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An HIV prevention pill can reduce HIV-negative people's chances of contracting HIV by more than 90%.

ARVs have transformed Cotlands hospice from a place for the dying into a childcare centre where the living thrive.

Many people can no longer afford hospital treatment and medication, and the number of those with medical aid has fallen by a third.

Numbers don't lie: A new report shows how people across the world keep piling on the kilos.

A pill dispenser with an electronic cap monitors daily adherence to a regimen that may curb HIV among sex workers – and in broader society.

There are too few psychiatrists, so a foundation is using a Canadian model to rehabilitate people.

The government's focus on small-scale irrigation has given hope and sustenance to some districts.

Water pumped from the Nile is the only option for 98% of the residents of South Sudan's capital.

The start of the rainy season in the war-torn country could spell a cholera outbreak.

Common cough, flu and pain medicines can be addictive. Codeine addiction is an increasingly well-known problem in South Africa.

The joy of motherhood is killed by a moral and ethical dilemma when doctors advise termination of a pregnancy.

The country's health system is ravaged, but a team of volunteer doctors visit regularly: operating on the desperate and training local medical staff.

Solar power, solar electricity and mobile technology are helping to reduce the rate of maternal mortality in Cameroon.

A revolutionary antiretroviral prophylaxis is helping all people, no matter their sexual orientation. A cheaper generic will soon be on the shelves.

Clinics dedicated to young people are ideal but the poor nation struggles to provide at least a basic service for those who can't access them.

A grassroots Ugandan health initiative has significantly reduced maternal deaths.