South Africa had an estimated 7.9 million people living with HIV in mid-2025, accounting for 12.3% of the total population.…
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By Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases The devastating effects of human-induced climate change are now a lived reality…
Health research in South Africa faced an unprecedented crisis due to funding cuts from the United States government. (Photo: Shutterstock)…
This week, the Gauteng health department issued an alert about increased malaria cases in the province, urging residents to be…
Bukhosi Mdletshe, operational manager of the Ensingweni Clinic in KwaZulu-Natal, oversees care for a widely dispersed rural community. (Photo: Thom…
By Dr Stephanie van Wyk, University of Cape Town (UCT) and Dr Donnie Mategela, Malawi, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Malaria…
To limit the damage from the US research cuts, the SAMRC mobilised a rescue fund of about R600 million. (Photo:…
What started as a quick fix to improve his sexual performance turned into a medical emergency for Sizwe Mthembu (42)…
More than 33 000 healthcare workers helped patients more than 20 million times in the Western Cape in the last…
Forty-year-old Thulisile Nkosi* carefully counts the pills in her bottle before handing over a few to her friend. ”The tablets…
