The memory of the Covid-19 shock shapes how governments and publics react to any new outbreak with even a hint of international spread
The outbreak has entered a more serious phase after authorities confirmed that two cases detected in SA involve the Andes variant
Health officials are monitoring possible exposures in Gauteng after passengers linked to a deadly cruise ship outbreak passed through South Africa, with one patient in critical…
New research shows a steep decline in adolescent pregnancy rates across all nine provinces from 2021 to 2025, reversing course from previous years. It’s good news, even if it’s…
21 April marks World Creativity and Innovation Day — a day recognised by the UN to celebrate creation. In light of this, Sara Grobbelaar highlights a recurring pattern in the…
In Burkina Faso, more than 70 languages are spoken, armed conflict continues to escalate and half the country’s psychiatrists have left. With few mental health services…
As the Earth becomes hotter, we’re seeing more floods and droughts. Flooding can make superbugs spread faster and further. And heat helps germs adapt faster
A review of 37 studies found that when people stop taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, the weight comes back
The safety and track record of the CircumQ devices has been questioned
Calls mount for African solutions to respond to the vaccine cuts and the need for a broad system-wide approach to vaccine production in Africa, and for innovative financing for…
With US President Donald Trump blithely brushing aside the United Nations’ many achievements, it is worth revisiting the organization’s successes and failures over the years.…
Human Rights Watch has found that the lead-contaminated waste in Kabwe, Zambia, puts residents health at risk
The World Health Organisation must recommit to the democratic principles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Some provisions of the World Health Organisation’s International Health Regulations and draft Pandemic Agreement impinge on the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship and…
Business interests and intellectual property laws privilege the wealthy and leave the rest scrabbling for life-saving medicine
On World Health Day, let’s not lose sight of hope, of taking action to make sure we create societies in which our children can not only survive but thrive
South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions
If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere
Africa is the World Health Organisation’s biggest beneficiary in terms of road safety projects
About 4 000 people are bitten by snakes annually but only a quarter of those being admitted to hospital and only 10% require antivenom
