Many women who are living with HIV were infected through non-consensual sexual acts, often accompanied by physical and emotional violence; linked to the imbalance in power between women and men.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), also known as antibiotic resistance, poses a major threat to public health as the burden of drug-resistant infections escalates. Conditions that could previously be ...

As food insecurity deteriorates, so will malnutrition globally. By 2030, between 570,000 and 1 million children under five ...

The activities driving carbon emissions in the healthcare sector are high energy consumption, especially in theatres, where heating and cooling technology is used.

South Africa’s role in the global environmental health movement cannot simply be symbolic; it must be practical and firmly rooted in action.

Across South Africa, accessing healthcare at primary health facilities is often an act of indignity — from long queues and overburdened staff, to the simple act of using a restroom.

Patients at clinics in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality wish they could go to a clinic where they don’t need to bring their own water, toilet paper and soap in order to use the toilet during the ...

Since September, there’s been 890 reported cases of food-borne illnesses across all provinces. In the same period, 22 children lost their lives, allegedly ...