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Zimbabwe’s tight abortion laws aren’t curbing demand, they’re driving them underground — and it’s about to get worse.

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.

Almost one in four babies born at public hospitals come into the world via c-section but is it costing some women their lives?

We could be just months away from knowing whether Depo-Provera use is linked to a higher risk of HIV infection in women.

Few governments are prepared to care for the people forced to leave their countries as a result of conflict or climate change. Here's why.

Men can help to prevent new HIV infections by showing up for their partners. Here’s how:

A week. That's how long most newborns who die will make it in South Africa. But there may be hope yet for the country's tiniest patients

In the war on women's bodies, the casualties stretch far beyond US' 50 states.

In June, the health minister released the long-awaited National Health Insurance Bill. What does it mean to you and your medical aid? We tell you.

Ebola wiped out nearly 10% of Liberia’s doctors and nurses. Take a look at life for those it left behind.

When bringing a new life into the world risks taking another, even old traditions have to adopt new ways.

Maternal deaths in developing regions would fall by 73% if all women had access to contraception and maternal healthcare, shows new research.

Are social media algorithms designed to prey the mental health of women and people of colour?

But will the country be able to half its maternal mortality ratio by 2030 - in time to achieve its sustainable development goal?

The new commander-in-chief has made promises, but how likely is he to deliver?

Death threats and intimidation drove one man to leave the country after exposing crumbling conditions within the province’s health system.