Africa's health crisis persists as governments finance too little, while patients pay too much for free medicines crucial for universal health coverage.

Headlines of initiates dying or losing their penises due to botched circumcisions are common as families face the fears of initiation school.

The recent attempt to ban cannabis in food products may have been poorly handled, but it highlights the need for reform. Two decades of community-led progress against HIV, TB, and malaria are being ...

“If you are not South African, from today you will not be allowed into any South African hospital.” This was the message delivered by a member of Operation Dudula outside Hillbrow Clinic on Monday to ...

A shallow focus shot of people wearing the same uniform and standing in a line Social workers, researchers and teachers are desperate for more psychosocial support for children and adolescents in ...

Statistics show that about a third of girls in South Africa will experience some form of sexual abuse during their lifetime, and one in five children will be sexually assaulted. More needs to be done ...

The announcement that President Cyril Ramaphosa will, on Wednesday, sign into law the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) bill has garnered mixed reactions. Those opposing the bill say their ...

The complex legacy of apartheid including the unequal distribution of resources between the public and private sectors, and the increasing disease burden are some of the issues that have led to a ...

South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini are among 25 countries identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as having the potential to eliminate malaria by 2025. But now this goal is out of reach.

South Africa’s schools health programmes have struggled in the past due to factors such as poor management, inequitable distribution of resources and a historical lack of collaboration between the ...