettlement camps offer a safer space for South Sudanese children, who make up 64% of all refugees in Uganda.