The disease we know as Malaria was thought to be caused by breathing “bad air” (mal aria) that emanates from swamps. This was not “fake news” but a lack of understanding and…
Israel chose targets at the heart of domestic survival because its planners know that fuel in a capital powers ambulances, clinics, refrigeration, generators, pumping systems,…
As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease
Violence against women has become one of the most pervasive public health emergencies in modern history
South Africa has also taken a leading role in global health financing and pandemic preparedness
A throat ulcer. Bloody urine. A sick baby. That’s what smokers in other countries see. In South Africa? For now, it’s a tiny black box
You might think of snakebite as a niche issue rather than a devastating one. But it is thought to kill somewhere between 80,000 and 140,000 people a year.
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
Health authorities say vaccines will mostly be donated, or, when available, be bought via negotiated deals with drugmakers, but with different budgets
The development and implementation of new, hospital-based birthing centres with team-based maternity care models offer a promising solution
The continent asked for more say in global health decisions after Covid. It now has that. The mpox declaration is a test of this new power
Wastewater-based epidemiology can play a vital role in pandemic preparedness
President Cyril Ramaphosa said it was about the rapid spread of the disease across the continent, which reflected a ‘concerning shift in the epidemiological pattern’
The African Centres for Disease Control said so far in 2024, 13 countries had confirmed 2 863 cases and 517 deaths from the viral disease
