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Lead in the blood: The poisoning of a generation
By 1927, Anglo American had obtained a controlling interest in a decades’ old lead mine north of Lusaka. Today, the mine may be closed, but its legacy lives on in the tiny bodies of the children that grow up in its shadow and who carry traces of its ore in their blood. Their poisoning is just the latest in a cycle that will leave lasting intellectual and physical burdens on them and their children for generations to come.
Government tackles TB in prisons
Initiatives in the past four years have greatly increased inmates’ access to healthcare.
South Africa may not have enough doctors to fight COVID-19. But we could be...
South Africa will need more healthcare workers if cases of the new coronavirus mount. Here's how the country could add thousands in just a matter of weeks.
South Africa on the cusp of HIV vaccine breakthrough
Recently the first participants in the HVTN 702 study received jabs of a vaccine that could stop HIV in its tracks
Broken minds need community care
The high cost of treatment makes mental healthcare inaccessible to those using public health services.
The world needs midwives, now more than ever
May 5 is International Midwife Day: a day to acknowledge the vital impact midwives have on maternal health in South Africa.
Show us the data: Bhekisisa responds to #BigTobacco
Dear Tisa, you have a point but we’ve got a reason to be wary.
Five lessons Nigeria learnt when it clamped down on polio
Success hinges on a number of key factors, ranging from government buy-in to harnessing the support of traditional leaders and civil society.
Yay for SA’s child health policies, nay for outcomes
This week holds the opportunity for us to show that we are serious about having a world where no child is born to die.
Scientists have tools to fight HIV, but we need more
South Africa needs to increase its investment in science — if not, the country can’t beat HIV.
In the future, a simple ring could protect you from HIV and unwanted pregnancies
A vaginal ring could one day offer women dual protection against HIV infection and unwanted pregnancies. Unless this happens.
South African Aids council stands by national sex worker plan
Human rights and access to healthcare remain paramount in the country's response.
Is one of Africa’s most important lakes really shrinking?
Our two-year study shows the lake has been stable since the 1990s. Costly ‘solutions’ shift focus from the complex causes of the region’s deadly crisis.
A slow death: Are Israeli forces instituting a deliberate campaign to maim in Gaza?
There’s something distinctly cynical about Israel’s targeting of people’s legs in Palestine’s march for freedom.
Will the government’s next HIV plan go far enough?
Activists need to pick their battles because a strategy that pleases everyone is doomed to fail
Comment: Do we take state help for granted?
SA’s disability allowance eases the financial and emotional burden of people with tuberculosis.