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Planning for a baby? Before deciding on a birth plan, find out what you need to know to make an informed decision.

Read an excerpt from the award-winning story that kick-started a campaign to link survivors of rape and gender-based violence to care.

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.

C-sections may result in fewer lawsuits, but they are not always the best option.

Unsafe terminations in Malawi may be curbed after a new law is enacted, but it’s just the first step

Community mental health care can be better for patients and health systems if it's done right. Find out how one organisation is making it work.

A decision by the Gauteng department of health has left at least 36 dead but has the scandal lifted the lid on the horrors of mental healthcare?

Africa Check digs into the data to reveal the surprising truth behind the widely cited statistic

When 'that time of the month' comes, you don't have to reach for disposable tampons or pads.

Tastier kid-friendly tablets will help take the guess work out of treating Kenya's tiniest TB patients.

A marathon runner with prostate cancer uses his skill to promote awareness and encourage testing.

Blood donations are scant in South Sudan as the process is frowned upon and treated with suspicion by locals.

After three years of deliberation and research, the South African health department launches flavoured condoms.

The population assessments of the epidemic in sub-Sahara yields information of benefit to patients and to each nation’s plan of action

Society has a skewed view that healthy people don’t take medicine but rising rates of chronic illness may call for a re-think of that perception.

It's World Yoga Day. Mindfulness has seen a resurgence in popularity and is slowly making its way behind the walls of prisons in South Africa.