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The population assessments of the epidemic in sub-Sahara yields information of benefit to patients and to each nation’s plan of action

Society has a skewed view that healthy people don’t take medicine but rising rates of chronic illness may call for a re-think of that perception.

It's World Yoga Day. Mindfulness has seen a resurgence in popularity and is slowly making its way behind the walls of prisons in South Africa.

When a parent is diagnosed with a mental illness, the chances of emotional support are decreased and the risk of family discord is high.

South Africa is pumping more money into female condom distribution. We look at what's on the market and what's to come for the femidom.

The government is making female condoms more accessible – and these come with extra benefits.

As humanitarian organisations sound the alarm over high malnutrition rates among Malawi's prisoners, one woman is trying to help keep inmates alive.

Black women, beware: your pursuit of straight, silky locks may be detrimental to your health.

Is Kenya, currently plagued by a cholera outbreak, about to show the world the energy wealth hidden in human waste?

Already used in countries like Namibia, the ambulances could help cut child and maternal mortality rates.

Science is learning more about your vagina. So should you.

Thousands of women are lured from Nigeria to Italy annually by the promise of a new life, only to find themselves trapped in the sex trade.

A Harare rehabilitation unit offers impaired youngsters free therapy and supports parents too.

A chain of clinics is helping to save lives on Malawi's border with Mozambique.

Infants are less likely to be obese and mothers' have a lower risk of cancer

Healthcare facilities are working to ensure migrant workers are never far from care.