Working too hard: Social grants stretched thin within a failing system
The country’s child grant is failing to deliver social justice because it is doing more than what it is meant to do, says research.
Do 1 in 5 Nigerian adults really live with long-term depression?
Why the World Bank may have peddled some dodgy facts about this mental health condition.
National Health Insurance: Is this medical aid paving the way to a new era...
The country’s largest closed medical scheme slashed costs of care by 12%. Here’s how they did it.
The Mail & Guardian apologises: Our Malema tweets were misleading and offensive
Tweets shouldn't fuel HIV-related stigma. The Mail and Guardian's tweets did. Here's why.
At least half of Gauteng’s hospitals are without their top managers
Two CEOs are still under investigations months after a spate of infant deaths and a high-level probe by the Office of...
Rains and conflict will make bids to control South Sudan’s cholera outbreak harder
Violence has contributed to the epidemic; aid agencies can't travel freely and are removing nonessential staff.
Vimba! Bhekisisa app helps Diepsloot women and children access help when raped
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Bhekisisa is launching a free gender-based violence helpline in Diepsloot
Conflict and insecurity driving spread of diseases like Ebola, WHO chief warns
Deadly outbreak is ‘global wake-up call’, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.
The head...
South Africa faces paediatric cancer drug shortage as suppliers fail to meet demand
Stock-outs may be a blow to children already fighting for survival.
Denying the right to die may be state-sanctioned torture, legal body says
As the country’s landmark euthanasia case heads to the appeal court, lawyers argue that keeping the practice illegal could violate the Bill of Rights
Mabuza: ‘The NHI must not negate private health schemes for those who desire them’
Read what Deputy President David Mabuza had to say about primary health care and the NHI in his Presidential Health Summit speech.
ANC looks to axe medical aid tax credits, expand National Health Insurance
The ruling party says it’s time to get serious about funding and rolling out South Africa's universal access to healthcare plan.
Syndicates and devious health professionals may target National Health Insurance
Criminal networks are targeting your medical aid rands but could you be part of the problem too?
How Africa’s addicts are being helped to stay HIV-free
Those who 'shoot up' have a higher risk of getting infected, but some progressive nations are encouraging drug users to adopt safer habits.
Polio cases could be wiped out within 12 months, says World Health Organisation
With just nine cases of the virus so far this year – in Pakistan and Afghanistan – the WHO is confident the battle against polio is nearly won.
Will quackery guide Trump’s global health policy?
The US remains one of the leading funders of global health but will this change on president-elect Donald Trump’s watch?