Health workers at a rural hospital describe paying for equipment, taxi fares and meals as part of providing care.
A deep-rural hospital has become a beacon of hope, thanks to dedicated individuals.
Exclusively breastfed babies are less likely to become obese adults, research has shown.
A medical practitioner who studied in Cuba is optimistic about rural medicine in South Africa.
The kidnapping of young girls ignores the ‘niceties’ of a cultural practice.
In 2006, doctors at an isolated former Transkei hospital took the decision to encourage mothers to only feed breastmilk till babies are six months.
Labourers working outdoors will suffer the most from the effects of warmer temperatures, writes <b>Mia Malan</b>.
In rural Zithulele, putting food on the table is more important than the niceties of the law.
Mia Malan describes the arduous trek an Eastern Cape woman had to undertake to get medical attention for her sick grandson.
A controversial plastic additive is said to affect foetuses and increase the risk of breast cancer.