By Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE government says it has increased its efforts to combat cervical cancer by launching screening programmes for HIV-positive women. This comes after research by the…
By Zano Kunene, Yolanda Mdzeke What happens when there’s a natural disaster, like a flood, and people living with HIV aren’t able to take their chronic medication? Watch to find…
BLANTYRE — Schools in Blantyre and Lilongwe, two major cities in Malawi, have reopened after the government demanded all classes suspended in the two cities for two weeks following an…
BY Mia Malan, Mohale Moloi and Linda Pretorius A scholarship programme has been producing doctors for South Africa’s understaffed rural hospitals since 1999, but provinces don’t have the money to…
BY Mohale Moloi, Dylan Bush, Yolanda Mdzeke, Jessica Pitchford, Mia Malan, Ntuthuko Gumbi This story was produced by the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism. Sign up for the newsletter.
By Mohale Moloi, Linda Pretorius There are more unplanned pregnancies in countries where men hold more power in society, likely because women don’t have a say in how many children…
Hailay Gesesew, Flinders University and Fisaha Tesfay, Deakin University People with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on regular treatment are now experiencing similar life expectancy to people without the virus. This…
Hailay Gesesew, Flinders University; Fasika Amdesellassie, Mekelle University, and Fisaha Tesfay, Deakin University Tragic stories of suffering and death have emerged from Tigray since 2020, when civil war erupted between…
KIGALI– There is a need for greater solidarity among African nations and global partners to advance local manufacturing of health products, strengthen emergency preparedness and response, and expand universal health…
Kaushik Ramaiya, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths…
