Bhekisisa’s latest policy dialogue takes a deep dive into one of the biggest challenges facing SA’s HIV response at the 9th Aids conference.
Small town, big goals: Eshowe has become one of the first SA communities to put enough people on HIV treatment to reduce new infections in the area.
Today, SA boasts the world’s largest HIV treatment programme, but 3.2-million people who need ARVs still aren’t on them. Here’s how to fix that.
The rresident promised more funding to the country’s one-stop centres for victims of abuse. But can provinces afford to make good on his promise?
These ATMs can decrease the number of patients in clinics but health workers are not helping to achieve that goal.
One in three sex workers in South Africa say they’ve been raped by a police officer. Could a change in the law solve this?
Since the country’s national rollout, less than a quarter of people who’ve started taking PrEP are young women — despite high HIV rates among them.
For years, catching this drug-resistant bacteria meant painful treatment that risked your hearing and mental health. Now, that could be changing.
The health department is bracing itself for a perfect storm when climate change and our over-stretched health system collide. But is it doing enough?
Recent national and Gauteng memos demanding all foreign patients pay in full for services likely fell foul of the law.
If you think shutting down needle exchange programmes will keep your city free of contaminated needles, think again.
This province reported skyrocketing rates of teen pregnancy but behind the figures lies a story about sex, knowledge and data.
Joan Collins* worked as an intensive care nurse in Cape Town. But that’s not the only way she made a living.
In this province, the agricultural and mining sectors draw thousands of workers each year – and then they disappear. Here’s why we need to find them.
Does sex work legislation have an impact on gender-based violence and HIV infection rates? We traveled to Amsterdam and Durban to find out.
How do you fix South Africa’s sexual and reproductive health wrongs? Help people access their rights.
From Amsterdam’s glittering canals to Durban’s dark streets, take a look at how the world legislates sex — and why it matters.
The project’s closure six months ago forced some injecting drug users to share needles and risk infections such as HIV and Hepatitis C.
We could be just months away from knowing whether Depo-Provera use is linked to a higher risk of HIV infection in women.
South Africa boasts the world’s largest HIV treatment programme but are provinces ready to take the lead?
Meet a South African getting her HIV medication at the press of a button.
#TrackingTheNSP: Ahead of World Aids Day, hear just how far provinces have come putting the national plan into practice.
The Swedish model, legalisation, decriminalisation — does the sex work debate leave you confused? Look no further.
Go inside one of the country’s most dangerous jobs.
How could a baby get an organ from a person living with HIV and not automatically contract the virus? The experts weigh in.
Watch live as the University of the Witwatersrand announces this groundbreaking liver transplant.
Ramaphosa and Motsoaledi are expected to draw high praise at a UN meeting this week. Find out why.
Until two years ago, it was Sibonelo Gumede’s job to help developers get rid of people who used drugs in neighbourhoods. Then his life changed.
The strategy aims to, for instance, slash new HIV infections by more than 60%.
Life Orientation 2.0? Why it may be time for a new take on an old subject.
Newer, lifesaving drugs for South Africa’s "silent" killer aren’t yet available in the country.
It’s been a steep learning curve for districts that sometimes don’t have the know-how — or the data — to write and track local plans.