How to tell your child you have HIV
More than three decades into the HIV epidemic, some conversations haven't become any easier. This is one of them.
When there was no list of free abortion clinics, we made our own. Here’s...
How we found the country's 'missing' abortion providers – and mapped contraception services too.
Bhekisisa has created #SizaMap, South Africa's first searchable map of free abortion providers....
Silent killer lurks in miners’ lungs
Silicosis might appear only 15 years after exposure to gold ore dust, long after they have gone home. Heidi Swart reports.
A guide to ‘alternative menstruation’: Save money and the world during your period
When 'that time of the month' comes, you don't have to reach for disposable tampons or pads.
Youth-friendly sexual health clinics put Ugandans at ease
Clinics dedicated to young people are ideal but the poor nation struggles to provide at least a basic service for those who can't access them.
Growing up with a mother who has schizophrenia is tough on a child
When a parent is diagnosed with a mental illness, the chances of emotional support are decreased and the risk of family discord is high.
Inside the flesh-eating disease you’ve probably never heard about but should
Less than 15% of patients seek out care for this vicious form of gangrene.
A colourful drawing flutters from Kasimu Yahashe’s lap on to the...
How this 19-year-old fell prey to human traffickers
Unsafe in Somalia and unwanted in Kenya, refugees increasingly risk abduction in search of a better life.
Medical smart jacket tackles misdiagnosis of pneumonia
Jacket would detect symptoms up to four times faster than a doctor.
Meeting men halfway: Clinics are going mobile to reach the toughest patients
For decades, we’ve struggled to solve the riddle: How do you get reluctant men to test for HIV. Could we finally have an answer?
#AIDS2016: How a rural community helps each other stay on HIV treatment
An adherence club helped almost all patients stay on their treatment.
Silky strawberry is the best condom fit for South Africans
After three years of deliberation and research, the South African health department launches flavoured condoms.
Fact Check: No, SA does not weigh in as the world’s 3rd most obese...
Africa Check digs into the data to reveal the surprising truth behind the widely cited statistic
Water-fed gardens in Malawi ward off starvation – for now
The government's focus on small-scale irrigation has given hope and sustenance to some districts.
Local is lekker: How this Kenyan hospital began to make its own supply of...
Every year, hundreds of thousands of children die gasping for air. This could help to change that.
‘I was kicked out of our house by his parents’, say widows
If a man dies in the Central African Republic, his wife is at risk of being evicted from their home by his relatives.