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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Hewu Hospital is facing a severe nursing staff shortage.

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 ...

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.

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

The outcome from the highest court in the land will leave an impact on South Africa’s health system. The Pretoria High Court recently ruled that sections 33 and 34 of the Mental Health Act, 2002 (MHA) ...

The latest Mental State of the World report has identified South Africa as the lowest-ranked country based on mental wellbeing. It also revealed how the mental health of younger generations has ...