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Oliver Genthe - August 16, 2026
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Bhekisisa Team - July 27, 2026
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#Aids2026: Daily pill. Monthly pill. Six-monthly jab. Why choice matters

Mia Malan, Linda Pretorius and Karen Harkema - July 27, 2026
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#Aids2026 | What HIV got right — but obesity still hasn’t 

Francois Venter, Simiso Sokhela, Nzama Mbalati and Yvette Raphael - July 24, 2026
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Doctors use a torch to do operations

By Mia Malan
 
July 4, 2009

“This year we’ve been running out of simple things, such as Panado,” says one doctor.

Mia Malan

Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.

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    https://staging.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/
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    #Aids2026: We analysed SA’s first LEN roll-out data. Here’s what we found
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    https://staging.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/
    July 27, 2026
    #Aids2026: Daily pill. Monthly pill. Six-monthly jab. Why choice matters
  • Mia Malan
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    July 8, 2026
    Health Beat #39 | Inside SA’s illegal weight-loss drug trade
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    June 29, 2026
    Could the NHI fuel anti-immigrant sentiment?
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Abused from the womb

By Mia Malan
 
June 26, 2009

Pregnant women who drink alcohol put their unborn children at greater risk than they think, writes Mia Malan.

Mia Malan

Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.

  • Mia Malan
    https://staging.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/
    July 29, 2026
    #Aids2026: We analysed SA’s first LEN roll-out data. Here’s what we found
  • Mia Malan
    https://staging.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/
    July 27, 2026
    #Aids2026: Daily pill. Monthly pill. Six-monthly jab. Why choice matters
  • Mia Malan
    https://staging.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/
    July 8, 2026
    Health Beat #39 | Inside SA’s illegal weight-loss drug trade
  • Mia Malan
    https://staging.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/
    June 29, 2026
    Could the NHI fuel anti-immigrant sentiment?
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