Amid concerns over the security and safety of health workers at public health facilities in the Eastern Cape, the Democratic Nursing Union of South Africa (DENOSA) says it is considering legal action ...

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 ...

The National Treasury’s Cost Containment Letter sent to government departments instructing, among others, the freezing of posts was one of the big themes underlying talks about building South Africa’s ...

Imagine you have been taking a medicine for years. Then one day you are told at the pharmacy that supplies have run out. In ...

HIV prevention injections have been registered for use in South Africa, but their high price and limited supply means that for the next few years, while awaiting more affordable generics, very few ...

It isn’t always easy to know what to believe when it comes to cancer. In part 2 of a Daily Maverick and Spotlight special ...

We can keep writing new policies and passing new laws and launching new reforms, but until we confront the human frailties that undermine every system we build, progress will evade us, argues Dr ...

From inspecting spaza shops to monitoring water quality, Environmental Health Practitioners help prevent disease before outbreaks occur. A Public Protector investigation reveals why Gauteng ...

In part 2 of a Daily Maverick and Spotlight special series on cancer, Biénne Huisman asks whether cancer cases are on the increase in South Africa, and why. On the way, she visits academic corridors ...

Dr Liana Roodt ...

Professor Richard van Zyl-Smit ...

Professor Yoshan Moodley ...