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Our children’s lives were lost due to the negligence of the Mpumalanga health system, say grieving mothers.

The country is fighting the intellectual property laws that hiked up the cost of its HIV programme.

An antioxidant found in tea brewed from the indigenous plant offers hope for new treatments.

Skewed state funding has left many centres dependent on fees that patients can't afford, writes Mara Kardas-Nelson.

HIV+ people on ARVs are now living longer lifespans. But the virus's associated diseases could put an unbearable strain on the health system.

Eastern Cape royals are campaigning to use medical circumcision in traditional rituals.

Two young people speak out about life, and love, and the very real risk of rejection.

One man's mission to bring sanitary sanity and dignity to those kept behind bars.

Nurses and doctors are 'forced' to treat non-residents, but such care is too often perilous.

Scandinavian expertise is helping to train top nurses in how to handle difficult pregnancies.

A young pharmacist is driving a project to get Tanzania to make more of its own medicine.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has promised to get state facilities running to the highest standards.

An effective healthcare system will free up donor money for more desperate countries.

Medical apps could drastically improve lives, but can't be accessed by those who need them most.

Work on HIV prevention may be undone after a boy has died after a medical circumcision procedure.

During this initiation season, we look back at what happened in 2013 when bungled initiations cost boys their penises.