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Rape, murder and indifference
The government must stop paying mere lip service to rooting out gender-based violence.
Explainer: Why children are at risk of hand, foot and mouth disease
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection that can affect infants and young children.
What will it take to end Aids by 2030?
Scientific advances mean nothing if people are too ashamed and feel too judged to seek them out.
What can we learn from Angola’s yellow fever outbreak?
The country's yellow fever outbreak is a timely reminder that African countries can't get complacent with their vaccination efforts.
Only half of clinics and hospitals in this country meet basic hygiene standards
What if your doctor couldn’t even wash her hands before examining you?
Young women told: ‘If a man touches you, you’ll get pregnant’
Unintended pregnancies and abortions in Nigeria could be reduced if myths are dispelled and young women have the right information.
How stigma can stymie Nigeria’s efforts to extend HIV treatment
People in rural Nigeria are afraid of being isolated due to their HIV status and don't access treatment.
Mboweni, take a chance and take back the tax — it’s time to hike...
In his speech, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni reprioritised millions for new health workers and hospital upgrades. Here’s what he needs to do next.
They suffer the cruelty of our care
SA society continues to betray traumatised young women who spiral into a life of drugs and abuse.
Money can’t be the only motive for developing life-saving medicines
Will the world act now to be ready for the next big outbreak?
NHI: History repeats itself
Universal healthcare schemes traditionally have been met with fierce opposition.
Crisis of confidence: How much does the public really trust scientists, doctors and nurses?
More than 70% of people surveyed by the Wellcome Global Monitor reported trusting scientists, doctors and nurses but there is no room for complacency.
The helpless have lost a lifeline
GF Jooste Hospital was a beacon of hope. It should have been renovated, not closed.
Safer, due to unforeskinned circumstances
Voluntary male circumcision has made huge strides in reducing the rate of HIV infections.
The preventable trauma of COVID childbirth
A new global investigation has documented, in at least 45 countries, “shocking” and “unnecessary” breaches of laws and World Health Organisation guidelines intended to protect women and babies during the pandemic.
Is universal access to healthcare possible?
The Elders say everybody is entitled to decent, affordable medical attention.