This country has upheld its ban on gay sex. Here’s why it could be...
“The failure to decriminalise consensual same-sex relations will undermine Kenya’s aim of reaching universal health coverage,” UNAids says.
This kills more South Africans than any other disease. There’s a new way to...
One in four people carry this potentially deadly bug? Now a new shorter treatment can prevent it from making you sick.
‘HIV is my unwanted pregnancy’
If you are a man who has sex with men, the HIV prevention pill just keeps getting better. Find out how.
Why taking back the power starts with you and your vagina
Want to advocate for your uterus? Here are six ways you can do it.
This is putting SA’s women in the grave, so what’s the health department doing...
Pregnancy in South Africa is getting safer, but still not safe enough. Here’s what the health department says they’re doing about it.
‘HIV testing was compulsory. If you didn’t test, they wouldn’t treat you’
The struggle to survive pregnancy and death in a land of plenty and poverty hasn’t changed much in the past five years — there are lives to prove it.
Medical male circumcision offers a gateway to HIV testing and medical check-ups
Circumcision can prevent thousands of HIV infections by 2030 at a relatively low cost, but the uptake has been slower than expected.
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?
Antibiotic resistance: Three ways to stop the rise of the superbugs
We are facing possibly the greatest health threat of our time: drug-resistant infections. But here's why there's hope the world can change course.
African drumming: New rhythm in therapy
Drumming therapy can help to reduce anger and tension and increase a sense of wellbeing.
Is this the Bill the alcohol industry doesn’t want you to see?
South Africa is one of the hardest drinking countries in the world, but legislation to stop it been under wraps for over five years.
Why does HIV kill more men than women?
In 2016, 60% of women of 15 years or older living with HIV were on treatment. Less than half their male peers could say the same.
‘Imali yeqolo’: Really, Gigaba? Women fall pregnant to get child support grants?
Gender activists are outraged by the former finance minister’s side comments on government grants during his budget speech.
How South Africa convinced the world to take TB seriously
Heads of state discussed one of the world's biggest killers in New York this week — and it was Aaron Motsoaledi who got them together.
Paying it forward: South Africa’s law should give all fathers and adoptive parents paid...
Getting parents more involved in childcare is good for a child’s health and prospects in life. South Africa needs to get with the programme.
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