Health
WHO chief travels to Tenerife as hantavirus ship nears Spain
A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is headed for Spain's Canary Islands, where most of the nearly 150 people on board...
It’s burning down there: How shame is keeping SA girls from...
A burning sensation. An itch that won’t go away. A rash. Yellow or brown or white discharge.
For many teenage girls and young women in...
Nine lessons to make SA’s anti-HIV jab roll-out work
In less than a month, South Africa will start rolling out the most potent HIV prevention medication the world has seen. But that alone...
South Africa sees sharp surge in measles cases
South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported a sharp rise in measles cases across the country, calling for greater surveillance and...
Malaria-free world no longer a dream as fight unites nations
On Saturday, World Malaria Day arrived not just as a date on the calendar but as a reckoning with a disease that has plagued...
Why does the US want Africa’s health data?
The US is reshaping its engagement with Africa’s health sector through a controversial new policy – the America First Global Health Strategy. This marks...
Deadly meningitis spreads as Sudanese refugees pack Chad camps, MSF says
Cases of deadly meningitis are surging in eastern Chad, killing nearly 12% of children who catch it in an area housing hundreds of thousands...
US aid cuts undermine HIV prevention in South Africa, report finds
US funding cuts to South Africa have dismantled HIV prevention programmes just as they are needed to support the rollout of the new prevention...
Ghana’s digital health boom: Apps bridge healthcare gap
In Ghana, a growing number of people are turning to their smartphones to access medical care, as digital health platforms and telemedicine services rapidly...
SAHRC gives deadline to Eastern Cape Health
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has given the Eastern Cape Health Department 14 days to submit detailed responses to 27 complaints communities...
