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Murder charges for botched circumcisions in Eastern Cape
Autopsy reports show that some of the 30 initiates who died last month in the Eastern Cape were assaulted by traditional surgeons.
Rise in number of Ebola orphans
Restrictions hit the movement of a million or more Sierra Leone citizens living in five districts worst affected by the disease.
SA’s COVID vaccine roll-out is a go. Find out where health workers can get...
Eighty thousand Johnson & Johnson jabs will touch down at OR Tambo International Airport today and be distributed to 16 sites across the country where healthcare workers will be vaccinated. Find out more.
Impoverished patients benefit from rejected drug patent
After a seven-year battle, India's government has successfully defended its right to reject drug patents if a medicine doesn't deserve one.
Anger over drug access in TB trial
A new combination treatment has been tested in Southern Africa, but it is not available locally.
Basson to learn his fate next month
The HPCSA will rule on Wouter Basson's fate on December 18 after a five-year long inquiry into his actions during apartheid.
Eastern Cape health access ‘made to look like a privilege’
Advocacy groups are due to march to the Eastern Cape's health MEC as part of a campaign against a "crisis" in health care access in the province.
Tens of thousands of children may starve to death in Boko Haram-affected areas
The conflict has left health services and agriculture in shambles. Unicef says it has just 13% of the money it needs to stave off deaths.
New research shows rising support for gay marriage ban
A new report finds that 90% of Nigerians surveyed support a controversial Act that now also stands between LGBTI communities and healthcare.
Officials galvanised by isolated haven’s cry
The report about Ikhaya Loxolo, a home for the mentally disabled in the Eastern Cape, has sparked a dramatic response from government officials.
Activists lead fight for the right to cheaper drugs
There is a big move afoot to alert SADC members to the concessions on intellectual property rights that they can take advantage of.
Health professionals smacked on the wrist
Patient Jasper Hoon is critical about the low maximum sanction the council can administer on doctors who provide insufficient care.
‘Doctor Death’ and team walk out of HPCSA hearing
Wouter Basson and his legal team walked out of his sentencing hearing to file an urgent interdict at the high court in Pretoria.
Workers’ warning – slouching can reduce mental performance
Learning how to sit properly and taking "microbreaks" is vital when it comes to avoiding muscular imbalances.
HIV infections in children under five down by over three quarters
A study has found that child-focused interventions have significantly reduced HIV-infection rates in children under the age of five.
Working too hard: Social grants stretched thin within a failing system
The country’s child grant is failing to deliver social justice because it is doing more than what it is meant to do, says research.