Bhekisisa: Our health journalism centre is here

The Mail & Guardian has launched its health journalism centre, Bhekisisa. You can find all the details here. comments (1)

Comment: Ignorant reporting can be lethal

As the fallout regarding misinformation about vaccines and antiretrovirals shows, words can kill. comments (4)

ARVs alone won't save HIV infected mothers

Access to ARVs is improving, but poor attitudes to patients are aggravating maternal mortality rates. comments (1)

Comment: Take care over the next hill

What, if anything, does the private healthcare sector have to offer the rural poor? comments (1)

But when the bough breaks ...

‘Baby bins' can mean the difference between life – and death at the bottom of a trash can. comments (1)

Women confound HIV researchers

Why would young, single African women not take free drugs that could potentially save them from contracting a life-threatening infection? comments (8)

Cheap drugs a bitter pill for the West

A global squabble over property rights could see the price of medicine soar in poor countries. comments (1)