By exploiting legal grey areas, the tobacco industry takes advantage of the fact that current legislation focuses primarily on traditional cigarettes and does not yet comprehensively regulate these newer products.
A recent study which included 25,000 learners across 52 high schools in South Africa found that one in six learners are vaping.
On International Sex Workers Day, we confront a grim reality: escalating violence, collapsing health services, and a government that continues to criminalise and ignore sex workers' rig
by Christoforos Mallouris, Regional Adviser Equality And Rights For All, UNAIDS Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa Communities of people living with or affected by HIV have been at the forefront of delivering HIV-related services since the beginning of…
Workers say blocked pipes have been causing a stink in and around the mortuary and key machinery have been broken.
Following up on a tip-off from a source, Health-e News got in touch with the former government employee, posing as a potential ARV buyer.
For the past 20 years, the CHRU clinics have played a critical role in the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cervical cancer.
Nxele started the fitness classes to give back to the community and promote a healthy lifestyle for everyone.
The structure of South Africa’s healthcare system relegates other health professions to supporting roles.
Civil society welcomes the targeted allocations to public hospitals and clinics.
Health workers dismissed her pain as false labour, and one allegedly insulted her and forced her to walk unaided. Magabe gave birth in the hospital passage.
It’s not uncommon for junior doctors to work 24 to 36 hour shifts, often with minimal or no breaks and very little supervision.
Hypertension as a “silent killer” because patients can feel perfectly well for years, all the while their elevated blood pressure is silently damaging arteries and vital organs.
To liken HIV activists to AfriForum is more than a false equivalence, it’s a betrayal of those who turned a denialist state into a global public health success.
If U.S funding cuts aren't replaced, South Africa could see an additional half a million unnecessary deaths, and up to half a million new HIV infections over the next 10 years.
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