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When religion trumps science in medicine, women's bodies and Constitutional rights may be caught in the crossfire.

HIV is a mirror that reflects how we think about society. It exposes our prejudices. Find out how to tell interesting stories about it.

A mother's love led her to South Africa to find a school for her son with autism.

If a man dies in the Central African Republic, his wife is at risk of being evicted from their home by his relatives.

Photojournalist, Seif Kousmate, photographed and interviewed current and former slaves in Mauritania and got imprisoned by police in the process.

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.

Saving lives — and losing them — may be all in a day's work for health workers, but if you think it doesn't take its toll, listen to these doctors.

“Whenever there is a crisis, I’m called in to solve them, but I don’t have the legal mechanism to prevent them,” says minister.

It’s been a bumper year for trouble for the country’s healthcare system and it's only June. Here's everything you might have missed.

The party cannot substantiate claims it made before Parliament in March, finds Africa Check.

National health department deploys 200 officials to country’s beleaguered hospitals.

Pontsho Pilane has been named this year’s Discovery Health Journalist of the Year. Hear why she thinks specialist reporting isn't dead.

Activists say that at least one patient has been trying to get treatment since 2013.

A tale of two cities: Durban ditches drug users while Tshwane becomes the first city in SA to pioneer and fund new ways to keep them safe.

Speaking more than one language could lead to better tests scores and even being a more empathetic person.