The Bill says the same rules should apply to vaping and traditional cigarettes and that both should be sold in plain packaging and banned in all public spaces
Interest in the economic benefits of a cannabis industry far outweigh that of research into issues such as cannabis use disorder
World Suicide Prevention Day raises awareness, but there is still much that can be done to stop unnecessary deaths
In the hospitals of 1980s South Africa, Naeemah Abrahams saw how often women showed up battered and bruised, a phenomenon her colleagues didn’t make much of. Three decades later, she’s one of the researchers turning the tide on gender-based violence
As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit
The trick to tackling Covid-19 at this stage is to be adaptive. The government’s one-size-fits-all approach is broken; we need to be more flexible. But we should not throw away hard-won lessons
Ghebreyesus says Covid-19 pandemic highlights the importance of nurturing strong science and research on the continent.
The next three to five years will require the continent to ensure there is sustainable business beyond Covid-19.
Lawyers agree that the issue is inevitably heading for constitutional challenge, but not all accept the mainstream view that the limitation of rights is justifiable
Health professionals have called on leaders at COP26 to prioritise changing food systems to reduce their effect on the climate, as well as to prevent deaths
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
The Life Esidimeni tragedy is a stark illustration of how people’s socioeconomic standing affects the mental health services they are able to access
After 30 years of research, the World Health Organisation is finally recommending the widespread use of a malaria vaccine
South Africa’s laws allow the government to implement mandatory Covid vaccinations but, if it chooses this path, it must do so responsibly
The financial and public health cost of diabetes, as well as diabetes-related blindness and kidney failures, is being overlooked, health advocates say
Hundreds of Treatment Action Campaign members braved the Joburg cold to camp outside David Makhura’s office on Tuesday night, demanding Charlotte Maxeke Hospital reopens
The TAC wants the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, closed after a fire in April, to reopen fully as soon as possible, because other hospitals are overburdened.
The tumult in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has forced people to go without chronic medication and check-ups, caused shortages at the blood bank and disruptions in the vaccine roll out
The fact that access to quality healthcare is determined by race, gender, geography and power is proven, as is healthcare’s shameful history of exploitation of those with less power for ‘research’. The future must do better
The University of the Free State’s green project aims to curb environmental impact of concrete by using industrial waste and by-products
Pandemic disrupts the supply of external condoms — and inner ones are unknown and in short supply
People living with HIV in Sierra Leone who use drugs are facing grim challenges during the pandemic
The continental body has thrown its weight behind calls to improve access to Covid-19 vaccines
The first batch of vaccines is almost here, but a top government adviser says achieving herd immunity by the end of the year is ‘unrealistic’
The pandemic has helped to expose the dire state of Sudan’s healthcare system, which lacks both equipment and medical personnel
After missing the global HIV/Aids targets, new benchmarks that put people at the centre, especially those most at risk, need to be set
There are signs that the continent’s population is relaxing risk-reducing measures (masks, physical distancing, washing hands), which could push 40-million people into extreme poverty
A changing climate threatens to undermine the past 50 years of gains in public health
COMMENT: The US’s global gag rule blocks funding to any foreign NGOS that perform abortions, except in very limited cases. The Biden-Harris administration must rescind it
Yvette Raphael describes herself as a ‘professional protester, sjambok feminist and hater of trash’. Government officials would likely refer to her as ‘a rebel’. She’s fought for equality her entire life, she says. And she’s scared of no one
In Uganda 16 women in labour die each day. One woman, backed by a civil society organisation, took the state to court
New research from seven countries in Africa signals the future of HIV prevention — but what can it learn from its past?