The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria will start to cut its grant support to South Africa in just two years, with its final grant ending in eight years. Some…
What can the roll-out of a two-monthly HIV prevention injection learn from how the daily anti-HIV pill was introduced? Create demand, make the jab easy to get hold of and ensure…
The closure of the New Frame, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding
Health workers in dysfunctional settings may abuse birthing patients as part of a strange rite of passage, and low-income women with less agency are more likely to suffer…
Should you exercise a lot, or a little? Should it be in the morning or at night? Follow this easy guide to heart health
The beauty and skincare world is littered with myths and misinformation about Black skin. This extract from aesthetician Diya Ayodele’s book ‘Black Skin’ busts some of the most…
This database shows you where you can find safe family planning services near you. It’s verified two to four times a year by a dedicated team of data capturers and ‘secret…
We ask the infectious diseases specialist 18 questions about the Covid-19 pandemic: from how to counter vaccine hesitancy to whether life will ever return to ‘normal’
How rare is rare? How are the blood clots from the vaccine trial unusual? How are symptoms tracked?
SA is in a rush to roll out its national GBV action plan. But as bureaucracy and the pandemic slow progress, violence against women continues unabated
SA is on the verge of rolling out Covid-19 vaccines, but can we vaccinate children and pregnant women, and which jabs work against the 501Y.V2 variant?
This is an ode to the women whose names made it into news outlets from 2018 to 2020. It’s also a tribute to the faceless, nameless women whose stories remain untold.
The Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism and James Oatway visited George Mukhari academic hospital to document the second-wave realities experienced by doctors and nurses
More people have died in South Africa from Covid-19 than have been murdered. This hasn’t stopped a misinformation pandemic from trying to misrepresent that reality
There may be no quick fix to making our hospitals safer, but there may be one simple place to start
Our country has a duty to ensure women’s rights are protected here and in the region
”Most drugs users have a pauper’s burial. On very rare occasions the family buries them.”
Health editor Mia Malan wins top honour for the second time at Discovery’s annual awards ceremony.
Women said they couldn’t afford to boil water and cook, so a local inventor rolled up his sleeves.
The Mail & Guardian’s health centre, Bhekisisa, joins the World Health Organisation in raising awareness about TB on World TB Day on March 24.
