Pontsho Pilane speaks to three women who have found it difficult to access quality healthcare because of medical professionals’ weight bias
Big Pharma is already showing signs of putting revenue ahead of saving lives in the race to find a Covid-19 vaccine, according to experts
While nurses bear the brunt of the most psychologically affected of health workers, most are concerned about access to protective supplies
The similarities between the HIV epidemic and the Covid-19 pandemic are hard to ignore – the most obvious is the level of premature deaths caused by both
Public consultations for the country’s new health Bill show how language barriers can keep healthcare away from those who need it
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
Are faith-based NGOs breaking the law when they refuse to give women information on where to terminate their pregnancies?
Shame doesn’t start when menstruation begins. It is built in slow steps.
Newer, lifesaving drugs for South Africa’s "silent" killer aren’t yet available in the country.
The damage caused by the controversial US policy will only start showing when it’s too late to reverse it, activists and researchers argue.