Dr Liezl du Plessis tells Biénne Huisman about the public sector paediatric oncology unit she established in Kimberley, and ...

South Africa’s health department should assess the inclusion of boys in its public human papillomavirus vaccination programme ...

The road to cancer treatment in South Africa often involves many encounters with healthcare workers and long journeys far ...

South Africa has a healthcare worker crisis. Those in power need to face it and think bigger about how to address it, argues ...

They are qualified, ready, and willing to serve their communities. But scores of these doctors in KwaZulu-Natal, are becoming ...

As South Africa is piecing together a new policy document on palliative care services for people with life-limiting and ...

Much of South Africa’s public health sector is plagued by long waiting times for surgery, a situation that was made much worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, an inspiring project at Groote Schuur ...

Ritshidze, South Africa’s powerhouse community-led healthcare monitor, is on the brink of shutting down. Experts warn its collapse could unravel years of progress in our clinics – just as worrying new ...

Epinephrine auto-injectors, often known by the commercial name EpiPen, can be life-savers for people suffering severe allergic reactions, but the treatments are difficult to find in South Africa and ...

Around 54 000 people died of TB in South Africa in 2024 and 249 000 fell ill with the disease, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO). Around 54 000 people died of TB in ...

South Africa faces chronic healthcare worker shortages and the country’s Human Resources for Health Strategy 2030 has warned of an impending healthcare worker crisis. The shortages are particularly ...

“We do not have a reach of rheumatology in all provinces in South Africa,” says Dr Ayesha Wadee, the president of the South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association (SARAA). “I think there [are] a ...