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World: Stop turning your back on TB

Dereck Tait -
Solidarity: Sanac says government must urgently address police abuse of sex workers including the use of the workers' possession of condoms

HIV vaccine – closer than ever

Ntando Yola, Tian Johnson, Morenike Folayan, Udom Likhitwonnawut and Matthew Rose -
Pregnant women must be careful of caffeine

Pregnant? Five things to think twice about before taking these substances

Amy Green -
Condoms are common contraceptives used to prevent pregnancies.

The five best contraceptives backed by science

Amy Green -
Yvette Mbayo-Ndaya has high blood pressure

Refugees ripped off at state hospitals

Ina Skosana -
80 out of 1000 women in Africa have unplanned pregnancies.

Women in Africa least likely to use contraception

Amy Green -
Refugees are at risk of developing mental disorders

‘The baby fell, but I just kept running’

Ina Skosana -
The Lagos state government has initiated a vaccine campaign for children in rural villages.

‘There is hope this evil illness will not befall us again’

Jackie Opara -
Close to death

Close to death, but ‘no medication for foreigners’

Dylan Bush -
Rape survivors from war torn countries need healthcare and support in South Africa

DRC to SA: No escape from rape’s war

Ina Skosana -
Thousands of desperately ill people in Nigeria choose to be healed by TB Joshua

Spreading false hope and endangering people’s lives: Why do so many...

George Claassen -
At least one in four children in Africa is still not receiving the vaccinations they need.

African leaders step up to the plate to narrow immunisation gaps

Charles Shey Wiysonge and -
How to prevent HIV with a pill

Twenty things you need to know about how to prevent HIV...

Mia Malan -
HIV prevention needs to be targeted at women to ensure reduced infection rates.

How stigma can stymie Nigeria’s efforts to extend HIV treatment

Obinna Onwujekwe -
Over-treatment of malaria can lead to an unnecessary waste of antimalarial medication.

Why over-treating malaria in Africa is a problem, and how it...

Eleanor Ochodo -
A nurse treats a young patient's buruli ulcer with a clay poultice.

Buruli ulcer: Africa’s neglected but third most common mycobacterial disease

Lydia Mosi and -
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