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Healthcare heroes heal the system
Clinical associates are changing the medical sector by freeing up doctors to do more.
The boys who lost their manhood
During this initiation season, we look back at what happened in 2013 when bungled initiations cost boys their penises.
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.
Public health suffers if vaccines are not accessible
A Western Cape project is looking to make free vaccines available in private clinics, but the Eastern Cape has stopped the practice.
Why our changing climate is bad for your health
The Earth is getting hotter and extreme weather events are becoming more common. It’s bad news for our lives. We break down how climate change links to poor health.
Who killed Ntombizodwa Matthews? Politics, protest & corruption in the North West
A month after she was wheeled out of a North West hospital in a barrow, Ntombizodwa Matthews met her end. Her family blames politics for her death.
‘An African man like me depressed?’ Why representation matters in the movies
The continent’s largest film industry has been getting mental health all wrong with dangerous consequences. Now, that’s changing.
Fetal illness is scarring the Karoo
The effects of alcoholism on pregnancy are keenly felt beyond just the Western Cape’s winelands.
#AIDS2016: “I’ve taken control of my sex life. I use an HIV prevention pill.”
An HIV prevention pill can reduce HIV-negative people's chances of contracting HIV by more than 90%.
Five years of compulsory state service for these doctors. Will it stop brain drain?
The Nigerian government wants to stop medical professionals from leaving to countries including the United Kingdom and the United States by making it mandatory for doctors to work in state hospitals for five years.
Why the public-private partnership to build Lesotho’s only specialist hospital floundered
It was hailed as a revolution in private investment in healthcare in Africa but almost a decade after it was opened, Lesotho’s only specialist hospital takes up almost a third of the country’s entire health budget. Now, we may finally know why.
A mother to 30; a nurse to thousands
Undaunted by apartheid and Aids, she has made all the difference to those otherwise abandoned.
Home visits give instant HIV results and data set to guide more than a...
The population assessments of the epidemic in sub-Sahara yields information of benefit to patients and to each nation’s plan of action
The future of water: From your toilet to your tap and back again
The reality is many of us look at water like we do a takeaway container.
Sex life leaving a bad taste in your mouth?
Poor oral hygiene doesn't just affect your gums; it can also lead to impotence.
Boko Haram: ‘Deradicalisation’ is the only hope for the stolen when they’re ‘free’
Could psychosocial programmes turn extremists into moderates?