US withdrawal from the WHO and of all foreign aid will have dire consequences for Africa. It’s time the continent took ...

When a person suffers from two or more long-term health conditions at the same time this is known as multimorbidity.

A groundbreaking study by Harvard, Georgetown, and the World Bank reveals that Sub-Saharan Africa’s primary health care ...

By facilitating knowledge-sharing between organisations that have successfully reduced external funding dependence and those seeking to do the same, we can build on proven approaches to sustainable ...

The collapse of U.S.A.I.D. at the hands of President Trump and Elon Musk is already leaving gaping holes in vital health care ...

Africa's healthcare landscape reflects both the urgency of the challenge and the enormity of the opportunity. Fewer than 50 percent of Africans have access to modern health facilities yet the ...

In particular, Trump’s USAID funding freeze could have devastating implications for the sexual and reproductive health of ...

Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving H.I.V. program led to ...

Integrating African traditional medicine into national healthcare systems, while taking a leaf from the well-established practices of traditional Chinese medicine, could help address the health ...

South Africa has only 0.3 doctors per 1,000 people—far below the World Health Organisation’s recommended minimum of 2.5. The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has raised alarm over the growing ...

The Traditional Health Practitioners Act No. 35 of 2004 was a landmark step in recognizing the role of traditional healers within South Africa’s healthcare system. It established the Interim ...

The South African Medical Association has written a letter to president Cyril Ramaphosa begging him for urgent intervention, ...