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A grassroots Ugandan health initiative has significantly reduced maternal deaths.
Bikers go full throttle to speed up TB cure in Zimbabwe
A programme with the health department sees motorbikes being used to deliver drugs to people in far-flung places who can't afford the fare.
Ndua’s stove keeps a lid on cholera in Kenya
Women said they couldn't afford to boil water and cook, so a local inventor rolled up his sleeves.
Mothers and babies at risk in Apostolic church ‘birth camps’
Leaders of Zimbabwe's Apostolic sects are warming to the idea of women giving birth at health clinics.
It’s only 32km to the state clinic, but for the poor that’s a world...
Some residents in rural towns in Mpumalanga have to chose between buying food or going to the doctor.
Labour contracts stall upgrades to Mamelodi Hospital
The Gauteng health department has admitted to problems at the facility, seen by the public protector.
Gogos step up for peace of mind
Depression among the elderly is largely overlooked, but exercise can help to counter it.