There is some reason to celebrate the latest version of the draft Pandemic Accord, a deal drawn up to prevent a repeat of Covid’s worst effects. But it’s still too soon to look away
The health of young women and girls is shaped by gender-based inequalities and violence
About 3.9 million people in South Africa are beneficiaries of the grant, which is currently at R2 080 per person a month
An innovative digital locker means that thousands of public health patients won’t wait for hours in a clinic queue to collect medication
Still, the South African Medical Association says government doctors in the country aren’t paid enough
The service provider, LNG, has been ordered to pay back the profit earned from the R113.2 million contract
Unregulated tariffs and the lack of low-cost benefit schemes drive up the price of medical aid premiums, causing patients to feel the pain
The Foundation for Professional Development has harnessed local ownership to provide quality care
South Africa has close to 700 medical doctors who haven’t been able to find a job in the public sector since qualifying
But there are still not enough vacancies for junior doctors, according to the minister
It is an unfortunate reality that the healthcare system is still failing the majority of South Africans
The defence force only re-employed the woman after being threatened with litigation
Tobacco ads have been banned in many countries for years, but Big Tobacco is finding ways to get around the rules — like partnering with Formula 1 to punt their new products to a global audience
USAID has pumped $45 million in grant funding to support the work of a consortium of top African scientists from eight countries
Implementation trials start soon in South Africa to help researchers find out what will make people use a two-monthly anti-HIV jab
Meet the doctor who, for 25 years, has worked tirelessly to transform the trauma unit at Bara, the largest hospital in Africa
A new report from the World Economic Forum shows that Africa is most vulnerable to health-related losses
Because it involves one partner who provides the other with a reward in exchange for sex, it’s not an equal power relationship
Bill which aims to provide universal care through a state-run fund is being reviewed by President Cyril Ramaphosa
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
The African Medicines Agency will review new medicines and production facilities on behalf of African countries, who can then decide to register the products locally
The British high commissioner to South Africa reflects on the value of the United Nations for the UK and South Africa to achieve shared objectives
The quality of life of poor South Africans over the past 30 years continues to be ignored
Thembisile Mthembu tells her story of how she grew up on seven colours but all she can afford is a two-colour Sunday meal
Constant online exposure to the seemingly perfect bodies of others can lead to a desire to conform to unrealistic beauty standards
In the latest episode of Bhekisisa’s monthly TV show, Health Beat, Mia Malan spoke to public health researcher Susan Goldstein about how regulations about how foods are sold can help to prevent obesity
The list of medicines nurses can prescribe hasn’t changed since 1984, so they can’t dispense beyond schedule four drugs
There aren’t billboards for cocaine, heroine and nyaope, which might be less addictive than sugar
About one in three people in South Africa will experience depression, anxiety or a substance use disorder at least once in their lives
Tlaleng Mofokeng is a doctor, sexual and reproductive health and rights activist, and the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health
Environmental waste, especially pharmaceuticals and toxins, needs high-level action to stop its major contribution to antimicrobial resistance
Evidence from other countries suggests South Africa could see a drop in rapes and sexually transmitted infections for everyone if the bill goes through