Budget choices must empower the poor and end socio-economic exclusion
In December, the Global Fund and the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief committed to funding the roll-out of lenacapavir in countries they support
The NHI Act says funding healthcare for all should come from tax but economic growth is in a vice and many people are without jobs
Since Homo sapiens became a thing about 300 000 years ago, we have never breathed more carbon dioxide, absorbed more industrial toxins or processed more privatised propaganda
The city’s car-free day is going into its ninth year, far outlasting most initiatives like it around the world, including in South Africa
Until recently, the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief funded nonprofits in South Africa to help provincial health departments test people for HIV and put them on treatment
About 60 000 South Africans die in a year from diseases that are not caused by tuberculosis or HIV before they turn 70, and about a fifth of these are from diabetes
The US president’s cutting of financial support has cut life-saving treatment for many in SA
In sub-Saharan Africa, patients face a ‘wild west’ where treatments for snake bites cost the Earth or don’t work
A federal judge has enforced a temporary restraining order blocking Donald Trump from freezing federal grants
Such programmes still qualify for a limited waiver, which will expire towards the end of April, but only for approved activities
Tight public purse strings inevitably causes greater overall inequality
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and a leading cause of death among South African women
‘Nnomakhayas’ understand a community’s values, practices and problems, as well as modern medicine, making them effective carers
However, restrictive policies, stigma, discrimination and financial hardship can stand in the way of girls continuing their education
The US has said who qualifies for a waiver during the Trump administration’s pause in foreign aid but it doesn’t allow for anti-HIV pills, unless for pregnant women
The “commonly occurring” virus causes respiratory illness and is in the same family of viruses as the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Investigations are underway to trace the source of the fatty deposits, according to eThekwini municipality
Durban beaches are notorious for closing due to high levels of E.coli, but potential poop balls would be a new phenomenon
A study has found that artificial intelligence apps need to include data sets and traditional practices
Researchers say part of the problem is the lack of coordination across the nation’s sprawling multi-agency system
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Medicine gives insight into what an HIV cure could look like during infancy
In 25 years, new infections have dropped from about 1 463 each day to about 370, but HIV ‘is still an issue’, experts say
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer has launched a recall of the pill after a packaging mix-up compromised its contraceptive efficacy
People with HIV can live a long, healthy life — if they take their medication correctly. But too many don’t. A game might help to change that, research shows
It has been estimated that in the 2022-23 financial year, 150 000 girls aged 10 to 19 had fallen pregnant – which means that at least 150 000 girls had unprotected sex
Almost 5% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the healthcare sector. Rethinking how hospitals run can get this down. But healthcare workers say regulations stop them from doing this
We need to use our bodies as they were intended and eat the food for which they were designed
The health department says new regulations likely to come into force early next year are a step towards getting Western and traditional medicine to work together
Babies getting HIV from their infected mothers is rare in a cluster of 39 villages in the OR Tambo district
Research shows that e-cigarette rules could lead to a spike in traditional smoking