“Often, depression develops as the reality of long-term displacement and financial strain sets in. Additionally, there is a quiet, unspoken loneliness, particularly among men, who may feel pressure to ...

Many people who survive extreme weather events like floods don’t get any mental health support.

The issue at Jubilee hospital is part of a broader water crisis in Hammanskraal, worsened by cable theft in the area.

The issue at Jubilee hospital is part of a broader water crisis in Hammanskraal, worsened by cable theft in the area.

The malaria burden varies widely across the region.

“We had to retrench more than a hundred people and are left with a quarter of the community monitors to do the work,” says Anele Yawa, the general secretary of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), ...

In countries where diabetes care tools are widely available, innovation transforms lives and makes care accessible to all.

Outreach campaigns often lean heavily on extractions, the quickest and most visible form of care. 2022/23 DHIS data shows over 300,000 extractions performed in the Eastern Cape. In contrast, fewer ...

The woman who was in an advanced stage of labour was allegedly asked to walk to the labour ward, resulting in the baby being delivered en route.

When Phumzile Mayiza, 33, started her menstrual cycle at 14, she was bewildered. Growing up in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal in kwaHlabisa, she was not exposed to information about what was happening to her ...

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 ...

Bogus health professionals have been a hot topic in South Africa lately. One of the more sensational is the story of ‘Tik Tok’ doctor Matthew Zingwela Lani ...