Health
SA needs to shift from an ‘age of accountability’ to ‘accountability...
South Africans are hearing a great deal lately about us finally being in “the age of accountability”. The phrase appears constantly in headlines, political...
Ethiopia ramps up Ebola preparedness amid regional outbreak fears
Ethiopia says it is strengthening preparedness and surveillance measures to prevent a possible Ebola outbreak, as health authorities across Africa step up monitoring following...
Uganda imposes travel and gathering restrictions amid Ebola outbreak
The Ugandan government has temporarily suspended public transport to the Democratic Republic of Congo and restricted mass gatherings in border areas to limit the...
HIV prevention jab is finally here, now comes the hard part
South Africa is about to begin one of the most important HIV prevention drives in decades.
Earlier this month, Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, announced the...
DR Congo opens new Ebola centers as outbreak spreads
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is intensifying efforts to contain a fast-evolving Ebola outbreak in the eastern province of Ituri by opening three...
Ebola in DR Congo, Uganda ‘a global public health emergency’
The World Health Organization on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda constitutes a "public...
Somebody call Hasina Subedar, the brain behind our LEN rollout
Amidst the mostly depressing HIV headlines of recent times, concerned as they mainly are with the deadly impacts of donor defunding, South Africa’s imminent roll-out...
Ignoring men in HPV prevention no longer an option
A 40-year-old man walks into his doctor’s room with a lump in his throat. He doesn’t smoke. He barely drinks. He has no family...
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...
