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The families of the nearly 150 mental health patients who died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy will know today how much they will be compensated.

Bhekisisa has worked to create an updated database of telephone numbers for South Africa’s public sector abortion clinics since 2017. We’re still at it, and we’re proud to present the only tool that gives people the information they need without having to spend money on airtime or transport.

The country has a high suicide rate, psychiatric illnesses are on the rise and stress has become normalised.

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.

New research may finally tell us why SA is always among the first to sound the alarm over drug-resistant strains.

The Special Investigating Unit says it is actively targeting fraudsters in the private healthcare sector.

Why the World Bank may have peddled some dodgy facts about this mental health condition.

A survey of stock levels of HIV drugs is in stark contrast to health department claims that "there is no shortage".

The country’s largest closed medical scheme slashed costs of care by 12%. Here’s how they did it. 

A draft bill is likely to virtually remove women’s access to safe abortions.

Policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa have had a negative impact on maternal and newborn health care.

Patients were no longer infectious after just two months of treatment — faster than almost all drugs ever recorded.

The head of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases' listeria investigation, Juno Thomas, tells us which foods to bin and how.

The ruling party says it’s time to get serious about funding and rolling out South Africa's universal access to healthcare plan.

Professor Tim Noakes was charged with giving unconventional medical advice via Twitter.

National health department deploys 200 officials to country’s beleaguered hospitals.