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Family members of victims of Wouter Basson have expressed relief that the apartheid-era doctor has been found guilty after a six-year trial.

Hundreds of thousands of HIV patients could be affected by Pepfar's shift in funding policy, according to a new report.

KwaZulu-Natal traffic officers have allegedly stopped drivers at the Mooi River Toll plaza on the N3 and forced them to take HIV tests.

Fixing healthcare needs a multidisciplinary approach, not just a medical focus.

While 20-million people have been tested for HIV in South Africa, there are still shortages of medicines and mismanagement in the health sector.

A new complaint has been filed against Limpopo doctor Allick Dube.

At least in one in every five public health facilities in the country has run out of HIV and/or TB drugs in the last two months, says a report.

Families of Wouter Basson's victims want the controversial doctor to ask for their forgiveness.

The HPCSA will rule on Wouter Basson's fate on December 18 after a five-year long inquiry into his actions during apartheid.

A study shows that 44% of heavy smokers kicked the habit after receiving magnetic stimulation.

India has dispatched an unlikely hero to promote tuberculosis awareness and battle its stigma.

The Eastern Cape health department claims hospital staff misled a government inspection team to create a bad impression.

Four Messina Hospital staff members, who are also shop stewards for the union Nehawu, have been dismissed for inciting strike action against a doctor.

Finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s "careful control of the wage Bill" will impact negatively on health service delivery, says a health economist.

McCord Hospital in Durban will be sold to the government in a deal that will be concluded next year.

Government officials and McCord Hospital's board picked up negotiations as a court interdict has stalled the health facility's closure.