Decades of progress in the fight against HIV are at risk as funding cuts trigger global disruptions to health systems, leaving vulnerable communities ...

For five weeks this winter, Health-e News freelance contributor Tembile Sgqolana regularly visited an initiation school in Komani, Eastern Cape, where his son ...

Every weekend up to a 100 children, teenagers and women gather at Refentse Primary School in Stinkwater, north of Pretoria, for free aerobics classes.

One year after Health-e News reported on Stinkwater's sanitation crisis, residents claim conditions have worsened.

In the second part of our Hungry For Change series, Health-e News shares the story of a Limpopo widower who has to feed himself, his three adult children and his two young grandchildren with R50 a day ...

A Hepatitis vaccine given within 24 hours of birth prevents almost all transmission from mother to child. Photo: Adobe Stock Image. This week, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa ...

Sekhwele Mnisi says he has faith that God will provide food when money runs out. Photo credit: Thomo Nkgadima. When there is not enough food in Sekhwele Mnisi’s home, he tells his children to drink ...

South Africa’s National Health Act allows for surgeons to perform an emergency hysterectomy without a patient's consent if it is done to save her life. Photo: Adobe Stock A recent Health-e News ...

South Africa is facing a hunger crisis. This is according to recent submissions by advocacy groups to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)’s Inquiry into the country’s food system. The ...