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Women in South Africa are waking up to the dangers posed by fetal alcohol syndrome.

A procedure new to SA has allowed a young mother to give part of her liver to save her son.

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.

A new single-dose drug is freely available after a bumpy start.

Rwanda, too, has succeeded in doing what this country has only been talking about for 18 years.

Mandela regretted not acting on HIV during his presidency, but he made up for it in spades.

Former president Nelson Mandela regretted not acting on HIV during his presidency, but he made up for it in spades.

A recent Cape Town AIDS conference showed a shift in the global mood on HIV.

As the world recently marked World Aids Day, Africa Check has investigated the evidence behind three claims of an Aids breakthrough "cure".

From being diagnosed with HIV to falling pregnant, Patience Tshabalala's life took a turn after volunteering at a former children's Aids hospice.

Mabele helped lead the fight for antiretrovirals in SA. A memorial service will be held for her today. This was her last interview with Bhekisisa.

Will local facial hair campaigners be able to raise more than last year's R7-million for men's health issues?

As a result of an NGO in the Eastern Cape using incentives to encourage people to check their status, HIV testing has tripled in four villages.

Wouter Basson, one of SA's controversial apartheid-era figures, may be banned from practising medicine, but cardiology would suffer, say patients.

Following a radio chat where the perceived health benefits of eating human placenta were discussed, Melissa Meyer delves into the squeamish practise.

Sihle Batiya's luckier than most – but the odds are stacked against kids with Down's syndrome in the Eastern Cape.