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Médecins Sans Frontières says in five months there has been no improvement with Eastern Cape HIV and TB drug stock-outs.

Patients in the world's poorest countries will continue to receive access to drugs cheaply for at least another decade.

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

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

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

In a case before the ConCourt, critics say consensual teen sex has been criminalised.

The hunt is on for a new private sector partner with the expertise to set up a drug-making plan.

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

Records show that Musina hospital boss Allick Dube was suspended for negligence in Tennessee.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has highlighted the coverage of the M&G's new health journalism centre, Bhekisisa, in his budget vote speech.

Prevenar and Rotarix have emptied paediatric wards but the coverage is still too low.

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

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

In the first of a two-part series about the NHI, Mia Malan reports on state plans to change the rigid reimbursement formula for private doctors.

We have a winner from last week's letter competition.

New medicine combines ARVs into one pill, making them easier to supply.