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The Aids council’s programme is a "big step in the right direction", but abuse by police still needs to be tackled, says an HIV specialist.

But ridding the planet of curable and preventable tuberculosis will tax the world’s existing resources.

Policy bans aid going to foreign groups that support abortion rights as secretary of state Pompeo says: ‘This is decent and right’

There is a big move afoot to alert SADC members to the concessions on intellectual property rights that they can take advantage of.

In about a year we’re likely to know if a candidate vaccine we’re starting to test this week, is effective against a virus that has devastated our country.

In Paris today, experts on lung health from across the globe are coming together at The Union’s World Conference on Lung Health to talk about how TB research can help to thwart one of the planet’s top killers. We’ve put together a collection of our most recent coverage on TB to help you be part of the conversation

SARS-CoV-2 variants are the virus that causes COVID-19’s way of surviving and spreading. The fewer vaccinated people there are, the more chance the virus has to evolve. Here’s where variants come from and how to stop them.

Thirty years ago, having a drink or two every day was thought to be good for your heart — thanks in part to the so-called French paradox. But research now shows that even a little alcohol can up the chance of developing some types of cancer.

Follow the launch of a report of the Campaign for Free Expression that delves into the importance of freedom of speech for health workers to curb the collapse of South Africa’s public health system.

Most of the country’s medical schools say final-year medical students will write exams

Parliament released the NHI Bill this morning. Here is how healthcare in South Africa is likely to change.

South Africa is unlikely to buy a new oral COVID-19 pill called molnupiravir, despite the drug having been approved for use in the country. That’s because deciding to spend money on a medication rests on more than just whether it works.

Today, the country’s only specialist hospital run as part of a public-private partnership takes up almost a third of the nation’s health budget.

The deaths of at least 144 mental health patients shook SA to its core and led to a historic arbitration that lasted more than 40 days.

If it works, the world's latest HIV vaccine candidate may make it to market quicker than we think - and become a routine childhood vaccination

South Africa's first inquiry into the private healthcare market blew the lid off where your medical aid premiums are really going.