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Government clinics often run out of contraceptive medicines, which has been the case since 2015. The latest Stop Stockouts and Ritshidze report shows that planning problems, small budgets and poor record systems are part of the reason. Could getting birth control pills or emergen

The National Health Laboratory Services plans to pilot a new way for finding tuberculosis (TB) in kids have been put on hold after a cyberattack shut down computer systems at the state labs. South Africa isnt doing well at finding children with TB, and just 60% of those with the disease ar

Stepping into the top seat at the South African Medical Association in February plunged Mzulungile Nodikida into the middle of dealing with topical issues such as the National Health Insurance, salaries for doctors in the public sector and the high number of unemployed medical professionals. <

Stepping into the top seat at the South African Medical Association in February plunged Mzulungile Nodikida into the middle of dealing with topical issues such as the National Health Insurance, salaries for doctors in the public sector and the high number of unemployed medical professionals. <

The chance of a miscarriage or stillbirth can be up to 8% higher during extreme weather events such as floods than in normal times, research published in the journal Nature shows. Heat also puts pregnant women in danger. Studies show that long periods of hot days are linked to a bigger cha

In the Eastern Cape, just over 1.9-million children get a child support grant. Yet about a quarter of kids living here are stunted, meaning they dont grow like they should because they dont get enough healthy food. What does this say about the value of th