Grief is not a straight road; it can lead to anxiety and depression, but counselling can help navigate the journey to healing.

Accessing social grants is crucial for the undocumented migrants in rural Limpopo, leaving the elderly particularly vulnerable to hunger and HIV risk.

A KZN woman alleges neglect after miscarrying alone at St Mary’s Hospital, left in distress while staff told her to wait.

PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has been hailed as “the most important and consequential contribution to public health”, ...

On paper, it might seem simple. Eat less unhealthy food, exercise more, and you’ll avoid obesity. But for many South Africans, the reality is far more ...

Accounts from health workers at various facilities in Gauteng paint a vivid picture of the challenges they face daily, from medicine shortages to broken equipment and infrastructure failures.

The announcement that President Cyril Ramaphosa will, on Wednesday, sign into law the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) bill has garnered mixed reactions. Those opposing the bill say their ...

Victoria Satchwell was desperate when she called the fifth pharmacist asking them to dispense abortion pills for an almost 10-week pregnant client. The woman is a 19-year-old rape victim living in ...

Nokuzola Ndwandwe, menstrual health activist and founder of the Team Free Sanitary Pads movement, says that the interventions within the National Sanitary ...

There are currently 20 employees on long-term temporary incapacity leave.

The Health Department and sexual and reproductive health NGOs are urging South Africans to use condoms to avoid contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). South Africa is marking STI/Condom ...

Social workers, researchers and teachers are desperate for more psychosocial support for children and adolescents in South Africa. They say it’s a “no-brainer” that every school needs a social worker.