US aid cuts have dominated headlines, but the UK’s contributions are also reducing substantially. Rebecca L Root looks at the potential consequences, including disease resurgence and loss of life, ...

The Clinical Director at Teddy Bear Foundation, Dr Shaheda Omar, has warned of an emerging pattern pointing to increased ...

Eight separate groups are challenging the constitutionality of the NHI Act, with many arguing the scheme is financially ...

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health is facing a critical shortage of specialist doctors, requiring R500 million in funding to fill vacancies and ensure quality healthcare for residents ...

The Gauteng Department of Health is buckling under the immense pressure caused by overcrowding, budget cuts and unfilled vacancies. South Africans were unhappy.

The Oncology Department at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), which cares for approximately 3 000 new patients every year, has ...

South Africa still relies on US and European blood pressure charts for children. Nelson Mandela University is helping to change that through a national study on childhood hypertension that could ...

The DA warned that refusing healthcare to foreign nationals could have devastating public health consequences, particularly ...

Fighting obesity among children requires collaborative efforts, according to health experts. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently released a report stating that obesity surpassed ...

Only 44 of South Africa's 130 air quality monitoring stations meet minimum standards, raising alarms among health advocates about a looming public health crisis.

Close to a thousand children have died of severe acute malnutrition in hospital over the past 18 months in South Africa, ...

Government has expressed deep concern over indiscriminate attacks on civilians following the strike in the village of Yarova ...