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Public Health in the News

The Latest News listing comprises the most recent media coverage compiled from sources around the world on key developments in health systems implementation and research.

2023

Elderly women picket outside Nyanga clinic demanding better service
2023-05-17
GroundUp
MUMPS OUTBREAK: SCHOOLS IN FREE STATE AFFECTED
2023-05-16
Health-E News
Stricter rules: Why better food regulations will help us fight obesity
2023-05-16
Bhekisisa
Limpopo health department concerned as malaria cases rocket and two die
2023-05-16
Times Live
PrEP4All Urges U.S. Government to Appeal Court’s HIV Patent Ruling for Gilead
2023-05-15
POZ
China’s complicated role in malaria control in Africa
2023-05-15
Stat News
Over 40% prevalence of precancerous cervical lesions among female sex workers with HIV in South Africa, but most unaware of the disease
2023-05-15
Aidsmap
Covid-19 infection could lead to diabetes, new research reveals
2023-05-15
The Standard
HEALTHCARE WORKERS: “WE ARE HUMANS”
2023-05-15
Health-E News
Brain-based treatment for menopausal hot flushes approved by FDA
2023-05-15
Nature
90-60-50: Can SA reach its hypertension targets?
2023-05-15
Spotlight
5 steps, fast: This plastic sheet and pouch can stop thousands of women from dying after giving birth
2023-05-15
Bhekisisa
Gonorrhea
2023-05-15
POZ
Confirmation Of Mumps Outbreak, South Africa, 2023
2023-05-12
SA Coronavirus
INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY: LITTLE TO CELEBRATE
2023-05-12
Health-E News
WATCH: Observing International Nurses Day with Dr Themba Moeti
2023-05-12
SABC News
WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency
2023-05-11
Health Policy Watch
Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress - how to build a resilient health system in South Africa
2023-04-30
The Conversation
'Morning After' Antibiotics Lower Risks for Prevalent STIs
2023-04-11
Health-E News
FOOD SAFETY: HOW LOADSHEDDING CAN HURT YOUR HEALTH
2023-04-11
Health-E News
Digital breast tomosynthesis improves cancer screening performance in community practice
2023-04-11
News medical life science
Parental knowledge and attitudes toward HIV preventive treatment for their adolescent children
2023-04-11
Medical express
Adolescent girls, teenage mothers in Katwe tipped on reproductive health
2023-04-10
New Vision
Insights From an OB/GYN and Cardiologist on Hormonal Contraceptive Selection
2023-04-10
Contemporary OB/GYN
Cervical cancer can be beaten - the key is vaccinating young girls
2023-04-10
The Conversation
The emergence of tanapox in South Africa, 2022
2023-04-10
News Medical Life Science
WORLD HEALTH DAY: IS NHI THE WAY TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE?
2023-04-07
Health-E News
New vaccine will save thousands of children from dying of pneumonia
2023-04-06
GroundUp
SAHPRA Withdraws Pholcodine-Containing Medicines From SA Market
2023-04-06
SAHPRA
The WHO Turns 75
2023-04-06
Health Policy Watch
PrEP Advocates Convene Virtual Town Hall Responding to Braidwood v. Becerra
2023-04-06
Avac
Internal Conflict Is Displacing the Women of Mozambique and Exposing Them to HIV
2023-04-06
The Body
The part we often forget: Care for children and teens with Advanced HIV Disease
2023-04-06
The Clinton Health Access Initiative
Mixed-Race Woman Potentially Cured of HIV Using Stem Cell Transplant
2023-04-05
POZ
Strong support systems tied to PrEP adherence among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
2023-03-21
UN
Deadly Fungus Spread Rapidly During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
2023-03-20
New York Times
South Africans have heart: heroes of the public healthcare strike came from all walks of life
2023-03-20
Daily Maverick
Putting Teeth on the Global Agenda for Oral Health
2023-03-20
Health Policy Watch
Ladies, take charge of your sexual health: How to use internal condoms like a pro
2023-03-20
Health Shots
Editorial: New guidelines are a step forward for SA’s TB response
2023-03-20
Spotlight
Validation platform allows local hospitals to determine how well AI systems would detect breast cancer
2023-03-20
Medical Express
Cervical Stump Cancer: Symptoms, Diagnosis, And Treatment
2023-03-20
Health Digest
Nontsikelelo Zwedala: an unsung hero of the struggle for HIV medicines
2023-03-20
GroundUp
Opinion: Urgent course correction needed on NHI, climate change, and economic policy
2023-03-20
Spotlight
Deputy President Mashatile to lead World TB DAY commemoration and launch of the National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB AND STIs: 2023-2028
2023-03-20
sacoronavirus.co.za
To #endAIDS, bridge gap between awareness and action
2023-03-19
Sunday Guardian Live
Teenagers are sent to these camps to purge ‘The West’. They leave bruised and abused
2023-03-17
Bhekisisa
Anal cancer in the United States linked to AIDS and inequalities
2023-03-17
Aidsmap
EDITORIAL: Stop wasting energy on NHI and fix the rot
2023-03-17
Business Day
In Malawi, community-run Oral Rehydration Points help address cholera deaths
2023-03-03
WHO Africa
Tackling taboo topics such as sex, HIV, and reproductive health is crucial
2023-03-03
IOL news
We can overcome vaccine hesitancy. Just look at the HPV shot. Focus on women’s healthcare needs
2023-03-04
Vox
Prevention Access Campaign and Partners on the Frontline of PEPFAR COP/ROP Planning
2023-03-04
POZ
Focus on women’s healthcare needs can help avoid illness
2023-03-05
IOL news
Should SA’s public hospitals go solar?
2023-03-06
Spotlight
#BhekisisaDiaries: What vasectomy research says about sex, myths and manhood
2023-03-06
Bhekisisa
New deputy president to launch national strategic plan for HIV, TB and STIs
2023-03-07
BizCommunity
First-in-woman study of a non-hormonal vaginal film showed safety, potential contraceptive efficacy, and supports future development
2023-03-07
News Medical Life Science
Third patient declared HIV-free following bone marrow transplant
2023-03-07
Clinical Trials Arena
Reluctance to prescribe medication risks the health of pregnant women, finds study
2023-03-07
Medical Express
‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda
2023-03-07
United Nations
Blood vending machine aims to reduce supply issues
2023-03-07
Health-E News
Cancer will cost the world $25 trillion over next 30 years
2023-03-07
Nature
Diabetes and obesity are rising globally — but some nations are hit harder
2023-03-07
Nature
‘I would lie and listen to my pain’: The multitasking mavericks fighting for a good death
2023-03-08
Bhekisisa
Can Women Living With HIV Safely Breastfeed Their Babies? [VIDEO]
2023-03-08
POZ
International Women’s Day
2023-03-08
World Health Organization
The pursuit of dialysis equity
2023-03-08
Nature
What we didn’t expect was the violence – Health Minister Joe Phaahla as the health worker wage strike intensifies
2023-03-09
Daily Maverick
‘Absolute chaos’ after flooding in the Vaal
2023-02-21
Mail & Guardian
Disproportionate number of children in SA have severe asthma, experts say
2023-02-21
Spotlight
Measles outbreak spreads to Western Cape
2023-02-23
Times Live
https://www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2023/02/21/disproportionate-number-of-children-in-sa-have-severe-asthma-experts-say/
2023-02-23
World Health Organization
Disproportionate number of children in SA have severe asthma, experts say
2023-02-21
Spotlight
Vaginal ring to prevent HIV safe to use in late pregnancy and while breastfeeding
2023-02-21
Spotlight
The Düsseldorf Patient HIV Cure Case Published in Nature Medicine
2023-02-21
TAG
Response to New STI Prevention Tools & Approaches Research at CROI 2023
2023-02-20
CDC
Malaria-Carrying Mosquitos Are Expanding Their Territory Almost 3 Miles a Year
2023-02-20
Science Alert
Zimbabwe Moves to Strengthen Collaboration in Fight Against Tuberculosis (TB)
2023-02-20
All Africa
African leaders pledge new commitments to end AIDS
2023-02-20
UNAIDS
Something stinks – Eskom’s uncontrolled pollution emissions cost thousands of lives and billions of rands
2023-02-20
Health-E News
SA’s Minister of Menstruation demands that government finally prioritise menstrual health
2023-02-18
IOL
Monkeypox in an immunocompromised patient with underlying human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis infections in Southern Florida of the United States: a case report
2023-02-18
AIDS Research and Therapy
SA launches first virtual angioedema centre in Africa
2023-02-17
Health-E News
The ‘epidemic’ of adolescent pregnancy in SA
2023-02-17
IOL news
Water Cuts in South Africa are Hurting Hospitals and Clinics – There’s an Increased Risk of Infections
2023-02-17
NICD
England eliminates mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B
2023-02-17
Contemporary OB/GYN
Govt intensifying efforts to Implement NHI, says Ramaphosa
2023-02-17
EWN
Heart Health Prior to Pregnancy Is Important, Says Report
2023-02-17
Health News
Calling Out Big Players Stalling Progress in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Africa
2023-02-17
iAfrica
OPINION: NHI Bill must still clear many hurdles to ensure adequate medicine access
2023-02-17
Spotlight
A single dose of an old drug could save 2 million mothers from sepsis every year
2023-02-16
Freethink
Healthcare without borders — the importance of eradicating medical Afrophobia
2023-02-16
Daily Maverick
Navigating the complexities of policing weed in the workplace
2023-02-16
Daily Maverick
What’s the deal with viral variants when it comes to HIV?
2023-02-16
Spotlight
Project Flamingo: A beacon of light for patients with breast cancer
2023-02-15
University of Cape Town
Hunger in South Africa: study shows one in five are at risk
2023-02-15
The Conversation
A day in the life of a health systems trust Data Management Officer
2023-02-15
Health Systems Trust
Five Priorities for Global Pandemic Preparedness
2023-02-14
Health Policy Watch
Nigeria records 216 confirmed diphtheria cases – NCDC
2023-02-14
Vanguard
How Climate Change Is Spreading Malaria in Africa
2023-02-14
The New York Times
How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment
2023-02-14
The Conversation
STI home tests could be coming to SA’s free medicine pick-up points
2023-02-14
Bhekisisa
Statement: Rising to the challenges of 2023 for women and girls
2023-02-13
United Nations Women
Landmark medical negligence ruling orders SA hospitals to treat - not pay – victim
2023-02-13
News24
Thai government shuts down key-population led PrEP services
2023-02-13
Aidsmap
Cancer dubbed a world health pandemic - experts say we have a looming crisis on our hands
2023-02-13
IOL news
Cable theft disrupts services at Bongani Hospital
2023-02-13
Health-E News
Could electric bikes clean the air in the country of a quarter-million motorcycles?
2023-02-13
Bhekisisa
AHF Africa Praises African Leaders’ Pledge to End AIDS in Children
2023-02-13
Businesswire
Bivalent booster recipients show slightly higher protection against infection and significantly higher protection against death than monovalent booster recipients
2023-02-13
News Medical Life Science
SA Medical Association outraged over Sona’s failure to address healthcare crisis
2023-02-13
The Citizen
Mental Stress Among Doctors A Hidden Epidemic
2023-02-12
The Pioneer
Hypertension, HIV increase CVD risk
2023-02-12
Healio
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health says consent is signed for children to be vaccinated
2023-02-12
IOL
Measles outbreak: Parents urged to vaccinate children as health expert warn against panic
2023-02-11
IOL
WATCH: February is the month of love and Heart Health Awareness
2023-02-11
SABC News
Surgery backlogs: TAC warns public healthcare near collapse
2023-02-10
Health-E News
Supporting The Department of Health’s outreach to former mineworkers eligible for occupational health injury compensation
2023-02-10
Health Systems Trust
Not just the baby blues: Depression during pregnancy can harm both mother and child, expert warns
2023-02-10
News24
South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023
2023-02-10
National Institute communicable disease
Diabetic patients around the world are suffering as result of Ozempic weight-loss trend
2023-02-10
IOL news
‘A growing threat to human health’: we are ill-equipped for the dangers of fungal infections
2023-02-10
The Guardian
Parents, here are 8 measles outbreak questions — answered
2023-02-10
Bhekisisa
Role of breast cancer screening in the overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer: results from a cross-sectional nationwide survey
2023-02-10
BMC Women’s Health
Inspiring chat with Dr Pam Ntshangase-Mpanza who speaks cervical cancer prevention on International Day of Women and Girls in Science and beyond
2023-02-08
Health Systems Trust
What reduces child marriage and poverty? Ask Zimbabwe’s young chess queens
2023-02-06
Bhekisisa
PODCAST | ‘We’ve failed as clinicians’: This HIV doctor is changing how he treats overweight patients. Here’s why
2023-02-06
Mail and Guardian
Explainer: What is female genital mutilation?
2023-02-06
UNICEF
Aids council crafts male engagement strategy for HIV
2023-02-06
Chronicle
PrEp ‘safe for pregnant women living with HIV
2023-02-06
The Witness
Nigeria: HIV Prevention Drug - Experts Call for Inclusion of Pregnant, Breastfeeding Mothers
2023-02-05
AllAfrica
New initiative fights neglected tropical disease
2023-02-05
South coast Herald
Time to Step Up and Fight Cancer in Africa
2023-02-04
Health Policy Watch
International study led by UKZN professor confirms effectiveness of PrEp in HIV negative pregnant women
2023-02-04
News24
Not counted: clinical trials of new HIV treatments are failing women
2023-02-03
Aidsmap
SANBS battles strained blood stocks
2023-02-03
The SANBS
Three things to know about cervical cancer in Malawi
2023-02-03
Médecins Sans Frontieres
FDA Approves Trodelvy to Treat Most Common Breast Cancer Subtype
2023-02-03
Everyday health
Young kids watch porn. Waiting to talk to them about sex when they’re teens is unwise, warns expert
2023-02-02
Drum
HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa ‘appears low,’ but rates remain ‘staggering’
2023-02-02
Healio
WHO Turns 75 and Looks to the Future
2023-02-02
Health Policy Watch
World Cancer Day: Why young women may be at a disadvantage in early detection
2023-02-02
IOL news
‘I punched him on his potatoes’: Meet the grannies fighting back against GBV
2023-02-01
Bhekisisa
South Africans urged to go for regular cancer screening and testing for early detection
2023-02-01
IOL news
Major gaps in access to tests for fungal infections in Africa
2023-02-01
Aidsmap
African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children
2023-02-01
WHO
Hospital trust wins court case to treat baby whose mother refused HIV medication
2023-02-01
Northants
In South Africa, Much More Than an Investment in HIV
2023-01-27
Think Global Health
Decriminalising sex work can protect sex workers – and everybody else – from GBV
2023-01-31
Bhekisisa
Patient engagement can improve HIV care in the Caribbean
2023-01-31
Aidsmap
Nigeria: Factsheet - What You Should Know About the Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria
2023-01-30
allAfrica
Providers, Advocates Call for New Strategies to Improve Access to HIV Care
2023-01-30
HIVMA
NCI awards $3.5 million grant to eliminate cervical cancer among women with HIV in low-resource countries
2023-01-30
News Medical Life Science
Fraud, waste and abuse continue to plague medical schemes industry, costing up to R28bn a year
2023-01-30
Daily Maverick
Thumbs up for Steve Biko Academic Hospital’s prostate cancer facility
2023-01-30
IOL
Bringing Neglected Tropical Diseases out of the Silo
2023-01-30
Health Policy Watch
HIV vaccine research set to change focus in wake of Mosaico disappointment
2023-01-30
Spotlight
Children and teens aren’t doing enough physical activity - new study sounds a health warning
2023-01-29
The Conversation
WATCH: Spike in measles cases
2023-01-29
SABC
Children Denied Same Access to Treatment for HIV/AIDS as Adults
2023-01-28
VOA News
Whooping cough cases increase rapidly, officials urge vigilance
2023-01-27
Health-e News
Medicare Seeks Public Input on Covering PrEP to Prevent HIV
2023-01-26
POZ
Family planning in Global South hit by UK aid cuts, research finds
2023-01-26
The Telegraph
HIV at center of latest culture war after Tennessee rejects federal funds
2023-01-26
The Washington Post
As with COVID-19, the effects of TB can linger long after it is cured
2023-01-26
Spotlight
Hepatitis delta very common in people who inject drugs with HIV and hepatitis B
2023-01-26
Aidsmap
Why Are We Delaying Coverage of New HIV Prevention?
2023-01-26
Aidsmap
The end of the Mosaico vaccine trial must be a spur to deliver HIV treatment and prevention options to all who need them says UNAIDS
2023-01-23
UNAIDS
WHO launches funding appeal to help a record number of people in complex, intersecting health emergencies
2023-01-23
WHO
Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease
2023-01-23
WHO
Proportion of women in England not screened for cervical cancer at 10-year high
2023-01-23
The Guardian
In-Depth: As schools open, will measles outbreaks get worse?
2023-01-23
Spotlight
Laboratories in Kenya and Tanzania train rats to detect tuberculosis
2023-01-23
Africanews
HIV remains a leading killer in Africa despite medical breakthroughs – how to eliminate it
2023-01-23
Health-e News
Health Dept: SAMATU should refrain from protesting over false information
2023-01-22
EWN
Women on ART with high HIV viral load at increased risk of non-AIDS comorbidities
2023-01-22
Healio
HIV reservoir cells have surface proteins that aid in evading immune attack
2023-01-20
Aidsmap
WHO to launch council to accelerate the development of TB vaccine
2023-01-20
News Medical Life Science
Women’s health: rethinking the cost as an investment for societal gain
2023-01-20
World Economic Forum
EDITORIAL: Health minister must intervene now to stop care catastrophe
2023-01-20
Business Day
Research Explores Links Between Stigma and HIV Prevention Services in Gender-Diverse People
2023-01-19
The body pro
How awareness helps in the fight to combat HIV, malaria and TB
2023-01-19
The Standard
Closure of HIV vaccine study shows how far we have to go
2023-01-19
Aidsmap
Older diabetes drugs may lower dementia risk
2023-01-17
Times Live
These doctors want to work in SA's rural hospitals. But there's no money to hire them
2023-01-17
News24
Rapid cognitive decline uncommon in aging people with HIV on stable treatment, says study
2023-01-16
Medical X press
Complacency continues making HIV an unfinished agenda – Experts
2023-01-16
Africa Science News
Getting Quality Medicines to Patients Faster in Africa: How to Solve Access Issues
2023-01-16
IQVIA
Anglia Ruskin University ARU: The science behind the new mRNA cancer vaccines
2023-01-16
MarketScreener
‘Mom, you know your child’ — A guide to spotting early signs of childhood cancer
2023-01-16
702
NICD worried about an increase in measles cases in SA
2023-01-16
Bhekisisa
Three ways to protect the health of the world's most vulnerable women, children and adolescents
2023-01-16
World Economic Forum
Poisoned production: The lead industry is booming – it’s just moved to poorer countries
2023-01-16
Bhekisisa
False claims circulate about Magic Johnson’s HIV diagnosis
2023-01-14
AP News
With End of Uganda Outbreak, There is No Clear Path to Test the Ebola Sudan Candidate Vaccines
2023-01-13
Health Policy Watch
For People With HIV, Early Anal Cancer Screening Tied to Better Outcomes
2023-01-13
MedPage Today
AIDS Denialism Is Still Deadly in 2023
2023-01-18
The body today
Pregnant learners in South Africa need creches and compassion to keep them in school
2023-01-12
The Conversation
Study finds some people with HIV are at greater risk for STIs
2023-01-12
Catie
Health Beat #4 | Can the NHI fix SA’s rural doctor dilemma?
2023-01-11
Bhekisisa
In your mind, in your head: SA youth’s challenges with mental wellbeing
2023-01-11
Health Systems Trust
Lung cancer mortality in South Africa is increasing due to lack of knowledge and accessibility
2023-01-12
IOL news
Diabetics to get 'artificial pancreas' on NHS which injects insulin via body-worn tracker
2023-01-10
Sky News
Scientists map cellular changes linked to endometriosis
2023-01-09
The Guardian
WHO Proposes High-Level Global Council to Guide Future Health Emergencies
2023-01-09
Health Policy Watch
Call to address women's reproductive needs holistically
2023-01-09
Science Daily
Cognitive behavioral intervention ups antiretroviral therapy adherence in adolescents, young adults
2023-01-09
Medical Xpress
Study finds increase in women 65 and older dying of cervical cancer
2023-01-09
EurekAlert!
HIV remains a leading killer in Africa despite medical breakthroughs—how to eliminate it
2023-01-09
Medical Xpress
A model for HIV management
2023-01-09
Bangkok Post
Measles outbreaks confirmed in five provinces, with test positivity rate skyrocketing
2023-01-09
Daily Maverick
#BizTrends2023: Climate change will affect healthcare and provision of services
2023-01-09
BizCommunity
Monkeypox and HIV
2023-01-09
POZ
Study finds few mpox infections after one vaccine dose
2023-01-07
CIDRAP
Study finds higher prevalence of HIV among women experiencing intimate partner violence
2023-01-05
News Medical Life Science
Health Department concerned about South Africa’s high teen pregnancy rate
2023-01-05
SABC News

2022

HIV Vaccine Candidate Prompts Immune Response in Early Human Trials
2022-12-07
Everyday Health
Blood on the floor, drips in the dark: Johannesburg is crumbling. Here’s how it affects hospitals
2022-12-06
Bhekisisa
Eighth child dies after Strep A infection - as parents warned to watch out for symptoms
2022-12-06
Sky News
Drug companies must address ‘chronic neglect’ of women
2022-12-06
Health-E News
Could these new treatments mean children won’t need hand-me-down cancer drugs made for adults? We launch campaign to find gentler drugs for children
2022-12-06
Daily Maverick
UNAIDS World Aids Day report finds ‘we are leaving children behind’
2022-12-06
People’s Post
Experts call for better screening and treatment of TB during pregnancy
2022-12-06
Spotlight
If we want HIV vulnerable group to listen, we must understand their wants and desires, and speak to them – not at them
2022-12-06
IOL news
Sex and relationships: It’s time to simplify the talk
2022-12-05
Health-E News
Load shedding leaves woman in labour stranded
2022-12-05
Health-E News
Turning A Diabetes Diagnosis Into A Success Story
2022-12-05
Longevity
Some Free State patients only given lifesaving antiretrovirals for two weeks at a time
2022-12-05
Daily Maverick
Intersectional approach needed to end gender-based violence and femicide
2022-12-05
Mail & Guardian
WATCH | Goal is to get price as low as possible, says HIV jab producer as Sahpra registers drug
2022-12-05
Times Live
Aspen urges ViiV to licence injectable HIV drug to African generic manufacturers
2022-12-05
Business Day
Health Expert Voices: Reflections on 20th Anniversary of PEPFAR
2022-12-05
Project Hope
Is an HIV Catastrophe Coming to Europe?
2022-12-05
Plus
Cultural Barriers Are Preventing Women in Eswatini From Accessing HIV Care
2022-12-05
The Body
World Aids Day: ‘Aids is still a reality, and it kills’
2022-12-05
IOL news
Well-Known Activist Living With HIV for 9 Years Shares Glowing Photo, Smashes Stigma and Inspires Mzansi
2022-12-04
Briefly
New HIV Vaccine Trial Shows Extreme Promise
2022-12-03
Plus
Measles Outbreak Risk Is Rising as Vaccination Rates Drop, CDC Says
2022-12-02
Everyday Health
Health inequities lead to early death in many persons with disabilities
2022-12-02
World Health Organization
TAC concerned about HIV infection rate among young people in high school
2022-12-01
IOL news
Inequalities and harmful gender norms need to end in order to stop new HIV infections – report
2022-12-01
News24
South Africa: Injections Against HIV Could Be Manufactured Locally and Cheaply, Says Aspen Pharmacare
2022-12-01
All Africa
If the price is right: The anti-HIV jab could be in SA clinics by August 2023
2022-12-01
News24
Meet the first South African women to get the anti-HIV jab
2022-12-01
BusinessLIVE
Mandatory HIV testing and medical examination designed to exclude 'abnormal' migrants to Canada
2022-11-30
Aidsmap
Good, bad & ugly: How SA’s fight against GBV & femicide is going
2022-11-29
Bhekisisa
Inequalities standing in the way of global AIDS targets
2022-11-29
Health-E News
Almost 40 years with HIV – from ‘dead man walking’ to HIV awareness champion
2022-11-29
Spotlight
Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS
2022-11-29
United Nations
HIV/Aids struggle continues, says Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation's chief
2022-11-29
People’s Post
Scientists report new target to combat coronary artery disease
2022-11-29
News Medical Life Science
40 Million Kids Missed Measles Vaccinations in 2021, Report Says
2022-11-28
WebMD
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? – remembering those we loved and lost to the Aids pandemic
2022-11-28
Daily Maverick
PEP: Everything you need to know
2022-11-28
The South African
How SARS-CoV-2 immune responses vary by population due to environmental and genetic factors
2022-11-28
News Medical Life Science
HIV prevention: new injection could boost the fight, but some hurdles remain
2022-11-28
The Conversation
HIV prevention and treatment progress for children, adolescents, and pregnant women nearly flat over past few years
2022-11-28
Reliefweb
Tanzania: Over 200,000 People With HIV Do Not Take Arvs
2022-11-28
All Africa
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease
2022-11-28
World Health Organization
Opinion: Keep an eye on quality as we rush to test people for HIV
2022-11-28
Spotlight
HOMii lifestyle event skilfully targets men’s health and men’s mental health issues
2022-11-28
Health Systems Trust
Africa: RSV FAQ - What Is RSV? Who Is At Risk? When Should I Seek Emergency Care for My Child?
2022-11-27
allAfrica
Invasive Mosquito Spreading Malaria in Africa
2022-11-27
Vax before Travel
16 Days of Activism: All eyes on women economic empowerment
2022-11-25
Health-E News
UNAIDS urges world to unite to end gender-based violence against women and girls
2022-11-25
UNAIDS
eThekwini Municipality hard at work to curb spread of HIV/Aids
2022-11-25
Berea Mail
South Africa's AIDS ravages "an army of orphans
2022-11-25
Africa News
‘I missed a dose for the first time’: How the KZN floods derailed HIV treatment
2022-11-16
Bhekisisa
Delays in global, affordable access to long-acting, injectable HIV medicines would cost lives, say AIDS campaigners
2022-11-16
UNAIDS
The Double-Edged Sword of the Digital Health Transformation
2022-11-15
Health Policy Watch
Bringing Sexy Back — To Fight H.I.V.
2022-11-15
New York Times
Lundquist Institute investigator Dr. Eric Daar and research team find that HIV patients benefit from ingestible sensor technology on HIV Treatment
2022-11-15
EurekAlert
TB treatment can be cut to two months for some, finds landmark study
2022-11-15
Spotlight
‘Milestone for humanity’ as UN celebrates 8 billionth birth
2022-11-15
United Nations
WHO advises immediate skin to skin care for survival of small and preterm babies
2022-11-15
World Health Organization
Stop telling people I was born with HIV
2022-11-15
Aidsmap
Women Can Give Themselves Injectable Contraception, WHO Advises
2022-11-15
Health Policy Watch
Out of ‘T’ and out of hope – SA’s trans men face year 2 of hormone stock-out
2022-11-15
Bhekisisa
Researchers find how HIV evades immunity, drugs
2022-11-15
The Economic Times
HIV prevention shot to be rolled out if approved
2022-11-15
IOL news
SA Diabetes Alliance calls for diabetes educational programmes to create more awareness about the condition
2022-11-15
IOL news
WHO updates recommendations to guide family planning decisions
2022-11-15
WHO
Study reveals the heavy burden of RSV among healthy infants
2022-11-14
News Medical Life Science
More crosses than ticks in latest KZN Ritshidze report
2022-11-14
Health-E News
A novel mRNA-based vaccine candidate against the rabies virus
2022-11-14
News Medical Life Science
Why HIV is twice higher among young girls, women
2022-11-11
New Vision
Women’s Health Initiative Launched For Africa; Focus On Advancing Women’s Health
2022-11-11
Africa.com
SA expected to begin piloting HIV prevention shot in early 2023
2022-11-10
News24
MDR-TB STREAM trial delivers promising results
2022-11-09
Health-E News
SA expected to begin piloting HIV prevention shot in early 2023
2022-11-09
Spotlight
[Watch] Three myths about vasectomies busted
2022-11-09
Bhekisisa
We are fighting a war – LGBTQI violence activist
2022-11-09
Health-E News
What happened to HIV activist Zackie Achmat?
2022-11-08
Bhekisisa
Teen pregnancies: Heavy burdens for young shoulders
2022-11-08
Health-E News
Pill to prevent pre-eclampsia gets UK fast track for development
2022-11-08
The Guardian
Climate change and HIV: what do we know so far?
2022-11-09
Be in the know
In-depth: Major SAMRC study sheds light on causes of disease and death in SA
2022-11-08
Spotlight
South Africa to begin piloting injectable PrEP in early 2023
2022-11-07
Aidsmap
Malaria in Africa: Why Most Countries haven’t beaten it yet
2022-11-07
African Business
Two-drug dolutegravir-based regimen a valid alternative for pregnant women with HIV
2022-11-07
MIMS Pharmacy
Limpopo records second measles outbreak - NICD
2022-11-07
News24
Mobilising the community this SADC Malaria Day
2022-11-06
Northglen News
Health must be front and centre in the COP27 climate change negotiations
2022-11-06
United Nations
Dramatic decreases in maternal and newborn deaths in South Africa sustained despite COVID challenges: New study
2022-11-04
Clinton Health Access Initiative
IN-DEPTH | The complex relationship between TB and mental health
2022-10-13
Spotlight
South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty
2022-10-11
Health Policy Watch
Sierra Leone targets cervical cancer mortality by vaccinating girls
2022-10-11
WHO Africa
‘Investing in girls is investing in our common future’: UN chief
2022-10-10
United Nations
An overlooked workforce: How these mental health paramedics can ease depression & anxiety in SA
2022-10-11
Bhekisisa
Mental health for all is not a reality in South Africa
2022-10-10
Mail & Guardian
INTERVIEW: Prof Wendy Stevens on following the science, even if it means swimming against the stream
2022-10-10
Spotlight
Unique Friendship Benches initiative inaugurated to promote mental health, featuring competing FIFA World Cup nations
2022-10-10
World Health Organization
World Mental Health Day: Most kids don’t get the help they need
2022-10-10
Health-E News
SAHPRA alerts the public about contaminated health products
2022-10-10
SAHPRA
The mental health impact of intergenerational violence on children
2022-10-10
Health-E News
With new infections 1 million higher than the 2020 target, UNAIDS and partners convene emergency meeting on HIV prevention
2022-10-10
UNAIDS
We need to preserve our mental health amidst the chaos
2022-10-10
Health Systems Trust
Can't Pass It On
2022-10-10
Terrence Higgins Trust
Toxic tobacco: proposed 100% ban on smoking in public areas
2022-10-06
Health-E News
How Rwanda could become one of the first countries to wipe out cervical cancer
2022-10-06
Bhekisisa
Smart pill box can help with TB treatment, but it’s not for everyone
2022-10-06
Spotlight
South Africa: Mixed Feelings About NHI At Public Health Conference
2022-10-05
AllAfrica (from Spotlight)
Fifth episode of UNAIDS podcast series ‘Against the Odds’ released
2022-10-05
UNAIDS
Cancer treatment predictor may not work in patients with African and Asian ancestries
2022-10-04
UCT News
How to keep teenagers on TB treatment
2022-10-04
Bhekisisa
Older adults with HIV have different profiles and different needs
2022-10-04
Aidsmap
HPV Vaccine: Low uptake hurts cervical cancer fight
2022-10-04
Health-e News
Preventive malaria treatment is a cost-effective strategy for saving young lives
2022-10-03
News Medical Life Science
SA Keiskamma Art Project now on display - 130 women impacted by HIV weave stories of pain and loss
2022-10-03
News24
You Get Vaccinated While Pregnant? - Exclusive
2022-10-03
Health Digest
Covid, Flu coinfection on rise: How fatal is it and what are the symptoms
2022-10-02
Mint
Monkeypox eradication unlikely in the U.S. as virus could spread indefinitely, CDC says
2022-10-01
CNBC
Impressive New Data on the Benefit of Childhood Vaccines
2022-09-30
Science-Based Medicine
Routine Childhood Immunisations in Low-Income Countries Declined Again in 2021; Signs of Recovery in 2022
2022-09-30
Health Policy Watch
Yes, Vaccines are Safe Even After a Study Looked at Potential Link to Asthma
2022-09-30
Healthline
Monkey Pox Vaccination Not Yet Necessary: Health Department
2022-09-28
EWN
African governments unite with UNAIDS, PEPFAR and global health partners to sustain political leadership to end AIDS and respond to future pandemics
2022-09-28
Unaids
“We take the fish out of the water”: Three myths about vasectomies – busted
2022-09-28
Bhekisisa
HIV treatment in South Africa: How to help people stay on ARVs when life gets in the way
2022-09-27
263 chat
This metal is destroying children’s brains - SA has no plans to remove it
2022-09-27
News24
The Connection Between Tuberculosis and Poverty
2022-09-27
Borgen Magazine
Longer-lasting HIV antibody treatments could offer a one-shot alternative to maintenance therapies
2022-09-26
Medical Xpress
Pregnancy-specific anxiety associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births
2022-09-26
News Medical Life Science
SA clinics’ shortage of injection contraceptive putting girls, women’s at risk of unwanted pregnancy
2022-09-26
Drum
Discover how AI is being used to detect tuberculosis
2022-09-26
World Economic Forum
Ending AIDS in Children by 2030
2022-09-26
Medical Xpress
The youth has power and influence to deal with HIV/AIDS – Parliament
2022-09-26
IOL news
WHO releases a public health taxonomy for social listening on monkeypox conversations
2022-09-26
WHO
On World Contraception Day, we’re debunking 5 myths about birth control pills
2022-09-26
Health Shots
HIV treatment in South Africa: how to help people stay on ARVs when life gets in the way
2022-09-26
The Conversation
Merck restarts islatravir HIV treatment studies, but abandons monthly PrEP
2022-09-23
nam aidsmap
UNAIDS applauds donors for pledging the largest amount ever to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
2022-09-21
UNAIDS
Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030
2022-09-21
World Health Organization
Malaria vaccine: the road has been long and tortuous, but we’re getting there
2022-09-20
Health-E News
As polio threatens a return, UK expert calls for extensive antibody testing to protect vulnerable communities
2022-09-20
Pharmiweb.com
‘Out of control’: rise in STDs, including 26% syphilis spike, sparks US alarm
2022-09-20
The Guardian
Is the future of SA’s TB plans locked up in the mysterious minds of teens?
2022-09-20
Bhekisisa
Study offers new view on air pollution and cancer link
2022-09-19
Bloomberg
Healthcare problems persist at ‘Ideal Clinics’, studies show
2022-09-19
Spotlight
WHO EMRO: Investment in genomic surveillance: a priority for the Region
2022-09-19
Reliefweb
As we fight monkeypox, we must remember the somber lessons of HIV
2022-09-19
wbur
School saves lives: World leaders back a courageous goal, “Education Plus”, to prevent new HIV infections through education and empowerment
2022-09-19
UNAIDS
PrEParing for the next chapter of HIV prevention in Myanmar
2022-09-19
UNAIDS
UNAIDS urges donors to fully fund the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to get the HIV response back on track
2022-09-18
UNAIDS
Teaming up to end teenage pregnancies in SADC
2022-09-16
Health-E News
Vaginismus, endometriosis: 'Women's health continues to be downplayed', says doctor
2022-09-16
News24
Speaking Notes: Dr. Joe Phaahla – 7th SA TB Conference: Working together to get TB control back on track
2022-09-16
Covid-19 Online Resource and News Portal
Let’s chat Patient Safety with Dr Ganizani Mlawanda
2022-09-16
Health Systems Trust
New strategic plan will help regain mission in the fight against TB: Minister Phaahla
2022-09-16
SABC News
Government outlines nation’s TB recovery plan as testing volumes show improvement
2022-09-15
Daily Maverick
Alzheimer’s: ‘Let’s protect our elderly’ – FS locals
2022-09-15
Health-E News
Trauma cases are burdening the Western Cape’s healthcare system
2022-09-14
Health-E News
[WATCH] Books & babies: How to keep young mothers in school
2022-09-13
Bhekisisa
In-depth: Codeine regulation – a tussle between pain relief and addiction
2022-09-13
Spotlight
The oldest trick in Big Tobacco’s playbook nearly derailed SA’s TB conference. Here’s why
2022-09-13
Bhekisisa
Breaking down inequalities to tackle the HIV epidemic
2022-09-13
Reliefweb
Why the Latest Screening Tests and Treatments Offer Hope for Ovarian Cancer
2022-09-13
Everyday Health
Formula milk industry targets health professionals to market products
2022-09-13
Health-e News
Court ruling won’t stop NHI plans for South Africa: minister
2022-09-13
BusinessTech
WHO concerns trigger crisis response to Zimbabwe’s measles outbreak
2022-09-12
New Zimbabwe
Study: Cannabis use during pregnancy may harm child's long-term mental health
2022-09-12
UPI
Nigeria has a Maternal Health problem
2022-09-12
Vanguard
TB, HIV, and Malaria Treatment Rebound to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels, But Still Off Course
2022-09-12
Health Policy Watch
‘Time to put ideas into action’ in the fight against HIV/Aids, says Durban mayor
2022-09-12
IOL news
AI Detects Tuberculosis from X-rays
2022-09-12
Psychology Today
Tuberculosis Affects More Men Globally — But Women Feel More of a Social Impact
2022-09-12
Global Citizen
CDC report shows people with monkeypox have higher than expected rates of HIV and STIs
2022-09-12
News Medical Life Science
Opinion: Mothers and babies pay the price for medical xenophobia
2022-09-08
Spotlight
The global picture of Tuberculosis: A view from WHO
2022-09-08
Open Access Government
At long last, we might have an HIV vaccine
2022-09-07
Big Think
People living with HIV speak loudly and clearly at World Council of Churches Assembly
2022-09-07
UNAIDS
Integrated action review brings hope for reaching UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets in Zululand
2022-09-07
Health Systems Trust
Unitaid Invests in New TB Tests, as South Africa Study Reports Importance of Better Screening
2022-09-06
Health Policy Watch
Tuberculosis & HIV In Pregnancy – A Concerning State Of Affairs
2022-09-06
iAfrica
Childhood cancer: Traditional healers have vital role
2022-09-06
Health-E News
‘Call me Tumi’: Meet the young woman who heads SA’s medicines regulator
2022-09-06
Bhekisisa
WHO releases new module of the PrEP implementation tool on integration of STI services
2022-09-06
World Health Organization
SMHS to lead initiative to remove barriers to HIV and COVID screening
2022-09-05
The GW Hatchet
What is the END TB Strategy?
2022-09-05
News Medical Life Science
Dolutegravir associated with improved viral suppression in HIV-positive pregnant patients
2022-09-05
2 Minute Medicine
Kenya adopts three-test HIV testing in latest efforts to deal with the virus
2022-09-03
African Business
Bilharzia: A silent disease lurking in our waters
2022-09-03
Health-e News
Community-led monitoring of HIV services leads to investment and policy change
2022-09-02
Aidsmap
Phaahla: Don’t blame migrants for healthcare challenges
2022-09-02
Health-e News
How a 4th Person Was ‘Cured’ of HIV After Stem Cell Treatments
2022-09-01
Healthline
The Stitches Doll Project: Preserving the Stories of Women Living With HIV for Over 20 Years
2022-09-01
The Body HIV/AIDS Resource
A Breakthrough Tuberculosis Treatment Just Got Safer
2022-09-01
Health Policy Watch
Exodus of medical professionals in South Africa – leaving hospitals understaffed
2022-08-30
BusinessTech
Empowering rural communities about period poverty
2022-08-30
People’s Post
South Africa unveils latest data on HIV epidemic
2022-08-30
News Ghana
Snatching away Mandela’s gift of health and the return of medical apartheid
2022-08-30
Daily Maverick Editorial
Healthcare workers trained to avoid stigmatising HIV patients
2022-08-29
News24
A mutated virus, anti-vaxxers and a vulnerable population: how polio returned to the US
2022-08-29
The Guardian
Purple menace – South African teens embrace codeine-fuelled DIY high
2022-08-29
Daily Maverick
HPCSA busts bogus health practitioners for selling meds to Mpumalanga residents
2022-08-29
IOL news
Traditional healers urged to join new health structures
2022-08-29
IOL news
How nurses recruited from Zimbabwe are being caught in UK ‘bonded labour’ schemes
2022-08-28
Telegraph
Regional initiative to speed up progress on ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths in East and Southern Africa
2022-08-26
Reliefweb
Resistance to recognizing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 may be rooted in historical error
2022-08-25
News Medical Life Science
How maternal fat metabolism very early in pregnancy and fetal abdominal growth influence toddler weight
2022-08-25
Science Daily
Foreigners, including pregnant women, turned away from Gauteng hospitals: Doctors Without Borders
2022-08-26
IOL news
Heat from a changing climate poses a significant risk to mothers and babies
2022-08-25
Mail & Guardian
Think. Test. Treat TB
2022-08-26
CDC
#Nationalshutdown: Fix public health system
2022-08-24
Health-E News
UNAIDS Country Director in Nigeria shares how lessons from the AIDS response apply to the Monkeypox response
2022-08-24
UNAIDS
Women in Health: From test tubes to impacting lives – Dr Thesla Palanee-Phillips on making a difference with science
2022-08-24
Spotlight
Slow rollout for child-friendly ARV treatment
2022-08-24
Health-E News
The UK government is dangerously neglecting sexual health services
2022-08-23
The Guardian
Analysis: What is behind the Western Cape’s low PrEP numbers?
2022-08-23
Spotlight
World has reached another turning point in fight against HIV
2022-08-23
Health-E News
UNAIDS responds to EU approval of a long acting HIV treatment option: “To end AIDS, share technology.”
2022-08-23
UNAIDS
Public call for data on targeted Next-Generation Sequencing solutions for detection of drug resistance among people diagnosed with tuberculosis
2022-08-22
World Health Organization
WHO releases new guidance on national strategic planning for tuberculosis
2022-08-18
WHO
UNAIDS launches podcast series ‘Against the Odds’
2022-08-18
UNAIDS
Women in Health: Francesca Conradie – from HIV to groundbreaking TB research
2022-08-17
Spotlight
Monkeypox: Vaccine on the cards as SA records fourth case
2022-08-17
Health-E News
The challenges integrating U=U into HIV care around the world
2022-08-17
Aidsmap
Millions more children to benefit from world’s first malaria vaccine: UNICEF
2022-08-16
United Nations
Does TB influence viral suppression in HIV patients on DTG-based therapy?
2022-08-16
MIMS Respirology
Addressing maternal mental healthcare in Africa
2022-08-16
BizCommunity
Mathematical model is new tool in fight against malaria
2022-08-15
E & T
Taking Antibiotics After Sex Reduces STI Risk
2022-08-15
POZ
The rise of ‘Dr. Google’: The risks of self-diagnosis and searching symptoms online
2022-08-15
The Conversation
Zimbabwe blames measles surge on sect gatherings after 80 children die
2022-08-15
Reuters
We still have no HIV cure. But we have a better strategy for finding one
2022-08-15
Aidsmap
Fourth monkeypox case confirmed in the Western Cape
2022-08-15
News24
GBV activists unimpressed with the lack of victim consultation when it comes to parole
2022-08-15
IOL news
WHO To Give ‘Monkeypox’ Virus Variants New Name To Eradicate Stigmas Associated With The Disease
2022-08-15
Forbes Africa
New 'Langya' virus found in China: What to know about symptoms, transmission
2022-08-12
Medical News Today
HIV: Initial Symptoms In Women And Men
2022-08-12
Emergency Live
BCG vaccine prevents TB in young children, but not adults - new study
2022-08-12
News24
Why SA needs NHI, in Nicholas Crisp’s own words
2022-08-11
BizNews
Food and drinks are getting sweeter. Even if it’s not all sugar, it’s bad for our health
2022-08-11
Health-E News
Pandemics are not fate: Concrete actions to tackle inequalities can overcome AIDS, Monkeypox and COVID-19
2022-08-10
UNAIDS
Expert comment - polio vaccine for children aged one to nine in London
2022-08-10
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Why am I so tired and when is it time to see the doctor about it? A GP explains
2022-08-10
Health24
Factbox: Monkeypox cases and deaths around the world
2022-08-10
GEO Health
New Study Confirms Typhoid Vaccine Safety, Immune Response in Children
2022-08-10
CISION
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
2022-08-10
Express Healthcare
Why is the International Aids Conference still held in the Global North?
2022-08-09
Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism
NHI: Can SA afford national health insurance?
2022-08-08
Health-E News
In-depth: What are fuelling concerns over nurse training in South Africa?
2022-08-08
Spotlight
South Africa: Eliminating Malaria Remains Top Priority
2022-08-03
All Africa
Stemming the HIV tide among Africa’s girls and women
2022-08-03
Health-E News
“It took me three seconds to decide” – Fareed Abdullah reflects on his career in public health
2022-08-02
Spotlight
Oral six-month treatment for MDR-TB is safe and effective in people with HIV
2022-08-02
Aidsmap
Book Review: The double toll of viruses and social injustice
2022-08-01
Nature
Lower levels of dietary calcium and potassium predict recurrence of kidney stones
2022-08-01
news-medical.net
Global discrimination against vulnerable groups fuels new HIV infections
2022-08-01
Daily Maverick
South Africa’s public health system – a lonely, disempowering place that breeds anger and hopelessness
2022-08-01
Daily Maverick
Tuberculosis moves out of Covid’s shadow as research advances
2022-08-01
Biz News
South Africa: SAHPRA Announces Approval of Breakthrough Treatments for Children with HIV
2022-08-01
All Africa
New global alliance launched to end Aids in children by 2030
2022-08-01
IOL news
'A quarter of new HIV infections in young women due to gender-based violence'
2022-08-01
City Press
Global monkeypox vaccine race sparks fears that poorer nations will lose out
2022-08-01
Guardian
Societal enablers: ‘Our No 1 weapon in HIV fight’
2022-08-01
Health-E News
World Hepatitis Day brings care closer to you
2022-08-01
Graphic Online
2 more people have been 'cured' of HIV: a man treated for cancer, and a woman with ‘elite control’
2022-08-01
Business Insider
Children’s mental health: What kids need from a father
2022-07-29
Health-E News
Beyond the blood-brain barrier: HIV research at Texas Biomed gets NIH funding boost
2022-07-27
NewsWise
New insights into HIV latent cells yield potential cure targets
2022-07-27
NewsWise
Two HIV Patients Appear to Have Beaten Virus, Offering Hope for Cure
2022-07-27
The Wall Street Journal
Oldest Patient ‘Cured’ of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
2022-07-27
Health Policy Watch
Study Finds Another Condition That Vitamin D Pills Do Not Help
2022-07-26
New York Times
Spotlight on HIV: Six graphs that tell the story
2022-07-26
Spotlight
Analysis: Vaccine partnership with US government boosts prospects for local production
2022-07-26
Health24
Would you screen yourself for cervical cancer at home?
2022-07-26
News24
Food insecurity: SA women bear the biggest brunt
2022-07-26
Health-E News
Monkeypox: How it Spreads, Who’s at Risk – Here’s What You Need to Know
2022-07-25
African Business
WHO calls on global community to “do one thing” to save lives on World Drowning Prevention Day
2022-07-25
World Health Organization
‘I Am’ movement of 7,000 health workers demands systemic changes from Phaahla and Makhura
2022-07-24
Daily Maverick
New Monkeypox symptoms are making cases harder to recognise
2022-07-22
Moneyweb
Novel HIV combination therapies could prevent viral escape and rebound
2022-07-22
UW News
Health care services: Villagers’ rights under threat
2022-07-21
Health-E News
South Africa's power cuts take a toll on mental health
2022-07-20
MedicalExpress
#WhatItsLike: Helping cancer patients navigate the public healthcare system in Gauteng
2022-07-20
Spotlight
HST’S new project sets out to protect women and young girls from cervical cancer in Zululand
2022-07-20
Health Systems Trust
Solutions to SA’s chronic surgical delays
2022-07-19
City Press
How many steps per day are needed for longevity? Fewer than 10 000, says large study
2022-07-18
Health24
UN commemorates Nelson Mandela’s ‘fight for a better world’
2022-07-18
United Nations
African leaders launch the Education Plus initiative – a huge step forward for girls’ education and empowerment in Africa
2022-07-18
UNAIDS
Perinatal mental health: Who’s checking in on the mums?
2022-07-18
Health-E News
Monkeypox needs to be taken more seriously, Fauci says, as cases spread in majority of US states
2022-07-17
Business Insider
Obstetric violence: Mother uses trauma to help others
2022-07-15
Health-E News
Joburg Child Dies After Being Turned Away From Clinic Because of No Electricity
2022-07-15
SA People News
Matter of urgency: HIV prevention and support for women
2022-07-12
Health-E News
Urgent call for better use of existing vaccines and development of new vaccines to tackle AMR
2022-07-12
World Health Organization
Measles Outbreak Situation Update in Tshwane District, Gauteng Province
2022-07-12
NICD
Matter of urgency: HIV prevention and support for women
2022-07-12
Health-E News
Health services go mobile
2022-07-12
People’s Post
World population to reach 8 billion this year, as growth rate slows
2022-07-11
World Health Organization
Harvard magazine honours three SA scientists leading public health in Africa
2022-07-11
IOL news
Children Are Doing 20% Less Physical Activity Amid The Pandemic, Study Finds
2022-07-11
Forbes
South Africa: Health Department Works With WHO to Assess Risk of Spreading Monkeypox
2022-07-11
All Africa
Monkeypox: Cabinet urges symptomatic people to seek treatment after third case confirmed in SA
2022-07-11
News24
Women’s Post-Pandemic Health Sharply Contrasts Men’s, New CVS Health Study Reveals
2022-07-11
Forbes
‘Load shedding is a matter of life and death’ – nurses union
2022-07-08
Health-E News
New app makes sexual health issues as easy as ordering food online
2022-07-07
IOL news
SA's moonlight sonata: The illegal cash cow draining specialist care at state hospitals
2022-07-06
News24
South Africans feel the new NHI will not improve healthcare – and worry about the end of private medical aids
2022-07-06
Business Tech
People Who Start HIV Treatment With High CD4s Have a Smaller Viral Reservoir
2022-07-06
POZ Science News
DA concerned that fire at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is the third fire at Gauteng public hospitals this year
2022-07-05
IOL news
‘World is failing adolescent girls’ warns UNFPA chief, as report shows third of women in developing countries give birth in teen years
2022-07-05
United Nations
New head of U.S aid program for HIV/AIDS vows to refocus attention on the other, ‘silent’ pandemic
2022-07-05
Science.org
Are youth-only clinics the answer to better healthcare for young people?
2022-07-04
Spotlight
Public attitudes on HIV stuck in 1980s, according to new data released on 40th anniversary of Terrence Higgins death
2022-07-04
WalesOnline
4 Ways Period Poverty Affects Africa's Women and Girls, According to Activists
2022-07-03
Global Citizen
Lack of youth-friendly clinics in KZN a major turnoff
2022-07-01
Health-E News
'A cost SA cannot afford': Child mental health crisis at tipping point, shows report
2022-07-01
Parent24
New political declaration to halve road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030 is a milestone achievement
2022-06-30
WHO
World Bank Board Approves New Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR)
2022-06-30
WHO
Critical role of clinical research
2022-06-29
Health-E News
Phila Ndoda men’s health campaign brings hope for control of South Africa’s HIV epidemic
2022-06-29
Health Systems Trust
HIV Child Medicine That Cut the ‘Yuck’ Cleared in South Africa
2022-06-28
Bloomberg
Travel as therapy for dementia? Here's what science has to say
2022-06-29
Health24
Can you stand on one leg for 10 seconds? It may be a sign of good overall health
2022-06-28
Health24
School Nurses Help Keep Students Healthy
2022-06-28
CDC
New TB testing strategy brings hope, but work remains
2022-07-24
Health-E News
RSV: Virus that threatens infants again circulating in 2022
2022-06-27
Spotlight News
Sexual abuse: The shame and pain of men and boy survivors
2022-06-24
Health-E News
Statement: Reproductive rights are women’s rights and human rights
2022-06-24
United Nations Women
UNAIDS Board closes with significant decisions made on strengthening the global HIV response
2022-06-24
UNAIDS
Monkeypox: Our top 10 questions answered
2022-06-24
Spotlight
UNAIDS, Global Fund and PEPFAR leaders make a united call to action to resource the global AIDS response
2022-06-24
UNAIDS
Shorter, simpler drug-resistant TB treatment expected in SA later in 2022
2022-06-22
Daily Maverick
How can I control mindless snacking from my home-based office?
2022-06-24
Health24
SunSmart Global UV App helps protect you from the dangers of the sun and promotes public health
2022-06-21
WHO
Not just Coughing, M. Tuberculosis may be transmitted via simple breathing as well: Study
2022-06-21
Medical Dialogues
Long-lasting HIV prevention drug too slow to reach Africa, activists say
2022-06-21
Science.org
Youth Day Event highlights the need for the increased implementation of adolescent and youth friendly services at local clinics
2022-06-21
Health Systems Trust
Promoting Adolescent and Youth Friendly Health Services (AYFS) in KZN
2022-06-20
Health Systems Trust
Supporting women with mental ill-health in pregnancy and after birth: lessons from SA
2022-06-20
University of Cape Town News
Crime in SA: Healthcare workers carry a heavy burden
2022-06-20
Health-E News
Health reform report highlights need for consensus-building
2022-06-20
Daily Maverick
Egg donors: Debunking myths and what you need to know
2022-06-20
Health-E News
Supporting women with mental ill-health in pregnancy and after birth: lessons from South Africa
2022-06-20
The Conversation
SA’s child mental health crisis
2022-06-19
City Press
People in Joburg, West Rand could live almost 4 years longer if air were cleaned up – report
2022-06-18
News24
OPINION | Epidemic of domestic violence in Africa must be stopped
2022-06-18
Mail & Guardian
Gauteng hospital continues to ‘persecute’ whistle-blower doctor, Tim de Maayer, says SA Medical Association
2022-06-17
IOL news
Hospitalised TB patients can get cigarettes more easily than safer alternatives - report
2022-06-17
News24
Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information from hospital websites
2022-06-16
StatNews
Improved mental health for children who play well with peers by age three
2022-06-14
The Guardian
Improve women's health, gender equality to spur Africa's growth
2022-06-14
The Standard
Why it’s essential to support women’s health in the workplace
2022-06-13
The Times of India
Groundbreaking treatment for HIV/AIDS developed by Israeli research team
2022-06-13
The Jerusalem Post
Study finds TB treatment during pregnancy is safe for mum and baby
2022-06-13
Curtin University News
Rahima Moosa hospital problem ‘has metastasised throughout the healthcare system in South Africa’
2022-06-12
Daily Maverick
Clinics gamble with HIV patients’ lives
2022-06-12
News24
Youth Month: How local organisations are protecting young women at risk of HIV
2022-06-10
IOL news
Taking integrated hospital services into the community
2022-06-10
Health Systems Trust
We Need to Improve Indoor Air Quality: Here’s How and Why
2022-06-08
Scientific American
Five of the most iconic LGBTIQ+ South Africans
2022-06-07
News24
Intimate partner violence in SA – is it getting worse and how do we tackle it?
2022-06-07
Spotlight
More needs to be done to ensure access to safe and nutritious foodstuff
2022-06-07
Daily Maverick
HIV control approaches may not work for TB: lessons from South Africa and Zambia
2022-06-07
The Conversation
How maternal deaths can be prevented in South Africa
2022-06-06
The South African (from The Conversation)
Students who fled Ukraine battling to get into SA universities
2022-06-06
GroundUp
Overlapping crises push millions into ‘extreme levels of acute food insecurity’
2022-06-06
UN News
Reports of sexual violence in Ukraine rising fast, Security Council hears
2022-06-06
UN News
MEASLES ALERT
2022-06-06
NICD
The Guardian view on monkeypox: communication is crucial
2022-06-05
The Guardian
Why do some lifelong smokers never get lung cancer? New research offers clues
2022-06-02
Health24
ANALYSIS: NHI Bill – clause-by-clause headbutting begins in Parliament
2022-06-02
Spotlight
Could rural students solve SA’s doctor dilemma?
2022-06-01
Bhekisisa
TB trials transform treatment
2022-06-01
News24
WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact
2022-05-31
World Health Organization
Over 3million people on new HIV drug, but not all smooth sailing
2022-05-31
Spotlight
SA experts call for urgent regulation of e-cigarettes
2022-05-31
News24
Over three million people on new HIV drug in SA, but concerns persist
2022-05-30
Daily Maverick
KZN Health Department sets aside over R20m to equip and protect LGBTQI+ community
2022-05-31
Daily Maverick
Ivermectin sent back to the worms by medicines regulator
2022-05-30
GroundUp
#WomensHealthMatters: South African women battle on many fronts
2022-05-28
Health-E News
New TB drug combination trial could see current six month treatment cut down to four
2022-05-26
IOL news
World AIDS Vaccine Day 2022: History, Significance and Theme
2022-05-18
News24
Nanomedicine and HIV Therapeutics
2022-05-18
AZO NANO
Incentivizing collaboration towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals
2022-05-18
World Health Organization
SA’s visionary research leads to new WHO guidelines for improved TB treatment
2022-05-18
News24
Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly to focus on “Health for Peace, Peace for Health” for recovery and renewal
2022-05-17
World Health Organization
World Hypertension Day: The ‘silent killer’ an underlying cause of COVID-19 deaths
2022-05-17
Health-E News
Hypertension, the ‘silent killer’: Top tips to help you get an accurate blood pressure reading
2022-05-17
News24
Lubricant helps prevent HIV infection, but access remains limited
2022-05-17
Spotlight
Global Fund donates to fight HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, and malaria
2022-05-16
Health-E News
Assistive technology: a ‘life changer’ for those most in need
2022-05-16
UN News
World Bank calls for investment in health workforce if SA serious about caring for its people
2022-05-15
Daily Maverick
HST salutes society’s unsung heroes, nurses
2022-05-13
Health Systems Trust
Too many people still die from asthma - doctor weighs in on the new way forward and how it's reducing risks
2022-05-11
Health24
Pig-human transplants may be a misguided attempt to address the organ shortage
2022-05-11
Medical Xpress
It’s not one size fits all: a case for how equity-based knowledge translation can support rural and remote communities to optimize virtual health care
2022-05-09
Rural and Remote Health
WHO highlights glaring gaps in regulation of alcohol marketing across borders
2022-05-10
World Health Organization
Charlotte Maxeke hospital casualty unit open, but not for ‘walk-in’ emergencies
2022-05-09
Daily Maverick
In-depth: Risk to newborns increasing as antibiotics stop working
2022-05-09
Spotlight
UNAIDS warmly welcomes the confirmation of John Nkengasong to lead the United States global efforts to end AIDS
2022-05-06
UNAIDS
Editorial: How do we make an HIV and TB plan that has greater impact?
2022-05-05
Spotlight
Interview: ‘I love science, I love people’, says award-winning young doctor
2022-05-04
Spotlight
Most maternal deaths are preventable: how to improve outcomes in South Africa
2022-05-04
The Conversation
Losing my wife and son: Husband shares the tragic reality of postpartum depression
2022-05-03
CNN
Opinion: Time to take clean indoor air as seriously as we take clean water
2022-04-07
Spotlight
New framework for action for male engagement in the HIV response in eastern and southern Africa launched
2022-04-07
UNAIDS
Obesity, stunting on the rise among SA’s children
2022-04-06
Health-E News
Lessons from the global South on how to counter harmful information
2022-04-06
The Conversation
WHO urges accelerated action to protect human health and combat the climate crisis at a time of heightened conflict and fragility
2022-04-06
World Health Organization
Young people’s monitoring of progress towards 2025 targets begins second phase
2022-04-06
UNAIDS
Health partners race to secure life-saving HIV medicines and services for people affected by the war in Ukraine
2022-04-06
UNAIDS
Opinion: Reframing the right to healthcare in terms of insurance cover is a bad idea
2022-04-05
Spotlight
Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data
2022-04-04
World Health Organization
Climate Mitigation Report Says 43% Reduction Needed in Carbon Emissions by 2030
2022-04-04
Health Policy Watch
Training health-care workers in Indonesia to improve HIV services for young key populations
2022-03-30
UNAIDS
It's World Bipolar Day
2022-03-30
Health Systems Trust
What is the use of anti-HIV injections when those who need it most can’t use it?
2022-03-30
Bhekisisa
What is impeding Africa’s TB fight?
2022-03-29
WHO Africa
HIV prevention ring approved, but next steps unclear
2022-03-29
Spotlight
Transgender sex workers face frequent abuse
2022-03-29
UNAIDS
Commemorating World TB Day in uThukela
2022-03-28
Health Systems Trust
Exclusive breastfeeding: New mums in dire need of support, education
2022-03-25
Health-E News
WHO establishes the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India
2022-03-25
World Health Organization
[PODCAST] The illegal cigarette business: How does it work?
2022-03-25
Bhekisisa
Looking Beyond New TB Vaccines to Shorter Courses of Treatment
2022-03-24
Health Policy Watch
Career mums share their breastfeeding journeys
2022-03-24
Health-E News
World TB Day: Drug-resistant patient grateful for new treatment
2022-03-24
Health-E News
Reflecting on TREATS Project on World TB Day
2022-03-24
Health Systems Trust
Analysis: Is SA on course to solve its TB diagnosis problem?
2022-03-24
Spotlight News
Left to die: the fate of thousands of people living with HIV in Tigray
2022-03-24
The Conversation
Tackling TB: Three lessons the COVID-19 pandemic taught us
2022-03-24
Bhekisisa
No shoes allowed: Why it’s best to go bare indoors
2022-03-23
Bhekisisa
What should the TB priorities be in the new NSP?
2022-03-24
Spotlight
Tackling TB: Three lessons the COVID-19 pandemic taught us
2022-03-24
Bhekisisa
Profile: I view the doctor-patient relationship as sacred, says leading TB doctor
2022-03-24
News24
Analysis: Is SA on course to solve its TB diagnosis problem?
2022-03-24
Spotlight
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) South Africa director Professor Yogan Pillay weighs in on World TB Day (radio recording)
2022-03-24
702
Low funding, COVID-19 curtail tuberculosis fight in Africa
2022-03-24
World Health Organization
Why a new approach is needed in the fight against South Africa’s number one killer
2022-03-23
Daily Maverick
Facebook’s Censorship of Health Ads for Women and People of Diverse Genders
2022-03-22
Center for Intimacy Justice
Cyber censorship of women’s health is being called out in The Menstrual Revolution campaign
2022-03-22
Stylist Wellbeing
Black Women’s Health Imperative Releases 2022 National Diabetes Agenda
2022-03-22
PR Newswire
As Europe Moves to Improve Mental Health Services for Children, Experts Are Concerned About Men’s Mental State
2022-03-21
Health Policy Watch
New Children’s TB Guidelines a ‘Game-Changer’ With Non-Invasive Tests, Shortened Treatments
2022-03-21
Health Policy Watch
Unitaid to introduce new long-lasting injection to prevent HIV in Brazil and South Africa, as high-income countries begin deployment
2022-03-18
Unitaid
Mass Polio Vaccination Drive to Administer More Than 80 Million Doses to Southern African Children in Five Countries
2022-03-18
Health Policy Watch
Mental wellbeing: SA hits rock bottom on global list
2022-03-18
Health-E News
Dapivirine vaginal ring: SA rollout put on ice for now
2022-03-15
Health-E News
Tuberculosis: South Africa’s forgotten killer
2022-03-15
Mail & Guardian
Discovery to offer ultra low-cost health cover in South Africa
2022-03-14
Bloomberg
UNAIDS Executive Director's Statement at the 65th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
2022-03-14
UNAIDS
Childhood cancer: Heroic teen beats disease while fighting hunger
2022-03-14
Health-E News
Editorial: Dysfunctional provincial health departments make a mockery of the ‘capable state’
2022-03-14
Spotlight
Frontline workers at Helen Joseph Hospital add voices to call for urgent reopening of Charlotte Maxeke
2022-03-14
Daily Maverick
Discriminatory attitudes remain common
2022-03-14
UNAIDS
Saving children’s lives through effective viral load management
2022-03-14
Health Systems Trust
Stop attacks on health care in Ukraine
2022-03-13
Joint statement from UNICEF, UNFPA, and WHO
Covid chaos fueled another public health crisis: STDs
2022-03-12
Politico
Donald Pinkel, Who Developed a Cure for Childhood Leukemia, Dies at 95
2022-03-12
New York Times
Hopes raised for once-a-week pills for range of conditions
2022-03-11
The Guardian
Student nurses in Eastern Cape demand jobs from provincial government
2022-03-11
Groundup
SA left to languish as deadline for ending (or extending) National State of Disaster looms
2022-03-11
Daily Maverick
South Africa Approves Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for Use by Women
2022-03-11
International Partnership for Microbicides
HIV-TB mortality rates: SA needs to stem the tide
2022-03-11
Health-E News
As SA moves towards scrapping Covid regulations, doctors find themselves on a new medical front line
2022-03-10
IOL news
WATCH: World’s first person to receive transplanted genetically modified pig heart dies
2022-03-10
IOL news
Two South African health sector veterans appointed to French National Order of Merit
2022-03-08
Daily Maverick
Helen Joseph Hospital sees uptick in mental health admissions
2022-03-09
Health-E News
International Women’s Day: This disabled female farmer won’t be held back
2022-03-08
Health-E News
Women and girls, HIV and AIDS
2022-03-08
Avert
Remembering Dr Elvira Singh, the gentle giant behind the National Cancer Registry
2022-03-08
Daily Maverick
We cannot let war in Ukraine derail HIV, TB and Covid-19 treatment in eastern Europe
2022-03-08
The Telegraph
Celebrating the solution multipliers
2022-03-08
United Nations Women
UNAIDS Executive Director's message on International Women’s Day 2022
2022-03-08
UNAIDS
‘Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief’s International Women’s Day message
2022-03-07
United Nations Women
High Fructose Intake May Trigger Fatty Liver Disease
2022-03-07
Medscape
High cholesterol levels: Why taking your medicine diligently is more effective than changing your diet
2022-03-07
CAN Lifestyle
Act Now to Save Lives and Prevent Migrants From Going Missing
2022-03-07
World Health Organization
Some malaria parasites are evading detection tests, causing an urgent threat to public health
2022-03-07
The Conversation
Tracking symptoms of respiratory diseases online can give a picture of community health
2022-03-07
NICD
Turning the tide on TB
2022-03-07
NICD
Women and girls carry the heaviest HIV burden in sub-Saharan Africa
2022-03-07
UNAIDS
World Obesity Day 2022 – Accelerating action to stop obesity
2022-03-04
World Health Organization
Young Africans, sexual health and social media: which messages work, which don’t
2022-03-03
The Conversation
World Birth Defects Day: Parents gripped by superstitious fear
2022-03-03
Health-E News
Magic melanin: Everything that makes Black skin unique
2022-03-03
Bhekisisa
Red Cross Children’s Hospital continues trailblazing journey
2022-03-02
Health-E News
Orthopaedic capacity boost for Free State hospitals
2022-03-02
Health-E News
Herbal medicine practitioner fined $2,664 for making 'miracle' claims
2022-03-02
Therapeutic Goods Administration Australia
Programme provides HIV prevention pills in schools
2022-03-02
Spotlight
“My life’s mission is to end stigma and discrimination, and that starts with U = U”: a story of HIV activism in Thailand
2022-03-01
United Nations
“An HIV diagnosis should not be a guilty verdict—it’s just a diagnosis"
2022-03-01
Spotlight
Prioritise HIV prevention injection, activists say
2022-03-01
Spotlight
Support for diabetes sensor technology gathers momentum
2022-03-01
Health-E News
Discriminatory and punitive laws alarmingly common
2022-02-28
UNAIDS
Expanding Global Research Capabilities to Prepare for Future Pandemics
2022-02-27
Health Policy Watch
Like COVID, TB is a pandemic and must be treated as an emergency
2022-02-27
The Conversation
Finally Cause for Optimism About TB Vaccine Research, Says Fauci
2022-02-22
Health Policy Watch
More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF
2022-02-22
UNICEF
Rapid Rx Quiz: Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)
2022-02-22
Medscape
What’s the impact of the new HIV variant on the HIV response?
2022-02-22
UNAIDS
Four years of the Fast-Track cities project—what have we achieved and learned, and what is next?
2022-02-21
UNAIDS
New project advocates for Dapivirine vaginal ring
2022-02-21
Aidsfonds
New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers
2022-02-21
World Health Organization
Flagship Training Programme Boosts Research in Neglected Tropical Diseases in Global South
2022-02-21
Health Policy Watch
No evidence that recent cases of typhoid fever are linked to contaminated municipal water in any part of the country
2022-02-21
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
All hands on deck in a pandemic
2022-02-21
Business Live
A skin expert busts 11 Black skin myths
2022-02-21
Bhekisisa
Championing Inclusivity at the Global Disability Summit
2022-02-18
Health Policy Watch
Virtual approaches boost HIV self-testing in India
2022-02-18
Aids Map
Early detection: CANSA joins hands with traditional practitioners
2022-02-18
Health-E News
Drug-resistant TB: Rollout of shorter regimen hits a snag
2022-02-18
Health-E News
Uganda makes strides in HIV control
2022-02-17
The East African
An AIDS-Free Generation Starts with Young People
2022-02-17
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Help patients understand Nutrition Facts labels to eat smarter
2022-02-09
American Medical Association
Depression Remains Overlooked and Underfunded; Experts Call to Reduce Global Burden
2022-02-16
Health Policy Watch
Sex during pregnancy: Everything you need to know
2022-02-15
Health-E News
Investments in HIV, health and pandemics are vital for economic recovery in Africa
2022-02-15
UNAIDS
Towards a life of dignity for people living with disabilities
2022-02-15
UNAIDS
A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment
2022-02-15
The New York Times
School-aged children: Healthy eating equals brainpower
2022-02-14
Health-E News
Want to systematically apply gender analysis? Use a gender analysis matrix
2022-02-14
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
EpiPens: People in South Africa often can’t access this lifesaving allergy treatment
2022-02-14
Spotlight
Co-discoverer of HIV, Luc Montagnier, has died at the age of 89
2022-02-11
UNAIDS
Study on true impact of Covid-19 on spread of HIV under way
2022-02-11
IOL
Less talk, more action: South Africa’s failing response to the antibiotic resistance pandemic
2022-02-10
GroudUp
HIV incidence in South Africa has halved since 2010
2022-02-09
Spotlight
In-depth: Where we are in the NHI legislative process and what happens next?
2022-02-08
Spotlight
STIs: Women need to keep an eye on early warning signs
2022-02-07
Health-E News
Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency
2022-02-07
Health Policy Watch
New HIV variant: ‘South Africa ready to respond’
2022-02-07
Health-E News
Smoke and mirrors: What you need to know about the hazy world of the proposed vaping tax
2022-02-07
Bhekisisa
Pandemic Era Tests May Speed Hepatitis-C Detection
2022-02-04
The New York Times
Analysis of 20-year study finds malaria control in young children saves lives into adulthood
2022-02-03
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Supporting health-care providers to make positive change: WHO launches new training tools on female genital mutilation prevention and care
2022-02-03
World Health Organization
Cervical cancer is a disease of inequity
2022-02-03
UCT News
Highly virulent HIV variant found circulating in Europe
2022-02-03
Nature
What can you do to reduce the risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection?
2022-02-03
Groundup
Scientists discover crucial link between high blood pressure and diabetes
2022-02-02
IOL
Analysis: Is there a way out of SA’s medico-legal morass?
2022-02-01
Spotlight
Daily water intake: Fill up your bottle, drink up and repeat
2022-02-01
Health-E News
Why a million children are missing from school – and how to get them back
2022-02-01
Bhekisisa
Researchers and dieticians argue it’s high time South African food products come with warnings
2022-01-31
Daily Maverick
One hundred and fifty thousand preventable new HIV infections among children in 2020
2022-01-31
UNAIDS
The widespread misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals and the environment must stop
2022-01-31
Groundup
Africa, the pandemic and healthcare independence
2022-01-31
BBC News
Promising progress on neglected tropical diseases in Africa
2022-01-31
WHO Africa
HIV mRNA Vaccine Trial Is Now Underway
2022-01-28
POZ
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the universality of health and human rights
2022-01-27
The Lancet News
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: WHO calls for equitable health services for all
2022-01-26
Health-E News
Celebrating World NTD Day: make every day a neglected tropical diseases day
2022-01-26
World Health Organization
CDC Establishes Global Networks to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
2022-01-25
JAMA Network
Burnout: Why we need to stop neglecting our wellbeing
2022-01-25
Health24
There’s another pandemic we should be focused on: antibiotic-resistant infections
2022-01-25
Groundup
How ‘Mina. For Men. For Health’ is empowering men to turn the tide on HIV/Aids in SA
2022-01-24
Sunday Times
Rich Countries Lure Health Workers From Low-Income Nations to Fight Shortages
2022-01-24
New York Times
Missing men living with HIV
2022-01-24
UNAIDS
Descendants of Young Male Smokers Have More Body Fat, Extending Into Future Generations
2022-01-22
Medscape News UK
Government help urgently needed to ease the pain and suffering of children who are dying — report
2022-01-20
Daily Maverick
Free State pushing to get TB patients back into care
2022-01-20
Spotlight
This HIV prevention medicine is for everyone. Why do so few people take it?
2022-01-20
Stat News
New era of health science for Africa
2022-01-19
Health-E News
A role for community-level socioeconomic indicators in targeting tuberculosis screening interventions
2022-01-17
Nature
Understanding decreasing mortality in people with diabetes
2022-01-10
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
A new index to guide global drug policies
2022-01-01
The Lancet HIV
More People Died of Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ Than HIV/AIDS In 2019, Sub-Saharan Africa Worst Affected
2022-01-20
Health Policy Watch
Millions are dying from drug-resistant infections, global report says
2022-01-20
BBC News
Bullying: Going back to school a nightmare for some kids
2022-01-19
Health-E News
In-depth: Top 10 health issues to watch in 2022
2022-01-17
Spotlight
Pre-exposure prophylaxis use expands, but not fast enough
2022-01-17
UNAIDS
Hepatitis B may increase cancer risk in people with HIV
2022-01-17
Aidsmap
Annual health checkups: Nip potential problems in the bud
2022-01-17
Health-E News
Questions over implementation of SA’s new infection control plan
2022-01-12
Spotlight
Maternal and child healthcare isn’t reaching everyone in urban sub-Saharan Africa
2022-01-12
The Conversation
Questions over implementation of SA’s new infection control plan
2022-01-11
Spotlight
Tuberculosis remains disease of concern in South Africa
2022-01-10
CGTN Africa
Expert comment - estimating deaths globally from air pollution
2022-01-06
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Women’s Periods May Be Late After Coronavirus Vaccination, Study Suggests
2022-01-06
The New York Times
Love and condoms: broadcast on the importance of condoms in eastern Europe and central Asia
2022-01-05
UNAIDS
Western Cape paramedics respond to 50 000 emergencies in December, 5 300 over the New Year weekend
2022-01-04
News24
Thousands of men battling prostate cancer could be cured with a 'game-changing' HOUR-long operation that uses electrical currents to destroy tumours
2022-01-04
Business Insider
HIV/AIDS activist: ‘Let’s focus on adolescent girls, young women’
2022-01-29
Health-E News

2021

Domestic abuse: Teens give brutal firsthand accounts
2021-12-31
Health-E News
A tale of two mothers: Inside the losses of South Africa’s femicide epidemic
2021-12-13
Bhekisisa
Cannabis: Smokers face poorer educational outcomes
2021-12-14
Health-E News
Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive, sustainable development’
2021-12-13
United Nations
Protect the environment, World No Tobacco Day 2022 will give you one more reason to quit
2021-12-13
World Health Organization
WHO and St. Jude to dramatically increase global access to childhood cancer medicines
2021-12-13
World Health Organization
Investing 1 dollar per person per year could save 7 million lives in low- and lower-middle-income countries
2021-12-13
World Health Organization
Putting medical professionals’ mental wellness under the microscope
2021-12-13
Health-E News
Addressing inequalities to ensure health and rights for all
2021-12-12
UNAIDS
In-Depth: Hypertension – South Africa’s “silent killer”
2021-12-06
Spotlight
More than half a billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs
2021-12-12
World Health Organization
Mabuza: HIV/AIDS and Covid-19 Show That We Need to Strengthen Our Health Systems
2021-12-07
EWN
Shelters: Access not a given for LGBTQIA+ members
2021-12-03
Health-E News
The Free State Health department has expressed concern at reports of patients throwing away their antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.
2021-12-02
Health-E News
Opinion: We should make it much easier for people to start and stay on HIV treatment
2021-12-01
Spotlight
Are two medicines instead of three the future of HIV treatment?
2021-12-01
Spotlight
Letter from Prince Harry to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Ms Winnie Byanyima on World AIDS Day
2021-12-01
UNAIDS
World AIDS Day 2021 - Step up, be bold, end AIDS, end inequalities and end pandemics
2021-12-01
World Health Organization
Every member of society is obliged to report gender-based violence, says advocate
2021-12-02
IOL
World AIDS Day 2021 message from UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima
2021-12-01
UNAIDS
World AIDS Day 2021 - Step up, be bold, end AIDS, end inequalities and end pandemics
2021-12-01
World Health Organization
Vaccine passports may start in early 2022
2021-12-01
Business Day
Opinion: Funding must be allocated to treat drivers of HIV
2021-11-30
Spotlight
Male circumcisions disrupted by COVID-19, fall short of the 2020 target
2021-11-29
UNAIDS
HPV: What is happening with SA’s other relatively new vaccine programme?
2021-11-24
Spotlight
Circumcision reducing HIV infections but COVID-19 caused setbacks
2021-11-25
Spotlight
During these 16 Days of Activism, Don’t Leave the LGBTIQ Community Behind
2021-11-22
Women’s eNews
The science of sequencing: How Africa is preparing for future pandemics
2021-11-22
Bhekisisa
Gender-based violence is a male problem, so men need to step up and fight South Africa’s shameful scourge
2021-11-22
Daily Maverick
In-depth: Is government ready to invest in mental health?
2021-11-19
Spotlight
Flu cases in summer season show a sharp increase, NICD warns
2021-11-17
Times Live
Immigrants in Joburg claim they are being denied healthcare
2021-11-17
News24
Global leaders call for cervical cancer elimination on Day of Action
2021-11-17
World Health Organization
Barriers to decolonising educational partnerships in global health
2021-11-17
BMJ Global Health
The dark side of skin lighteners
2021-11-15
Business Day
Don’t hide children with hearing impairments
2021-11-15
Health-E News
Mostly men: Why they die young
2021-11-15
Bhekisisa
Most South Africans do not know they have diabetes
2021-11-14
Health-E News
Family focus shows promise for TB prevention
2021-11-14
Spotlight News
Press release: Bold, new commitments from around the world to put gender equality at the forefront of climate action at COP26
2021-11-09
UN Women
Experts urge registration of new child-friendly ARV formulation
2021-11-10
Spotlight
Early cancer diagnosis: ‘SA needs to step up’
2021-11-09
Health-E News
Retention in care a growing concern
2021-11-08
UNAIDS
Two new tobacco cessation medicines added to the WHO essential medicines list
2021-11-05
World Health Organization
The Seven Steps South Africa Is Taking To Get It Closer To Eliminating Malaria
2021-11-05
NICD
Intervention Lowers Toxicity Burden for Older Patients With Advanced Cancer
2021-11-05
Medpage Today
Five developments in paediatric tuberculosis
2021-11-04
Spotlight News
Keep your mental health in check during exam time
2021-11-04
IOL
Study shows impact of air pollution on sperm count
2021-11-01
IOL
World AIDS Day 2021: Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice
2021-11-01
HIV.gov
Tracto: Online tool give parents welcome peace of mind
2021-10-25
Health-E News
In-depth: How are depression and bipolar disorder treated in the public sector?
2021-10-25
Spotlight
Medical circumcision: FS group urges boys to reconsider
2021-10-21
Health-E News
A breakthrough in the treatment of drug-resistant TB signals shorter and safer treatment for patients
2021-10-21
Health-E News
UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefit of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa
2021-10-20
UN News
Researchers identify the genetic changes responsible for drug resistance in tuberculosis
2021-10-19
News Medical
Breathing spreads Tuberculosis bacteria, says SA research team
2021-10-19
EWN
AAP, AACAP, CHA declare national emergency in children’s mental health
2021-10-19
AAP News
WHO’s 7 policy recommendations on building resilient health systems
2021-10-19
World Health Organization
End TB clinical trial for multidrug-resistant TB completes enrolment
2021-10-18
Médecins Sans Frontières
NGOs scramble to dampen COVID-19's impact on people living with HIV
2021-10-18
Thomas Reuters Foundation News
‘Delay, dilute, delegitimise’: How the food industry shapes what you eat — and what you weigh
2021-10-15
Daily Maverick
Help A Sister Out: Maternity bag drive for those without
2021-10-13
Health-E News
Mental Health: Grief, loss – we are all traumatised, says psychiatrist on the COVID-19 frontlines
2021-10-13
Spotlight
South Africa’s mental health epidemic: Love Don’t Live here Anymore
2021-10-12
Maverick Citizen
LIFE ESIDIMENI INQUEST: A Recap on its progress and what to expect
2021-10-06
Spotlight News
Thyroid cancer: #CheckYourNeck warns dad-of-three
2021-10-06
Health-E News
Pandemic impact ‘tip of the iceberg’ after years of neglecting child mental health
2021-10-05
World Health Organization
WHO prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists
2021-10-01
World Health Organization
'Funeral home' ad spreads message for the unvaccinated
2021-09-22
CNN
WATCH: Admit it, you pee in the shower - but this doctor says it’s a bad idea
2021-09-28
IOL news
A country on life support: deteriorating medical care in Afghanistan
2021-09-28
BMJ Opinion
Younger men being diagnosed with prostate cancer
2021-09-27
The Citizen
Partnering to get back on track to end AIDS by 2030
2021-09-24
UNAIDS
Interview: Kenneth Jacobs, new chair of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health
2021-09-22
Spotlight
Stunted growth: Prioritise investment in nutrition, or risk robbing Africa of its future
2021-09-21
Maverick Citizen
The sugar tax is working. Now double it.
2021-09-21
Bhekisisa
Cancer in children: Early diagnosis, treatment key to survival
2021-09-20
Health-E News
The Children’s Amendment Bill still leaves many children behind
2021-09-18
Mail & Guardian
Health standards body says South Africa still far from providing safe healthcare for all
2021-09-17
Dispatch Live
Forty years of campaigning for equal access to life-saving medicines
2021-09-17
UNAIDS
Christiana community concerned over access to health services after hospital fire
2021-09-16
Spotlight News
New parents hit by lockdown blues, UCT study finds
2021-09-16
Sowetan Live
Unemployment: SA youth battle country’s ‘other pandemic’
2021-09-10
Health-E News
SA doctors say admitting errors without fear of blame is key to improving patient safety — survey
2021-09-15
Sunday Times
Launch of HEARING screening: considerations for recommendations
2021-09-15
World Health Organization
BMA drops opposition to assisted dying and adopts neutral stance
2021-09-13
The Guardian
Scientists Claim Overeating Is Not the Primary Cause of Obesity – Point to More Effective Weight Loss Strategies
2021-09-13
American Society for Nutrition
NHS begins world's largest trial of blood test for more than 50 types of cancer
2021-09-13
Sky News
World failing to address dementia challenge
2021-09-02
World Health Organization
Health Hub | Why is J&J moving at a snail’s pace with our vaccine deliveries and how does an HIV prevention pill work?
2021-09-10
Bhekisisa
As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by anti-vaxxers
2021-09-07
The Guardian
Can HIV lessons tell us why SA men are so slow to get a COVID jab?
2021-09-08
Bhekisisa
In-depth: What happens to people in SA who have rare diseases?
2021-09-06
Spotlight
Doctors and nurses are most trusted sources for vaccine information
2021-09-06
Mail & Guardian
What will it take to bring HIV-prevention injections to SA’s clinics?
2021-09-01
Daily Maverick
‘We are in uncharted waters — but we will get out of it working together,’ says Health Minister Joe Phaahla
2021-08-30
Daily Maverick
The Killing Doesn’t Stop During South Africa’s Women’s Month
2021-08-30
Human Rights Watch
Northern Cape government yet to decide on fate of senior health officials facing fraud charges
2021-08-25
Spotlight
Opinion: Transparency and action urgently needed on Eastern Cape staffing challenges
2021-08-25
Spotlight
More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension
2021-08-25
World Health Organization
A hamburger recipe, vaccine science edition
2021-08-24
Bhekisisa
Dr Michael Mosley: Do CBD products really offer health benefits?
2021-08-24
Science Focus
St Mary’s Hospital urges patients to resume chronic treatment
2021-08-23
Health-E News
TB expert Dr Norbert Ndjeka receives recognition for his work
2021-08-23
Health-E News
Calling catholic bishops to join the movement for cervical cancer elimination in Nigeria
2021-08-23
World Health Organization
How well is SA’s chronic medicines distribution system working?
2021-08-20
Spotlight
Gender-based violence: ‘Time to call out our brothers, friends’
2021-08-19
Health-E News
New series of compounds discovered that could treat parasitic worm disease schistosomiasis
2021-08-18
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Healthcare workers: “We are living in the shadows of death”
2021-08-18
Health-E News
Medicines stockouts once again reported in North West
2021-08-19
Spotlight News
Women in Health: It’s in the genes for Professor Michèle Ramsay
2021-08-16
Spotlight News
A controversial ‘NHI-focused’ change could hit South Africa – as doctors look at leaving
2021-08-16
Business Tech
CANSA seal of recognition aims to promote health living
2021-08-16
Health-E News
Crime in SA | Fake news fuels social media hysteria
2021-08-15
eNCA
Cote d’Ivoire declares first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years
2021-08-14
World Health Organization
Eradication of pit toilets at Limpopo schools still a pipe dream
2021-08-13
Health-E News
Mpumalanga Health MEC steps in as chronic meds run dry
2021-08-05
Health-E News
It’s time to put children first – from response to recovery
2021-08-04
UCT News
Blow to Health Professions Council as new registrar David Motau faces serious charges
2021-08-04
Maverick Citizen
What they say: Community perspectives on health services in the Eastern Cape
2021-08-03
Spotlight
FIFA launches #ReachOut campaign for better mental health
2021-08-02
World Health Organization
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
2021-08-02
World Health Organization
‘Men-only’ spaces could improve prevention of mother-to-child transmission
2021-07-30
Avert
In-depth: SA pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe HIV treatment
2021-07-28
Spotlight
New polling shows HIV stigma still widespread
2021-07-29
National AIDS Trust
Hero Stories | Dr. Themba Moeti’s: We must fight for and invest in health now, to overcome future challenges
2021-07-28
DevelopmentAid
Mental health of queer community at risk as NPO faces closure
2021-07-28
Health-E News
In-depth: SA pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe HIV treatment
2021-07-28
Health24
South Africa’s protests: poverty, inequality and looting
2021-07-27
DevelopmentAid
Public health partnership launched to tackle silent epidemic of hepatitis C
2021-07-27
Médecins Sans Frontières
Team Europe pledges support for eradicate Malaria, an initiative aiming to facilitate the development and production of a highly efficacious malaria vaccine
2021-07-26
European Investment Bank
To Prevent Chronic Illness, Start With Mental Health — The two are inextricably linked
2021-07-24
Medpage Today
African women with diabetes at high risk of cardiovascular disease
2021-07-21
University of Cape Town
Medicine and mayhem: How to restore medical security and supply after the looting
2021-07-20
Maverick Citizen
Opening session of the IAS Conference on HIV Science
2021-07-19
UNAIDS
UN shift on HIV prevention raises hope we can end Aids by 2030 – now we need to turn words into action
2021-07-16
Maverick Citizen
In-depth: What South Africa's power cuts mean for healthcare facilities
2021-07-14
News24
More South Africans willing to be vaccinated
2021-07-15
Health-E News
Guillain-Barré syndrome and the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine: What you should know
2021-07-14
News24
Education Plus launched in response to alarming rates of HIV among adolescent girls and young women in Africa
2021-07-07
Reliefweb
Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to inefficiency
2021-07-06
The Conversation
Zim makes progress on TB
2021-07-29
The Herald Zimbabwe
Stark realities face cancer patients at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital despite glimmer of hope reopening brings
2021-07-28
Maverick Citizen
Digital divide in autism technologies
2021-07-25
University of Cape Town
In-depth: The state of congenital syphilis in SA
2021-06-23
Spotlight
Six years after Life Esidimeni, Health Department ‘is short-changing’ mental health services
2021-06-22
Daily Maverick
Rural South Africa has a high burden of undiagnosed non-communicable diseases: Study
2021-06-22
DownToEarth
The importance of young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights to the global HIV response
2021-06-21
UNAIDS
Soaring e-waste affects the health of millions of children, WHO warns
2021-06-15
World Health Organization
Vaccines and children
2021-06-11
World Health Organization
New HIV/AIDS political declaration seeks to end inequalities and get on track to end AIDS by 2030
2021-06-11
World Health Organization
9 massive problems with government’s NHI plans – which still need to be addressed before the end of the year
2021-06-09
Business Tech
South African healthcare company soars after Alzheimer’s drug approval
2021-06-08
Business Tech
In Focus: Global strategy to end Cryptococcal Meningitis in people living with HIV
2021-06-08
Spotlight
This week: A new road-map to an HIV-free world in the next decade
2021-06-07
Maverick Citizen
The end of medical aids in South Africa – and other questions raised around the NHI
2021-06-03
Business Tech
Op-ed: Govt urged to embrace the power of tech in the delivery of primary healthcare for all
2021-06-03
Health-e News
Government to introduce stricter anti-smoking rules for South Africa
2021-06-02
Business Tech
Child Protection Week: Protecting all children living in South Africa
2021-06-02
Health-E News
Poor prognosis: Joburg’s public healthcare is in critical condition
2021-06-27
Daily Maverick
Health professionals are worried that the NHI will become the ‘Eskom’ or ‘SAA’ of healthcare in South Africa
2021-05-27
Business Tech
Doctors have mental health issues too
2021-05-26
Mail & Guardian
Right of reply: Vaccine rollout — it’s not so simple, argues health department
2021-05-26
Daily Maverick
2 000 breast cancer survivors set to benefit from knitted prosthetic breasts
2021-05-26
Health-E News
WHO issues new guidance for research on genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria and other vector-borne diseases
2021-05-19
World Health Organization
Obesity in South Africa: Every Body needs Everybody
2021-05-12
News24
Exposing children to smoking is like suffocating them - child health expert
2021-05-12
Times Live
How migration events have dramatically reshaped the genetic landscape of Africa
2021-05-09
Maverick Citizen
Compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (POPIA)
2021-05-03
South African Journal of Science
Black donors needed to help save lives
2021-05-05
Goundup
UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives
2021-05-05
United Nations
WHO calls for better hand hygiene and other infection control practices
2021-05-05
World Health Organization
Covid-19 third wave warning for South Africa – what to expect
2021-05-03
BusinessTech
CCMDD: “The right medicine, for the right patient, in the right parcel, in the right place, at the right time.”
2021-05-03
Health-E News
Four factors blocking medicines made in Africa
2021-04-26
Bhekisisa

2018

STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS REVEAL PIVOTAL WORK ON MANAGING TB AND HIV
2018-03-29
Stellenbosch University
Press Release: National Tuberclulosis Prevalence Study Underway
2018-02-05
National Department of Health

2017

Call for Applications for 4th Cohort University of Pretoria ASELPH Fellows program
2017-12-06
University of Pretoria
Outbreak of a food borne disease in South Africa
2017-12-05
National Department of Health
The Paris Statement: HIV Science Matters
2017-07-19
IAS 2017
Remembering Nkosi Johnson
2017-06-01
LinkedIn
Nurse shortage worsened by alarming bureaucratic bungling
2017-06-01
MoneyWeb
Offline: Dear Tedros…
2017-05-29
The Lancet
Sex workers to remain ‘criminals’?
2017-05-29
Health-E News
Three ideas on how the new WHO DG can build health systems from the bottom up
2017-05-26
The Conversation
Malaria count up to 2000 since April
2017-05-25
Health-E News
Tedros' fundraising strategy for WHO, global health
2017-05-25
Who stands for stunted kids and obese adults?
2017-05-22
People still dying from curable diseases — but SA ranks quite high
2017-05-19
Businesslive
KZN traditional healers trained to test and counsel HIV and TB patients
2017-05-18
Health-E News
Aaron Motsoaledi deflects attack by Cosatu on national health scheme
2017-05-17
BD Live
Hawks widen investigation into SA medical school ‘places for sale’
2017-05-17
Medical Brief
CDC modelling study sounds warning on TB in SA
2017-05-17
Medical Brief
Emergency vaccination to curb measles outbreak in Gauteng
2017-05-15
Health-E News
Why the NHI may take softer approach
2017-05-15
BD Live
Trump expands policy that bans US aid for overseas abortion providers
2017-05-15
The Guardian
Survey finds teenage girls do not get pregnant for grants
2017-05-15
BD Live
Many toddlers are falling through SA's vaccination net
2017-05-15
BD Live
The great drugs bungle: How hospital doctors and nurses put kids at risk
2017-05-14
BD Live
Climbdown on medical aids
2017-05-11
Times Live
Improved life expectancy of people living with HIV: who is left behind?
2017-05-10
The Lancet
R14.4 billion for Eastern Cape health
2017-05-10
Health-E News
The heavy impact of urban diets
2017-05-09
Health-E News
No time for emergencies
2017-05-08
Health-E News
Limpopo woman gives birth on the street
2017-05-03
Health-E News
Paying for change? Trial offers cash to parents willing to vaccinate babies
2017-05-03
Bhekisisa
Dry facilities an indictment on our democracy
2017-05-02
Health-E News
Malaria cases rise 50% after delays in spraying
2017-05-02
Business Day
Boko Haram leaves cruel legacy of trauma and starvation
2017-04-25
Bhekisisa
Prevent malaria - save lives: WHO push for prevention on World Malaria Day, 25th April
2017-04-24
WHO
3 African countries chosen to test 1st malaria vaccine
2017-04-24
STAT
How Zambia is beating malaria
2017-04-24
Bhekisisa
KZN health in bad state
2017-04-18
Times Live
Campaign to teach traditional healers how to conduct HIV/Aids tests
2017-04-11
Medical Brief
How to fund a failing health system
2017-04-06
Bhekisisa
Busted: The myths that could be standing between you and the HIV prevention pill
2017-04-05
Bhekisisa
Health department in sick bay: R3.2bn budget shortfall leaves 11.5% of jobs unfilled
2017-04-04
Times Live
The political argument for investing in global health
2017-04-01
The Lancet
How successful were the millennium development goals?
2017-03-30
The Guardian
Committee hears of NHI pilot problems
2017-03-29
Business Day
World TB Day – Launch of online TB Surveillance Dashboard
2017-03-29
Medical Brief
In primary school and pregnant: The shocking numbers
2017-03-27
Times Live
New study helps crack the problem of diagnosing TB in people with HIV
2017-03-24
The Conversation
Latest transmission patterns for drug resistant TB pose a new challenge
2017-03-23
The Conversation
National HIV plan scraps calls to decriminalise drug use
2017-03-21
Bhekisisa
Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model
2017-03-21
The Conversation
Doctors pass the scalpel to nurses in the quest for safer births
2017-03-21
Bhekisisa
Free Zimbabwean contraceptives smuggled for sale in South Africa
2017-03-20
Times Live
The Story Behind the First AIDS Drug
2017-03-19
Time
HPCSA urges residents to report misconduct
2017-03-14
Health-E News
There’s a new killer in town
2017-03-13
Health-E News
Drugmaker to provide new TB drug worth almost half a million for free
2017-03-08
Bhekisisa
Gauteng increases mental health spending after Esidimeni crisis
2017-03-07
Business Day
Full steam ahead for SA’s clinic-on-rails
2017-03-07
Business Day
Radical transformation begins with fixing how we fund healthcare in remote areas
2017-03-02
Bhekisisa
Statistics SA: How South Africans die
2017-03-01
Medical Brief
Big increase in diabetes deaths
2017-03-01
Health-E News
Geographical disparities in HIV prevalence and care among men who have sex with men in Malawi: results from a multisite cross-sectional survey
2017-02-27
The Lancet
South Africa launches clinical trial to cut heart disease in HIV positive people
2017-02-27
The Conversation
The inequality gap and its impact on health
2017-02-27
Health-E News
African app cuts medical costs with community "virtual pharmacy"
2017-02-24
Times Live
Gordhan outlines initial focus of NHI Fund
2017-02-23
Health-E News
Service delivery starts with data. See who's been missing from the spreadsheets
2017-02-22
Bhekisisa
National Health Laboratory Service heads accused of graft
2017-02-22
BD Live
Media Brief - Launch of the South African National HIV Survey (SABSSM V) 2016/2017
2017-02-21
Human Sciences Research Council
How should HIV self-testing services be provided?
2017-02-17
Aidsmap
HST & THE NHRDNo more delays: Accelerating access to medicine
2017-02-17
Health-e News
NHRDUnique case of PrEP failure without drug resistance reported from Amsterdam
2017-02-17
Aidsmap
South Africa: Sexual violence in Platinum Mining Belt a major driver of HIV
2017-02-17
MSF
Potential cure for deadliest form of TB
2017-02-16
Health-e News
CROI 2017: Added support, speed and communication improve HIV service linkage and retention in Mozambique and South Africa
2017-02-16
Sciences Speak Blog
Oral PrEP Works Well in Women With Abnormal Vaginal Microbiota
2017-02-15
POZ
(Preventing) the coming epidemic: HIV in youth
2017-02-15
CRO
A benign circle: how a combination of factors has reduced HIV infections in one of the hardest-hit parts of Africa
2017-02-14
Aidsmap
Vaginal microbiome and susceptibility to HIV
2017-02-14
CRO
Text messaging is associated with improved retention in a clinic-based PrEP program
2017-02-14
CRO
State of the Nation Address 2017
2017-02-09
South African Government
A realist review of mobile phone-based health interventions for non-communicable disease management in sub-Saharan Africa
2017-02-06
BioMed Central
Conspiracy beliefs and knowledge about HIV origins among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa
2017-02-02
PlosOne
SAMA disappointed over Minister’s statements on unemployed doctors
2017-01-24
Medical Chronicle
An evaluation of the competencies of primary health care clinic nursing managers in two South African provinces
2017-01-20
Global Health Action
‘Why do an MPH?’ Motivations and intentions of physicians undertaking postgraduate public health training at the University of Cape Town
2017-01-20
Global Health Action
The feasibility of measuring and monitoring social determinants of health and the relevance for policy and programme – a qualitative assessment of four countries
2017-01-20
Global Health Action
Disclosure of physical, emotional and sexual child abuse, help-seeking and access to abuse response services in two South African Provinces
2017-01-19
Psychology, Health & Medicine
ADVANCE HIV study set to save SA billions
2017-01-17
Health-E News
Personal contact with HIV-positive persons is associated with reduced HIV-related stigma: cross-sectional analysis of general population surveys from 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
2017-01-10
Journal of the International AIDS Society

2016

Nurse training on contraceptives needed
2016-12-30
Health-E News
Listeriosis: Frequently Asked Questions
2016-12-05
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Vaccinate to protect against rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs
2016-11-14
R News
Outsourcing: How to reform WHO for the 21st century
2016-09-13
BMJ Global Health
Moms with HIV set to get connected
2016-09-13
Health-e News
United Nations meeting on antimicrobial resistance
2016-09-13
WHO
Strong leadership key to successful NHI
2016-09-05
IOL
Offline: Africa—the incarceration of a continent
2016-09-03
thelancet
Accelerating Universal Health Coverage in Africa
2016-08-31
E-Health news
Millions at risk as deadly fungal infections acquire drug resistance
2016-08-29
The Guardian
HIV effort let down by test shortages, says WHO
2016-08-25
WHO
Takalani Sesame: New project to combat child mortality
2016-08-23
E-Health News
Malnutrition is a leading cause of death in under-fives, but there’s a simple - and free - solution that could save lives
2016-08-18
Bhekisisa
Healthcare report delayed in wait for more data
2016-08-18
DBlive
Funding sought for community healthcare worker policy
2016-08-16
DBlive
Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition
2016-08-09
WHO
Ebola, Zika & Zoonotic Disease Threats in Africa
2016-08-04
The Brenthurst Foundation
Family planning is a key development goal that needs greater investment
2016-08-01
The Guardian
Aids research: High risk, top science
2016-07-29
Financial Mail
Next HIV plan needs to be based on latest evidence
2016-07-29
Health-e News
AIDS2016: HIV and hypertension a growing problem
2016-07-22
IOL
AIDS 2016 Daily Review
2016-07-22
IAS
AIDS2016: 20% of adults refuse HIV treatment
2016-07-21
IOL
AIDS2016: Ratchet up efficiency, Gates advises Special Features
2016-07-21
IOL
AIDS2016: How a rural community helps each other stay on HIV treatment
2016-07-21
Bhekisisa
Government launches self-service medicine 'ATMs'
2016-07-20
News24
AIDS 2016 Daily Review
2016-07-20
IAS
AIDS 2016: Daily Review
2016-07-19
IAS
Research charities help marry two major South African HIV/tuberculosis institutes
2016-07-18
Science
AIDS 2016: Daily Review
2016-07-18
International Aids Society
Media Release: International AIDS Conference returns to Durban to define path forward to ending AIDS
2016-07-18
IAS
AIDS2016: Employees, particularly domestic workers, report forced HIV testing
2016-07-16
Bhekisisa
US retracts plan to cut HIV/AIDS funds for SA
2016-07-12
BDlive
Health Systems Global Strategic Plan 2016-2020
2016-07-07
Health Systems Global
NHS to scrap single database of patients' medical details Care.data scheme to close after Fiona Caldicott review calls for tougher measures to keep information confidential
2016-07-06
The Guardian
Pooling of resources for NHI could lower cost of universal access
2016-06-30
Health-e News
Second Durban Declaration
2016-06-30
International AIDS Society
Medical aid board says SA has no choice but to back NHI
2016-06-28
Bhekisisa
South Africa launches national HIV prevention campaign for young women and adolescent girls
2016-06-24
UNAIDS
The 2016 Young Physician Leaders programme -Call for nominations
2016-06-20
iamp
Cancer doctors leading campaign to boost use of HPV vaccine
2016-06-19
Washington Post
The World Could End AIDS if It Tried
2016-06-13
New York Times line News Provider
Billions of rand short for NHI to work
2016-06-10
Financial Mail
WHO validates countries' elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
2016-06-08
WHO
Significant attrition at each stage of HIV care cascade in South Africa - Over half of HIV-infected men undiagnosed
2016-06-06
AIDSMap
Second Durban Declaration
2016-06-01
International AIDS Society
NHI: More pragmatism and less ideology
2016-05-30
Health-e News
Government hostility towards private healthcare impedes NHI
2016-05-26
BDlive
Virtual GPs' weak pulse
2016-05-25
Times Live
Investing in health is not cheap, but it is not a luxury either
2016-05-25
The Guardian
Is universal access to healthcare possible?
2016-05-24
Bhekisisa
69th World Health Assembly: speakers at high-level side event call for a Fast-Track response to end the AIDS epidemic among women and adolescent girls
2016-05-23
UNAIDS
WHO confirms Zika virus strain imported from the Americas to Cabo Verde
2016-05-20
WHO
The circus is coming to town – end the Rhetoric, start the Revolution
2016-05-19
Daily Maverick
No excuse not to act now to fight drug resistance, say researchers on superbugs
2016-05-19
BDlive
Large-scale HIV vaccine trial to launch in South Africa: NIH-funded study will test safety, efficacy of vaccine regimen
2016-05-18
NIAID
Too much work, too few doctors
2016-05-17
Timeslive
National Health Insurance: Bring in the specialists
2016-05-16
Health E News
Motsoaledi: No more waiting for Aids drugs
2016-05-11
IOL
Sloppy work hinders our healing
2016-05-09
Timeslive
SA still has a way to go in healthcare legislation
2016-05-09
Bizcommunity
Sex work, migration and HIV: South Africa’s health system can – and should – take a lead
2016-05-09
Migration and Health Project
Health-E News: SA’s looming water crisis – the less we have, the dirtier it is
2016-05-08
Daily Maverick
One year into the Zika outbreak: How an obscure disease became a global health emergency
2016-05-05
WHO
HIV/AIDS schemes need more money
2016-05-05
BDlive
KZN Health’s R452m sick leave bill
2016-05-05
Daily News/IoL
Many ills of the public health sector
2016-05-05
IOL
Report: South African Health Review 2016
2016-05-04
Health-e News
SAHR Media Release
2016-05-04
HST
Two health groups to pay record R10m fine for
2016-04-08
BDlive
Two health groups to pay record R10m fine for
2016-04-08
BDlive
Mpumalanga school health programme battles parents
2016-04-07
Health-e News
Banned chemical still used in hospital IVs is linked to attention deficit disorder
2016-04-06
Washington Post
Finance commission seeks clarity on NHI fiscal effects across government levels
2016-04-06
BDlive
Statement: Registration of Unqualified but Experienced Dental Assistants
2016-03-31
Health-e News
Delamanid clinical access programme expected
2016-03-29
Health-e News
Conference Delegates' Sponsorship and Conference Day Rate
2016-03-29
HAT
In Good Faith: Is this healthy competition?
2016-03-24
Financial Mail
Inquiry hears of huge gaps in healthcare regulation
2016-03-22
BDlive
SA testing anti-HIV vaccine
2016-03-17
Times Live
Hospital watchdog lacks power to enforce standards
2016-03-17
BDlive
Report on the South African Health Monitoring Survey: An Integrated Biological and Behavioural Survey among Female Sex Workers, South Africa 2013 - 2014
2016-03-16
Health-e News
Antibiotics becoming ineffective at treating some child infections
2016-03-16
The Guardian
5 things you should know about HIV pre-exposure
2016-03-15
Health-e News
Op-Ed: Coming to the aid of sex workers
2016-03-13
Daily Maverick
Gender and eHealth in Kenya
2016-03-07
Health Systems Global
Five lessons Nigeria learnt when it clamped down on polio
2016-03-03
Bhekisisa
The five principles behind the world’s most efficient health systems
2016-03-01
The Gaurdian
Admin jobs surge in public healthcare
2016-02-29
A global defence system to fight virus threats is urgently needed
2016-02-27
The Guardian
National Health Insurance: A wing and a prayer
2016-02-26
Financial Mail
Health-care Inquiry: Medical aids in the dock
2016-02-25
Financial Mail
South Africa: Ten Things You Probably Don't Know About HIV in 2016
2016-02-22
All Africa
No cause for panic stations over SA Zika case, says expert
2016-02-22
Mail & Gaurdian
HPV rates drop 64% in decade since recommended CDC vaccination
2016-02-22
The Guardian
Vaginal ring offers partial HIV protection in HIV Treatment
2016-02-22
Health-e News
Comment: South Africa must close the immunisation gap that parallels class
2016-02-19
Mail & Guardian
E Cape Denosa demand better working conditions
2016-02-18
SABC
Expensive private healthcare highlighted at inquiry
2016-02-18
BDlive
When a child gives birth, who has failed her?
2016-02-15
Health-e News
Mpumalanga's health is failing - but it won't take it's medicine
2016-02-12
Mail & Guardian
Home HIV tests no suicide risk
2016-02-10
Timeslive
Concern grows at Catholic church's silence over Zika virus crisis
2016-02-04
The Gaurdian
No rise in SA's ARV resistance
2016-02-03
Timeslive
Forced virginity-testing is unlawful and offensive, and will not prevent HIV-AIDS
2016-02-02
Daily Maverick
Nurses leaving SA in droves
2016-02-02
IOL
Motsoaledi does not want NHI to limit choices
2016-02-01
BDlive
WHO Director-General summarizes the outcome of the Emergency Committee onZika Virus
2016-02-01
WHO
HPCSA is taking ‘corrective action’
2016-01-28
Health-e News
Epidemics on the horizon if threats not addressed - MSF
2016-01-26
Mail & Guardian
Osborne: malaria eradication will create more prosperous world
2016-01-25
The Gaurdian
Power struggles behind Free State TAC split
2016-01-25
Health-e News
Health care is a social investment
2016-01-22
Mercruy
Department aims to launch new health products watchdog next year
2016-01-22
BDlive
Calls for more private medical schools to address doctor shortages
2016-01-20
SABC News
Efavirenz-based treatment is safe and effective for young children with HIV exposed to nevirapine for PMTCT
2016-01-19
Aidsmap
Gogos step up for peace of mind
2016-01-16
Mail & Gaurdian
Healthcare inquiry could lead to further scrutiny
2016-01-15
BDlive
Online database: The National Health Research Database By Health-e News on January 14, 2016
2016-01-14
Health-e News
WHO set to declare end to Ebola epidemic
2016-01-13
The Guardian
Health department should focus on internal efficiency rather than NHI
2016-01-12
BDlive
Nursing SA back to health
2016-01-08
Mail & Guardian
Long-awaited autonomy in sight for SA's doctors
2016-01-08
South African Medical Journal
HPCSA ignores recommendations of ministerial task team
2016-01-06
Mail & Guardian
Community health workers demand more pay
2016-01-04
Health-e News
Breast milk banks tackle high infant mortality in SA
2016-01-03
BDlive

2015

Call for Contributions: High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines
2015-12-28
United Nations
Healthtalk: State of SA’s Healthcare
2015-12-26
SABC
Private Hospitals: Demand in neglected areas
2015-12-17
Financial Mail
EDITORIAL: No remedy in NHI white paper
2015-12-17
BDLive
Motsoaledi: We haven't identified a source of funding for the NHI
2015-12-12
Mail & Guardian
White Paper on National Health Insurance
2015-12-11
National Department of Health
NHI White Paper
2015-12-11
National Department of Health
NHI will reduce medical aids to 'complementary services'
2015-12-11
Health-e News
NHI will cover everyone: Motsoaledi
2015-12-11
Times Live
NHI could require additional tax revenue of R71.9bn
2015-12-11
BDlive
NHI funding proposals keenly watched
2015-12-10
BDlive
Call for Application to the Primary Health Care Expert Review Committee
2015-12-08
National Department of Health
Press release: Medicines Control Council approves fixed-dose combination of tenofovir disoproxyl fumarate and emtricitabine for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV
2015-12-03
SA Medicines Control Council
Turning the tide against TB: Treatment alone won't work
2015-12-02
Mail & Guardian
TB medication for children available at last
2015-12-02
TimesLive
How much healthcare policy is based on evidence?
2015-12-01
The Guardian
India looks to improve African health
2015-12-01
BDlive
World Aids Day: 'We need to end stigma and change our ideas about manhood'
2015-12-01
The Guardian
South Africa’s longest walk to freedom from HIV/AIDS
2015-12-01
Daily Maverick
Press statement: UNAIDS Executive Director delivers his World AIDS Day 2015 message
2015-12-01
UNAIDS
SA's HIV treatment programme has saved 1.3-million lives
2015-11-24
Mail & Guardian
4 things South Africa is doing to safeguard medicines
2015-11-23
Health-e News
Treatment Action Campaign receives R14m
2015-11-23
Helath -e News
Speak up for affordable medicine
2015-11-19
IOL
Dreams initiative for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
2015-11-17
UNAIDS
WHO calls on countries to protect health from climate change
2015-11-17
WHO
South African civil society for women's, adolescents and children' health
2015-11-16
Deaptment of Health
SA still battling to reduce rates of HIV transmissionSA still battling to reduce rates of HIV transmission
2015-11-15
Times Live
Report finds Free State health services 'ineffective'
2015-11-10
Mai & Guardian.
Hormonal contraception safe for women with HIV and may have important health benefits
2015-11-06
aidsmap
Motsoaledi finds HPCSA in state of 'dysfunction'
2015-11-06
Mail & Guardian
NHI work founders on slow spending
2015-11-04
Times Live
Working at accessing medicines
2015-11-02
Daily News
Bedaquiline: the first new drug in decades to treat TB is now available in South Africa
2015-10-30
NICD Communiqué
BRICS health ministers commit to put the BRICS countries on the Fast-Track to end the AIDS epidemic
2015-10-30
UNAIDS.
Drug stock outs plague mental health patients
2015-10-27
Health-e News
Health Budget Review and Recommendations Report
2015-10-27
Parliamentary Monitoring Group
Health Systems Trust launches the 2014/15 SAHR and DHB
2015-10-26
Health Systems Trust
Step forward as cabinet insists on single NHI proposal
2015-10-22
BDLive
SA makes major strides in HIV treatment and prevention
2015-10-21
Mail & Guardian
Exodus of Free State doctors
2015-10-21
Health-e News
The good, bad and ugly in district health
2015-10-21
Health-e News.
WHO issues statements on use of reversible hormonal contraception
2015-10-21
WHO
The blame game at Mthatha Depot
2015-10-21
Section27
Health Systems Trust launches the latest editions of the annual South African Health Review and District Health Barometer
2015-10-20
Health Systems Trust
Competition Commission extends private healthcare inquiry timetable
2015-10-20
BDlive
Low-cost medical schemes delayed
2015-10-16
BDlive
Rising antibiotic resistance increasing risks of routine surgery – study
2015-10-16
The Guardian
South African Health Review 2015/16 Call for Chapters
2015-10-15
Health Systems Trust
Palliative care: For all ages and all diseases
2015-10-15
WHO
Sugar daddies: What's in it for teens
2015-10-09
The Mercury
South Africans urged to get eyes tested
2015-10-08
SABC News
China to build 100 hospitals and clinics in Africa
2015-10-07
Mail & Guardian
Save the Date: Health Systems Trust Conference 2016
2015-10-01
Health Systems Trust
Beyond the health benefits, what does Family Planning have to do with the SDGs?
2015-09-28
Knowledge for Health
Development Goals: Utopian dream or plausible plan?
2015-09-28
Health-e News
Maternal mortality: Breaking avoidable barriers to healthcare
2015-09-25
Daily Maverick
Motsoaledi takes new jab at regulating medics’ placement
2015-09-22
BDlive
NHI to reduce cost of healthcare
2015-08-22
Mail&Guardian
Minister says long-awaited NHI white paper about to enter cabinet process
2015-08-21
BDlive
Pathology wage deal averts disruption
2015-08-20
BDlive
Vaccine hesitancy: A growing challenge for immunization programmes
2015-08-18
WHO
Men equally at risk of HPV infection
2015-08-11
Mail&Guardian
Basic medical aid could soon be within reach of the poor
2015-07-29
BDlive
Private healthcare sector capable of serving twice as many patients
2015-07-29
BDlive
Private healthcare is 'wasteful'
2015-07-28
Health-e News
Public health suffers if vaccines are not accessible
2015-07-24
Mail&Guardian
TAC wants free treatment for all HIV infected
2015-07-23
Mail&Guardian
Medical aid change to benefit funders
2015-07-20
BDlive
Fact sheet: South Africa’s HIV programme by numbers
2015-07-16
Health-e News
Global health leaders call for harnessing power of innovation to end diseases
2015-07-15
UNITAID
South Africa: Women of lower socio-economic status have greater needs for services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission
2015-07-15
aidsmap
Digital evolution for ground-breaking Yellow Card Scheme
2015-07-14
GOV.UK
WHO lays out plans for financing new global health goal: To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
2015-07-10
WHO
UNFPA, WHO and UNAIDS: Position statement on condoms and the prevention of HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy
2015-07-07
UNAIDS
Shocking 61% of health staff abused in last year
2015-07-06
.
Nearly half of our nurses suffer abuse
2015-07-06
Di Caelers
SA has UN’s HIV testing goal in sight
2015-07-03
BDlive
KZN health head appointed
2015-07-01
Independent Online
South Africa: Lower coverage of maternal HIV testing among adolescents leading to higher mother-to-child transmission
2015-07-01
aidsmap
Managing contacts in the MERS-CoV outbreak in the Republic of Korea
2015-07-01
WHO
There's no excuse, Minister: Here's the proof
2015-06-30
GroundUp
Communicable diseases communiqué: Influenza data from Viral Watch
2015-06-30
NICD/NHLS
Stunting: A rarely discussed public health problem
2015-06-29
BioMed Central
Meet the Khayelitsha compliers club
2015-06-26
Mail&Guardian
Call for submissions – Emerging Public Health Practitioner Award
2015-06-25
Health Systems Trust
Standerton Hospital opens wellness clinic
2015-06-25
Health-e News
Showdown over what medicals schemes must cover
2015-06-19
GroundUp
MERS’s best friend is ignorance, so it’s time to wise up
2015-06-16
IRIN
New AHRQ-funded centers to study health systems and their efforts to disseminate patient-centered outcomes research
2015-06-15
PR Newswire
Resource: HIV Clinical Guidelines app
2015-06-12
Health-e News
Crisis? What crisis? Africa Check tests Free State health claims
2015-06-12
Mail&Guardian
Private sector has medicines but not TB, chickenpox vaccines
2015-06-12
BDlive
Central repository for safety reports - one year to go before mandatory use EMA Management Board confirms that repository is fit for use across EU
2015-06-12
European Medicines Agency
Media Statement: Medicines Control Council to fast-track sourcing of active pharmaceutical ingredients pre-qualified by the World Health Organization, for the relevant medicines
2015-06-10
GCIS
Emergency medicines flown in to plug gap
2015-06-08
BDlive
Africa’s health system remains weak
2015-06-05
SABC
Teens trust Dr. Google and go online to seek health information
2015-06-03
TECH TIMES
450 South African nurses to undergo diabetes training as epidemic mounts
2015-06-02
News24
‘Don’t send us to the bush’ say nurses
2015-06-01
News24
Many South African women become infected with HIV during pregnancy posing high risk of transmission to their infants
2015-06-01
aidsmap
NHI far from reality but progress made in improving public health
2015-06-01
Health-e News
NHI: New system lets patients pick up medicine from shops
2015-06-01
Health-e News
A nurse and a family kit help save children’s lives
2015-05-29
UNICEF
World Health Assembly closes, passing resolutions on air pollution and epilepsy
2015-05-26
WHO
Poor management blamed for bulk of drug stock outs
2015-05-25
Health-e News
Birth control implant needs a shot in the arm
2015-05-22
Mail&Guardian
Ensuring universal health coverage for key populations
2015-05-22
UNAIDS
WHO: West Africa’s health systems need rebuilding post-Ebola
2015-05-21
Aljazeera America
We have enough medics, but they’re in the cities
2015-05-21
BDlive
State clinches public sector wage agreement
2015-05-19
BDlive
Netcare spends big to cope with outages
2015-05-19
BDlive
Comment: Mother and child health must improve
2015-05-15
Mail&Guardian
In Namibia, reaching rural communities with good health practices
2015-05-14
UNICEF
SA hosts world’s first study into better XDR-TB treatment
2015-05-14
Health-e News
SA joins world to celebrate Nurses' Day
2015-05-12
SABC
Department of Health announces new youth health app
2015-05-07
Health-e News
Roundtable discussion on the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research: Why prioritise talk over aid in the midst of the Ebola crisis?
2015-05-07
BMC Health Services Research
Why we should keep an eye on Apple’s ResearchKit
2015-05-07
BioMed Central
WHO ‘cannot continue as is’
2015-05-06
Health-e News
Community health workers close clinics in Khayelitsha
2015-05-05
GroundUp
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi: Health Dept Budget Vote 2015/16
2015-05-05
National Department of Health
Motsoaledi hails vaccines and bewails lack of interest in department’s successes
2015-05-05
BDlive
Gauteng hospital shambles
2015-05-04
GroundUp
National hand hygiene campaign launched in Pretoria
2015-05-04
SABC
Tshwane to upgrade Soshanguve clinic
2015-05-04
Health-e News
Condom use higher in young HIV-positive women with gender-equal views, study finds
2015-05-02
MNT
Transforming the health system, one kunjani at a time
2015-04-30
Health Systems Trust
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway joins hands with the community
2015-04-30
Stellenbosch University
SA joins new Global TB Vaccine Research Partnership
2015-04-22
SABC
Global vaccination targets ‘off-track’ warns WHO
2015-04-22
WHO
Easy access to chronic medication in NHI districts
2015-04-17
Health Systems Trust
DJs for a day
2015-04-17
Health Systems Trust
Caesarean births can be dangerous - report
2015-04-14
Independent Online
Lowest weekly Ebola figure in nearly a year: WHO
2015-04-09
SABC
TB: Taxis’ deadly passenger
2015-04-09
Health-e News
Multi-organization call to action identifies and addresses safety concerns in labor and delivery
2015-04-08
EurekAlert!
HIV: New approach against virus 'holds promise'
2015-04-08
BBC
Checkpoint: Clinic patient cards out HIV positive parents
2015-03-31
eNCA
Dispute declared in public sector pay talks
2015-03-29
Moneyweb
KZN MEC sees competency as key in hiring health officials
2015-03-27
SABC
CDC anti-smoking ads target e-cigarettes for first time, highlight tobacco’s links to variety of diseases
2015-03-26
The Washington Post
Why aren’t we producing medications for looming global disease threats?
2015-03-26
The Washington Post
MDR-TB: The struggle at home
2015-03-25
Health-e News
Antibiotic used in pregnancy linked to risk of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
2015-03-25
The Guardian
TB toll in South Africa is ‘disgraceful’ and ‘unacceptable’ says Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
2015-03-24
Stellenbosch University
Treatment of drug-resistant TB at clinics a success
2015-03-24
Mail&Guardian
South Africa joins world to mark TB Day
2015-03-24
SABC
System is in good health, insists MEC Malakoane
2015-03-24
Mail&Guardian
Roll over Ebola: Measles is the deadly new threat
2015-03-23
Mail&Guardian
Editorial: Decentralise treatment for drug-resistant TB
2015-03-23
Health-e News
Red Cross marches against stigma towards TB patients
2015-03-20
SABC
New female contraceptive for school learners on the cards
2015-03-20
SABC
TB fight could soon get boost from simple swab diagnostic test
2015-03-19
BDlive
Draft policy: Early Childhood Development Policy
2015-03-18
Health-e News
Innovations at Groote Schuur offer hope to patients and nurses
2015-03-17
GroundUp
Concern over NHI’s failure to woo doctors
2015-03-16
BDlive
Pharmaceutical Public Health short courses
2015-03-13
University of the Western Cape
New scheme to help patients in Province
2015-03-13
Diamond Fields Advertiser
Health professionals council probed
2015-03-11
BDlive
SA to get medical ombudsman
2015-03-10
health24
Call for nominations: National Planning Commission
2015-03-10
Health-e News
MLAC aims to reduce AIDS prevalence in Mpumalanga
2015-03-10
SABC
Doctors under siege: Motsoaledi
2015-03-09
Cape Times
Does Depo-Provera increase the risk of HIV transmission? What the data really says
2015-03-03
PSI Impact
E-procurement in support of universal health coverage
2015-03-02
WHO
A minister with an HPV mission
2015-03-02
Independent Online
Most doctors give in to requests by parents to alter vaccine schedules
2015-03-02
The New York Times
Lost patient cards compound long queues
2015-02-27
Health-e News
XDR-TB in South Africa is largely spread person-to-person, not by failure of drug treatment
2015-02-26
aidsmap
US PEPFAR abstinence and faithfulness funding had no impact on sexual behaviour in Africa
2015-02-26
aidsmap
Briefly… SchoolMedia campaigns for healthy lifestyle for learners
2015-02-25
The Media Online
Hopes dashed as HIV measure found to be useless
2015-02-25
BDlive
Giving back to the hospital which saved his life
2015-02-17
Tygerburg Children's Hospital Trust
HPV vaccine highly effective against multiple cancer-causing strains
2015-02-13
EurekAlert!
Breast cancer advocates demand three-month supplies of treatment
2015-02-12
Health-e News
Rheumatic heart disease levels high in SA
2015-02-12
SABC
Influenza drug now hailed as effective
2015-01-30
BDlive
Comment: Measles threat puts Ebola to shame
2015-01-30
Mail&Guardian
State rethink on posting of doctors
2015-01-28
BDlive
SA’s health workers to help fight Ebola in Sierra Leone
2015-01-20
BDlive
Malaria cases on the rise: NICD
2015-01-20
SABC
SA role in Ebola vaccine clinical trial
2015-01-19
BDlive
60% of SA sex workers HIV positive
2015-01-13
City Press
Study links birth control to increased risk of HIV infection
2015-01-12
Health-e News
ART - 40% fail to adhere after three years
2015-01-11
NULL
Local experts wary of early cervical cancer jab successes
2015-01-09
Health-e News
New system ‘causing delays’ at Natalspruit hospital
2015-01-08
BDlive
SA secures ‘world’s lowest prices’ for HIV drugs
2015-01-06
BDlive

2014

Measles Outbreak Alert: South Africa
2014-12-19
NICD
Comment: Good health without the fear of ruin
2014-12-12
Mail&Guardian
Unions should rescue TAC, says Achmat
2014-12-10
GroundUp
BRICS health ministers adopt the UNAIDS Fast-Track strategy to end the AIDS epidemic
2014-12-10
UNAIDS
By the numbers: National Health Insurance in Mpumalanga
2014-12-09
Health-e News
SA medical staff sought to treat Ebola in Sierra Leone
2014-12-08
News24
Human rights commission probes Free State health department
2014-12-03
City Press
HIV/AIDS plan cited as fatalities fall
2014-12-03
BDlive
SA has capacity and experience to contain Ebola
2014-12-02
BDlive
Postgraduate programme in health management
2014-12-01
Stellenbosch University
HIV epidemic will spring back without near-universal diagnosis and treatment, says UNAIDS
2014-12-01
aidsmap
Protection of health-care workers essential for well-functioning health systems
2014-12-01
UNAIDS
World Aids Day: Less than half of infected people know
2014-11-30
Mail&Guardian
Limpopo concerned about pharmacist shortage
2014-11-28
Health-e News
Why a gender-conscious response to HIV is still necessary: Women, girls and HIV – 10 years on
2014-11-26
Health Systems Trust
Gauteng urges partnership in HIV/AIDS fight
2014-11-19
SABC
Global AIDS fight at pivotal point
2014-11-19
BDlive
State clinics in for major overhaul
2014-11-19
BDlive
Stellenbosch and Mediclinic join forces to train doctors
2014-11-18
BDlive
Mental illness in pregnant women a big concern
2014-11-18
BDlive
Diabetes: Risk factors and lifestyle interventions
2014-11-14
BioMed Central
SA short of psychologists
2014-11-13
Independent Online
What are the barriers that could stop HIV treatment becoming HIV prevention?
2014-11-12
aidsmap
Vaccine lowers child pneumonia and meningitis by 70%
2014-11-12
Mail&Guardian
2013/14 SAHR, 2013/14 DHB and NHRD launch event in Pretoria on 29 October 2014
2014-11-04
Health Systems Trust
Call for chapters – South African Health Review
2014-11-03
Health Systems Trust
New barometer reveals the haves and the have nots
2014-10-30
Health-e News
Experts mull ways to fund, manage National Health Insurance
2014-10-30
Health-e News
More gymslip mothers
2014-10-30
TimesLIVE
Health Systems Trust launches latest South African Health Review and District Health Barometer, introduces the National Health Research Database
2014-10-29
HST
'Unnecessarily high' Caesarean section rate is cause for concern
2014-10-29
Mail&Guardian
Call for Abstracts: School of Health Sciences, University of Fort Hare and Department of Health, Eastern Cape, Research Seminar 2014
2014-10-24
University of Fort Hare
Ebola serum for Africa patients within weeks, says WHO
2014-10-21
BBC
Plea for private training of doctors
2014-10-17
BDlive
Targeted adherence measures and viral load monitoring needed to improve retention in South African ART programme
2014-10-16
aidsmap
Western Cape health department earns 10th unqualified audit
2014-10-14
BDlive
The importance of national funding for health in Africa
2014-10-14
UNAIDS
Medunsa to be split from University of Limpopo
2014-10-13
BDlive
The Cape Town Statement on Health Systems Research
2014-10-10
Health Systems Global
Government set to review dispensing fees
2014-10-09
BDlive
HST presence at the Third Global Symposium on HSR
2014-10-01
Health Systems Trust
Third Global Symposium on HSR: Improving the quality of and access to material and child health services
2014-10-01
Health Systems Trust
Third Global Symposium on HSR: Official Opening plenary session
2014-10-01
Health Systems Trust
Third Global Symposium on HSR – People-centredness in complex health systems: Dimensions and practices
2014-10-01
Health Systems Trust
Third Global Symposium on HSR – Governance and health in Africa: Pan-African perspectives on state stewardship for people’s health
2014-09-30
Health Systems Trust
Health systems innovation is the path to better health
2014-09-26
Mail&Guardian
info4africa and Always Active release health information app
2014-09-19
info4africa
DA will ‘oppose medical bill’s plans to commercialise cannabis’
2014-09-18
BDlive
Third Global Symposium on HSR – Media Release: People-centred health systems will be the heart of dialogues at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research.
2014-09-17
Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
Traditional healing: Modern medicine's friend or foe?
2014-09-17
The Guardian
New role for Durban’s McCord Hospital as specialist eye centre
2014-09-09
BDlive
Paper: The broken thread – Primary health care, social justice and the dignity of the health worker
2014-09-02
Health-e News
Medical male circumcision campaign gains momentum
2014-09-01
Stellenbosch University
Health experts call for equality in access to health
2014-09-01
SABC
Ebola takes its toll on healthcare workers
2014-09-01
Mail&Guardian
Poor knowledge of partner HIV status among South African women with recent pregnancy
2014-08-29
aidsmap
Clinics run out of drugs
2014-08-13
Times LIVE
Study in South African township shows HIV-negative individuals often source of new TB cases in patients with HIV
2014-08-11
aidsmap
Civil society groups threaten to sue Eastern Cape Department of Health
2014-08-08
Health-e News
New breast-feeding policy for HIV moms pays off
2014-08-07
Mail&Guardian
Southern African states to collaborate on Ebola
2014-08-07
BDlive
More must be done to cut unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, say experts
2014-08-05
The Guardian
Controversial policy to regulate doctors on hold
2014-07-31
Health-e News
Better health for KwaNokuthula residents
2014-07-29
Western Cape Government Health and Health Systems Trust
SA’s Shisana will co-chair AIDS summit
2014-07-25
Independent Online
HIV/AIDS pills at early stage ‘unwise’
2014-07-24
BDlive
Lifelong ARVs for pregnant women, says Health Minister
2014-07-24
Health-e News
Speech: Health Budget Vote 2014/15
2014-07-23
Health-e News
SA to treat HIV patients earlier, says Motsoaledi
2014-07-23
BDlive
Adolescent deaths from AIDS rising, especially among boys
2014-07-22
aidsmap
HIV infections in children under five down by over three quarters
2014-07-22
Mail&Guardian
Cash transfers plus care halve HIV risk behaviours in South African adolescents
2014-07-22
aidsmap
Better, shorter TB treatment - thanks to SA scientists
2014-07-22
Health-e News
UNAIDS pushes for an end to Aids epidemic
2014-07-21
SABC
Ten organizations receive Red Ribbon Award for outstanding community leadership on AIDS
2014-07-21
UNAIDS
What is needed to 'step up the pace' on HIV prevention and treatment?
2014-07-21
aidsmap
AIDS 2014 opening ceremony honours Flight MH17 dead with drive to end AIDS by 2030
2014-07-20
aidsmap
Letter to the Melbourne International AIDS Conference: Does anybody remember AIDS?
2014-07-20
TAC
Free State healthcare workers march for Malakoane's head
2014-07-17
Mail&Guardian
North West doctors gear up for the NHI
2014-07-15
Health-e News
Rapid HIV test gives hope for newborn infants
2014-07-14
City Press
Calling for applications: Graduate Programme in Public Health 2015
2014-07-08
University of KwaZulu-Natal
24-hour clinic to open in Limpopo
2014-06-25
Health-e News
Flat funding, harsh laws could hurt Uganda’s battle against HIV
2014-06-25
IRIN
National Tuberculosis Management Guidelines 2014 released
2014-06-10
Health-e News
Health minister’s battle plan
2014-06-05
Financial Mail
Doctors need not panic over ‘certificates of need’
2014-06-04
Health-e News
The  doctor who  walked  away
2014-05-30
Mail&Guardian
Comment: The cost malady; Foresight is 2020
2014-05-30
Mail&Guardian
Health dept aims to make primary school learners TB ambassadors
2014-05-30
SABC
N West medical practitioners vow to improve maternal care
2014-05-30
SABC
New X-ray scanners will save hospitals time, money
2014-05-29
BDlive
International expert says better treatment of TB is urgently needed
2014-05-29
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University
Motsoaledi returns for second term as health minister
2014-05-26
BDlive
Annual Medical Research Council Scientific Merit Awards 2014
2014-05-23
SAMRC
PrePex could cut down on botched circumcision deaths
2014-05-19
Mail&Guardian
World Health Statistics 2014: Large gains in life expectancy
2014-05-15
WHO
Research could point to better treatment for babies with TB
2014-05-12
Desmond Tutu TB Centre
AIDS Health Foundation donates R15 mln to KZN
2014-05-12
SABC
Tygerberg Children's Hospital beats the odds
2014-05-09
Tygerburger
UNAIDS and UNWTO ST-EP Foundation release a unique new book on HIV for children
2014-05-08
UNAIDS
Public health a major priority in African nations
2014-05-01
Pew Research Center
How vaccine denialism in the West is causing measles outbreaks in Brazil  
2014-04-28
The Guardian
ARV programme saves 780 000 lives
2014-04-11
Health-e News
North West health probes baby milk formula scandal
2014-04-04
City Press
Experts call for accelerating progress towards universal HIV treatment access
2014-04-03
UNAIDS
South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence & Behaviour Survey, 2012
2014-04-01
Health-e News
Gauteng health puts measures in place to stop negligence at hospitals
2014-03-31
City Press
TB deaths decline by 2% – Motlanthe
2014-03-25
City Press
TB contracted more in general community than home
2014-03-25
SABC
NHLS won't suspend services to Gauteng, says department
2014-03-24
Mail&Guardian
Women with circumcised partners less likely to have HIV, no less likely to use condoms
2014-03-19
Aidsmap
Stock-outs, low awareness stymie immunisations
2014-03-11
Health-e News
Private hospital market flat - research
2014-03-10
BDlive
New advances in HIV research and development
2014-03-10
UNAIDS
Cape Town clinics duck nationwide health audit
2014-03-09
City Press
No proof that HIV-infected baby was cured
2014-03-06
Mail&Guardian
Report fuels probe into medical schemes registrar
2014-03-05
BDlive
Local scientists step close to developing vaccine against HIV
2014-03-04
BDlive
NHI details promised before election in May
2014-02-27
BDlive
'Disappointing' budget leaves little room for health boost
2014-02-26
Mail&Guardian
Health Ministry aims to resolve problems at Laboratory Service
2014-02-19
SABC
New regulatory institute ‘a boost’ for medicines council
2014-02-19
BDlive
Medicine goes mobile with smartphone apps
2014-02-19
News24
New hospitals and clinics for NHI on the cards
2014-02-18
BDLive
SA school girls to be vaccinated against cervical cancer
2014-02-18
SABC
ARV shortages uncovered: Bhekisisa director speaks on VoW FM
2014-02-18
Mail&Guardian
Call made for sugar to be classified as a drug
2014-02-15
SABC
‘Lifestyle diseases’ plaguing poor
2014-02-12
Health-e News
South Africa ‘to grow science ties with Brics nations’
2014-02-11
BDLive
Tshwane support workers go unpaid
2014-02-11
Health-e News
Limpopo medical students leave for Cuba
2014-02-10
SABC
Government offers lifeline to embattled Durban hospital
2014-02-07
BDLive
High incidence of antiretroviral prescribing errors in Nigeria
2014-02-07
Aidsmap
Measles deaths reach record lows with fragile gains toward global elimination
2014-02-06
WHO
The future of aid: UNICEF Executive Board addresses funding and partnerships
2014-02-06
UNICEF
Dr Harry Surtie Hospital: Double-edged sword of technology
2014-01-31
Mail&Guardian
Motsoaledi names board of new Office of Health Standards Compliance
2014-01-30
BDLive
Funding for science projects is a major challenge
2014-01-27
SABC
Hackathon aims to improve SA's health care system
2014-01-25
SABC
Director-General of Health - remarks in Geneva about #Pharmagate
2014-01-23
KEI
South African DG of Health, Doctors challenge pharma lobbying plans
2014-01-23
UAEM
Gates Foundation forms new health partnerships in South Africa
2014-01-21
BDLive
WHO may begin webcast of health minister meeting
2014-01-20
The New York Times
Motsoaledi: Big pharma's 'satanic' plot is genocide
2014-01-17
Mail&Guardian
Healthcare heroes heal the system
2014-01-17
Mail&Guardian
TB patients sent home to die, says study
2014-01-17
BDLive
UNAIDS has ‘good news’ about HIV in SA
2014-01-17
Business Day
Hospitals may be discharging XDR-TB patients too soon – study
2014-01-17
Health-e News
Computerised counselling for HIV patients improves treatment adherence
2014-01-13
Aidsmap
Webcast the World Health Assembly
2014-01-11
The Lancet
Webcast the World Health Assembly
2014-01-11
The Lancet
Study uses stem cells to help treat drug-resistant TB
2014-01-10
BDLive
Innovative healthcare initiative launched in Cape Town
2014-01-09
Humanipo
New iPad app to record data at Groote Schuur
2014-01-08
Health24
TB/HIV programmatic challenges highlighted at ICASA
2014-01-07
Aidsmap
Wrangle may delay healthcare inquiry
2014-01-06
BDLive

2013

Drink fuels nation’s health crisis
2013-12-31
IOL
Department to assess effects of mooted alcohol ad ban
2013-12-24
BDLive
Concerns grow over Mpumalanga health care
2013-12-21
News24
US health policy weighs on SA's HIV patients
2013-12-18
Mail&Guardian
ARV treatment helps reduce TB in HIV patients: study
2013-12-18
SABC
Firm warns on state role in private health
2013-12-17
BDLive
Brazil and Thailand got it right – can SA really make NHI work?
2013-12-13
Mail&Guardian
Finding new ways to make viral load testing cheaper
2013-12-13
IRIN
Madiba: The belated rise of an Aids activist
2013-12-13
Mail&Guardian

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