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Doctors and traditional leaders have begun negotiating to allow doctors to assist with circumcisions to reduce initiation-related deaths and injuries.

The Free State health department has cast doubt on the quality of a new drug shortages report.

While many say the Free State health department's financial situation is dire, officials say "there's no problem at all".

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

Experts say more focus on early treatment rather than waiting for CD4 counts will dramatically reduce viral replication and new infections.

Africa’s ports are vulnerable to crime and corruption. Now they’re set to be the main thoroughfare for COVID vaccines entering the continent. Here’s why we need a better strategy to curb potential counterfeits coming through.

The chronic respiratory disease can be easily controlled and managed with proper diagnosis and the correct preventative medication

A preventative mastectomy might save your life if you are at high risk but it does not provide 100% protection from developing breast cancer.

A new look at family planning, especially among teens in South Africa, is on the cards.

A UCT study says counselling is needed to keep tuberculosis sufferers on treatment, without which they risk developing more dangerous forms of TB.

Hopes are high that the new partnership will ensure easy, cheaper access to vaccines and medicine.

Malnutrition is killing South Africa's children, yet half of the country's fresh produce is wasted.

While HPV vaccines will save lives, target schoolgirls will be hard to reach.

The nationwide industrial action is expected to last at least until Friday and could affect patients living with conditions such as cancer and HIV.

Having a baby in sub-Saharan Africa is riskier than anywhere else according to the latest State of the World's Mothers report.

The philanthropist says the rise of the continent will depend on whether its leaders are open to learning from each other, and from their own people.