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A medical laboratory technician at the Wits Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, works in the research lab at the Wits University Faculty of Health Sciences, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 14, 2025.

How Scientists Can Revive Global Health Drug Development

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South African biomedical researchers are spearheading new approaches to catalyze drug discovery and manufacturing

A boy holds his grandmother's hand after taking his medication at Nkosi's Haven, which provides residential care for low-income HIV-positive mothers and their children, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 28, 2014.

United States Pulls Funding for South Africa, Threatening HIV Defenses

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Abruptly ending all U.S. foreign aid for health to South Africa will deepen care disruptions and could lead to a surge in new HIV infections

How AI "Besties" in South Africa Are Changing Uptake of HIV Medication

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Chatbot companions, such as Aimee, are part of a broad wave of digital health tools being tested across HIV programs

HIV patients chat at Nkosi's Haven, in south of Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 28, 2014.

South Africa's Medical Negligence Crisis

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Understaffing and insufficient resources have led to poor quality care and a surge of medicolegal claims in South Africa

South Africa's Medical Negligence Crisis

South Africa's Health-Care Reform in Limbo Following Election

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African National Congress's loss imperils the new National Health Insurance law and its financing of public health care

South Africa's Health-Care Reform in Limbo Following Election

What South Africa's Fatal Mpox Cases Mean for the Global Crisis

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A nurse holds a monkeypox vaccination at the Northwell Health Immediate Care Center at Fire Island-Cherry Grove.

What South Africa's Fatal Mpox Cases Mean for the Global Crisis

The Threat of Bogus Doctors in Africa

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Social media is propelling the popularity and reach of medical frauds in South Africa and Malawi

The Threat of Bogus Doctors in Africa

In South Africa, Much More Than an Investment in HIV

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Quarraisha Abdool Karim, UNAIDS special ambassador for adolescents and HIV, on "building one house" for health

In South Africa, Much More Than an Investment in HIV

A "Radical Plan" to Produce Vaccines Locally

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Science reporter Amy Maxmen discusses "the hub" and the making of her new podcast for Big Picture Science

A "Radical Plan" to Produce Vaccines Locally

South Africa's Health-Care Whistleblowers Are Under Threat

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Employees who flag nefarious efforts to fleece public health coffers put their jobs, families, and lives at risk

South Africa's Health-Care Whistleblowers Are Under Threat

Power Cuts in South Africa Wreak Havoc on Health Care

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New and alternative energy solutions are needed to keep pace with hospitals' needs

Power Cuts in South Africa Wreak Havoc on Health Care

Omicron and the Scramble from Africa

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"Travel bans are based on political agendas, not science, and certainly not on respect," says a physician from Namibia

Omicron and the Scramble from Africa