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Malnutrition contributes to almost half of all child deaths globally but receives 1% of foreign aid.

Outreach workers say the practice making headlines isn’t as widespread as it’s been made out to be as they rush to prevent more from trying it.

In some provinces, safe, free abortions may only be provided at about 260 public facilities.

Key players say the culture of government created by Jacob Zuma allowed the deaths of 94 health patients.

Much is made of alleged shortages in doctors’ posts but clinical associates rarely gets a mention, says professional association.

The department moved people to save money and NGOs were happy to take them in for cash.

The province is providing free sanitary pads to learners, so what's stopping a national roll-out?

Almost 100 Gauteng mental health patients died after MEC Qedani Mahlangu's disastrous decision, the health ombud has found.

Fact may be stranger than science fiction as artificial intelligence moves into consulting rooms.

Campaigners warn the reinstatement of a policy cutting aid to organisations that offer abortion services will devastate family planning.

The health department says the problems with placements are overstated but experts wonder if provincial budgets are coping with rising costs.

In SA, HIV infection is no longer a death sentence but in countries like the Democratic Republic Congo, it's as if treatment never happened.

The health department calls arrests 'unfortunate' after senior officials spend night trying to get workers out of cells.

Some pharmacists will be doing their community service at private pharmacies amid a shortage of posts.

Larvae may not be to everyone's taste but they could be key to easing food shortages and boosting farmers' incomes.

A new injectable drug could change the face of HIV prevention and the revolution might start right here in South Africa.