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Why the health department can’t employ more doctors
South Africa has close to 700 medical doctors who haven’t been able to find a job in the public sector since qualifying
Treasury’s budget cuts will affect community service posts
Graduates in the medicine, dental and rehabilitation therapy fields need to do community service to qualify but nearly 200 had not been placed by 12 December
Will Earth’s changing climate make TB spread faster?
By 2030, the planet is likely to be warmer, undermining the fight against tuberculosis
TB talks: Will #UNGA78 change these three lives?
In the past five years, none of the targets political leaders adopted after the previous round of high-level discussions on the fight against tuberculosis at the United Nations…
The heat is on: Why climate change will leave you gasping for air
Burning fossil fuels makes the Earth warmer, causing weather patterns to change. In areas with air pollution, this can make it even harder for people with lung diseases to breathe
Why our changing climate is bad for your health
The Earth is getting hotter and extreme weather events are becoming more common. It’s bad news for all aspects of our lives
Can taking two pills a week slow down TB in South Africa?
Nhe new guidelines say anyone who has a big chance of getting infected can get access to preventive medicines
UPDATED: Cape Town teacher discovers child sex trafficking ring
Here’s what happened when a primary school teacher in the Western Cape suspected a pupil was being sexually abused
City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how
Local governments back many projects where people can grow vegetables in urban areas, but researchers say that it’s not enough to curb hunger
Community health workers are ditching unions
In South Africa, trade unions have a reputation for having workers’ back. But for many of the country’s community health workers, these organisations are no longer an ally.
Good, bad & ugly: How SA’s fight against GBV & femicide is going
Almost 1 000 women were killed by their intimate partners over the past 12 years, but the government achieved just one in five of its targets to fight gender-based violence and…