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House rules for dealing with lupus
With proper medication, healthy living and a positive outlook, patients can lead good lives.
#SizaMap: Find a safe, legal abortion near you with this list of designated providers
Until now, the national and provincial health departments have not been able to say where services are provided. Here's how we found them.
#SliceofLife: ‘She made a joke out of my friend’s death’
When Mark died, emergency services left his body on the pavement in central Pretoria for hours.
Behind the masks: Meet the people who keep Gauteng’s field hospital going
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.
How many of these iconic protest posters can you recognise?
Here's the story of the Treatment Action Campaign or how a handful of people created a global movement that changed the world.
#SliceOfLife: I survived TB five years ago but the stigma still follows me around
It’s been eleven years since Zine Konwayo was first diagnosed with tuberculosis, but she is still dealing with the fallout of the disease. Not only has it damaged her lungs, but it’s also preventing her from finding a job.
Showdown: SA takes on the US for cheaper drugs
When the US went to bat for Big Pharma in the fight against this killer disease, South Africa wasn’t having any of it. Here’s what happened next.
Save a little money, save a little life
A grassroots Ugandan health initiative has significantly reduced maternal deaths.
‘No bed for people like me’: When the old are left to die
Despite clear evidence they are most at risk, older people are seen as dispensable as younger patients are prioritised in the fight against COVID-19.
Truth about cataracts is plain to see: They can be treated
More developing countries are offering sight-saving surgery in their public health systems, but specialist eye surgeons are in short supply.
Juba’s water vendors make a living, but it’s a cut-throat business
Water pumped from the Nile is the only option for 98% of the residents of South Sudan's capital.
‘I will rape them personally, those drunkard women in the short dresses’
In this township, alcohol makes violent men close to three times more likely to rape a woman.Brown Lekekela heads over to the flipchart that...
Pollution, profits & the people in between: ‘I have farmed for over 20 years....
Meandering rivers and lush forests offered rich pickings for generations of farming and fishing communities. Then came the oil companies.
‘This is the first time government has done something concrete for the poor’
This country tested out a national health insurance. Find out what happened next.
‘I had to kill so many people’: The battle to protect children in conflicts
25,000 grave violations were committed against children in conflict in 2019, says the UN, which hopes to highlight issue with new international day.
Let’s talk about sex, baby – help is just an SMS away for young...
Nearly 36 000 young Mozambicans have signed up for SMS-based health counselling but will the new technology curb HIV infections?