If all of its National Institutes of Health funding falls away, the country could lose 70% of its medical research capacity
Diabetes has become one of South Africa’s most pressing public health issues. We desperately need evidence-based science and decisive leadership to address this mounting crisis
SAMRC trial will help to expand knowledge on the matter
Seven women are killed in the country each day and nearly six in 10 of such murders are at the hand of an intimate partner
Conducting qualitative research takes time and effort, but it interrogates essential contexts and meanings that shape our health and healthcare
While progress has been made in some sectors, there are critical gaps in the healthcare infrastructure
The development and implementation of new, hospital-based birthing centres with team-based maternity care models offer a promising solution
Wastewater-based epidemiology can play a vital role in pandemic preparedness
USAID has pumped $45 million in grant funding to support the work of a consortium of top African scientists from eight countries
Gray is the first female president and chief executive of the council and served as the chairperson of the research committee on Covid-19
Water in the country’s drains can pick up a spike in Covid-19 cases or a threatening new variant in time for clinics to prepare for an influx of patients
In the absence of action from the health department, South Africa’s community health workers are once again having to fight for their rights, with a nationwide strike planned from 9 November.
Local scientists are using wastewater-based epidemiology to trace the SARS-CoV-2 virus in South Africa’s sewage system, which could act as an early warning system for outbreaks of Covid-19, as well as other diseases
The data shows 17 000 more people have died than usual since May, but only 6 000 deaths have officially been attributed to Covid-19