Dr Bulela Vava – Interim National Chairperson of the Public Oral Health Forum, shares a first-hand account of the barriers disabled people face when accessing oral health care. I am reminded how the right to health care services for…
Drug companies must make fundamental changes to their core business to address Research and Development (R&D) gaps and access to existing medicines for women’s sexual and reproductive health in lower-income countries, global health equity advocates urge. Despite progress in women’s…
 Take a moment to think about the people in your life and the types of relationships you have. The platonic relationship with your friend, the sexual relationship with your partner, and the working relationship with your colleague. Relationships come…
Over the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact globally on countries’ national communicable disease programmes, crucially including the response to HIV Disruptions in treatment and prevention services may have contributed to around 1.5 million new…
 Global food price hikes may push parents to introduce cheaper meal options like maize meal, but they might incur longer costs, such as stunting because of poor nutrient intake. South Africa is not immune: recent reports from the Eastern…
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