Parked on Ouagadougou’s red soil opposite the association’s clinic under the burning sun, the ‘mobile screening’ van is the pride of the African Solidarity Association […]
Malaria is a leading cause of death and illness around the world. Over 200 million cases are reported every year, and more than 400 000 people die. More […]
When thinking about water management, gender is probably the last thing on many people’s minds. But in fact, the whole process of water management – […]
By some measures – healthy life expectancy, obesity and depression, among others – South Africa is the unhealthiest country on earth. That’s a sobering fact to […]
Every morning, groups of men squat on the pavement in the streets of Delhi and wait for a truck to pick them up and bring […]
Last week, Nehawu and other witnesses raised concerns about victimisation of staff and poor working conditions at the Khayelitsha District Hospital.
All the evidence tells us that the world’s changing climate will affect more than the environment. It will have serious consequences for people’s health too. Southern Africa is […]
There was a time when HIV was untreatable, heavily stigmatised, and the benefits of testing weren’t as clear as they are now. But that was […]
A survey by Elitsha reveals that women in informal settlements in Khayelitsha use toilets that lack privacy, safety and are not clean.
About 2.3 billion people around the world lack access to basic toilets. This leads to poor sanitation and about 280,000 people per year die as […]
With a megaphone in one hand and leaflets in the other, Isabelle Bouligaud walks back and forth in front of a crowd of nurses and […]
About 100 community health workers marched through the streets of Cape Town to the Western Cape Department of Health to demand better working conditions.
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