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Water pumped from the Nile is the only option for 98% of the residents of South Sudan's capital.

Long before red flags were raised, this family fell victim to listeriosis. And this week, tragedy has struck again.

Migraine sufferers may not realise that drug overuse can be a large part of the problem.

Get to know the cleaners, plumbers and therapists who work at the Nasrec field hospital. Plus, find out what happens to newspapers, food, and medical equipment used at the facility. 

The International Planned Parenthood Federation’s digital campaign Treasure Your Pleasure is using an evidence-based sex-positive approach to educate young Africans about safe sex.

In this province, the agricultural and mining sectors draw thousands of workers each year – and then they disappear. Here’s why we need to find them.

Late UCT Medical School dean Bongani Mayosi pioneered the response to a little known but common heart disease at home and across the continent.

South Africa lost nearly 100 000 people to TB last year – three-quarters of whom were HIV-positive. Reducing the burden will benefit the economy.

Across the continent, women are helping to reimagine a sacred rite of passage in an effort to honour their cultures and spare their bodies.

Cerebral palsy does not only affect one person, it alters the lives of the family as well.

This invasive plant clogs our dam and rivers but in Kenya, it’s become the next big thing in renewable energy.

Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela leads the country’s medicines regulator, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra), a public entity few people knew about until the COVID-19 pandemic hit. COVID triggered a noisy scramble for vaccines, tests and treatments that needed to be approved — often embroiled in politics.

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.

Ill residents may suffer most after the axing of Free State community health workers.

The government is making female condoms more accessible – and these come with extra benefits.

The products themselves could be dangerous and are likely to encourage high-risk sexual behaviour.