How Gordhan’s expenditure cuts could affect health targets

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Finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s "careful control of the wage Bill" will impact negatively on health service delivery, says a health economist.

Green rooibos takes fight to diabetes

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An antioxidant found in tea brewed from the indigenous plant offers hope for new treatments.

Brazil’s sick of patent exploitation

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The country is fighting the intellectual property laws that hiked up the cost of its HIV programme.

Bring back the lost girls

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This country must find ways to keep girls in school and educate them about HIV prevention.

Government to take over Durban’s McCord Hospital

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McCord Hospital in Durban will be sold to the government in a deal that will be concluded next year.

Harsh price of HIV-linked longevity

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HIV+ people on ARVs are now living longer lifespans. But the virus's associated diseases could put an unbearable strain on the health system.

Patient fees cripple Zim’s healthcare

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Skewed state funding has left many centres dependent on fees that patients can't afford, writes Mara Kardas-Nelson.

Staunching SA’s pregnancy wound

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Unless the state's plan to curb maternal deaths is wholly implemented, it won't make a dent.

Medical back-up in Pondo initiation

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Eastern Cape royals are campaigning to use medical circumcision in traditional rituals.

Nursing Zim prisons back to health

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One man's mission to bring sanitary sanity and dignity to those kept behind bars.