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Rape, murder and indifference
The government must stop paying mere lip service to rooting out gender-based violence.
Are foreigners stealing your jobs and healthcare? Find out
A 'foreign threat’ could be a convenient boogeyman in an election season where politicians will face questions about their failures. Or not?
Karoo dust, diet & diabetes: Why ‘lifestyle disease’ is an unfair label
Diabetes is different from other non-communicable diseases, this author says. It can’t be spread in a literal sense — instead, it is often forced upon people by factors beyond their control. What happens when you have no say on your genetics or all you can afford is processed food?
When climate change & health collide: Will SA’s policy have the teeth — or...
Previously, the health department dedicated about R180 000 per year to respond to what is arguably the greatest threat humankind has ever faced.
Africa’s COVID-19 coronavirus research must be tailored to its realities – by its own...
Trust is essential in the pandemic and scientists here can set the priorities that make the most sense for our people.COMMENTResearch to find a...
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
Healthcare in protest: The state should heed the desperation
Violent protests at health facilities haven’t only uncovered failings, they have revealed the interconnected nature of the rights we aspire to live
African drumming: New rhythm in therapy
Drumming therapy can help to reduce anger and tension and increase a sense of wellbeing.
Nelson Mandela’s words about SA’s twin epidemics as true today as in 2004
SA has a chance to lead the world in realising Madiba’s dream this September as the United Nations convenes its first high level meeting on TB.
Can HIV lessons tell us why SA men are so slow to get a...
Only 40% of South Africans vaccinated against COVID are men. Their perceptions of masculinity, health spaces and their risk to contract the coronavirus, may explain why.
Poisoned production: The lead industry is booming – it’s just moved to poorer countries
The lead industry is funding researchers and United Nations bodies to paint its toxic products in a favourable light, says this expert, despite the evidence that lead exposure harms children’s development.
#AIDS2016 signals the beginning of research into a new generation of HIV vaccines
The time for an HIV vaccine is now
Dying with dignity is priceless. Oddly enough, it may also be more cost-effective.
Letting doctors know what type of end-of-life care you’re comfortable with results in a more dignified death and lower hospital costs.
Pushing up daisies – by becoming compost? How you can choose a greener death
Mainstream methods of burial need to be left in the past as they take a toll on climate change. According to researchers, leaving the body to naturally break down its organic matter until a heap of soil is all that’s left, should be more accessible.
Health or human rights? False dichotomy could fuel a resurgence in forced HIV testing
More than three decades ago, HIV activists fought against mandatory testing. Now an old battle is finding new life.
The Sisonke trial rewrote history. Eight lessons for the nationwide vaccine roll-out
Usually, the gap between designing a study and scaling it up to reach people on the ground takes years. Sisonke did it in a matter of 17 days – and rewrote history.