GLOBAL HEALTH OP-ED US exit put World Health Organization in crisis — it must become leaner, more agile and independent 4 min 0 By Wilmot James, Ernesto Gozzer and Li Yang Hsu
SCIENCE MATTERS Medical advice: In a world awash with misinformation, who do you trust? 3 min 0 By Iza Trengove
GLOBAL HEATING How roof paint is helping vulnerable groups beat dangerous heat in South Africa and Ghana 7 min 5 By Kristin Engel
HEALTHCARE DECLINE OP-ED Why funding health sufficiently will stimulate economic development in South Africa 8 min 0 By Mark Heywood
ENDING TB OP-ED Even without donor support, South Africa has the means to eliminate tuberculosis 4 min 0 By Yogan Pillay and Foster Mohale
FUNDING CRISIS OP-ED The silent epidemic: Mpox's resurgence in Africa calls for urgent global health action 5 min 0 By Wilmot James, Richard Migisha and Nikki Romanik
STARK DISPARITIES Decades of neglect: Oral health crisis demands urgent policy reform and action 5 min 0 By Sudeshni Naidoo and Habib Benzian
CONTINENTAL BOOSTER OP-ED Sustainable African vaccine manufacturing will save lives 4 min 1 By Margaret Dunne, Thokozani Liwewe, Alice Im, Andrea Uhlig, Carly Gasca and Wilmot James
HEALTH SECURITY OP-ED Consequences of US HIV/Aids funding withdrawal will be dire 4 min 0 By Wilmot James, Stephanie Psaki and Glenda Gray
SPOTLIGHT InsideTheBox: Essential medicines — balancing cost, effectiveness and access in healthcare systems 5 min 0 By Dr Andy Gray for Spotlight
WORLD CANCER DAY OP-ED Lack of awareness a key factor in delayed diagnosis of ovarian cancer 5 min 0 By Celesté van Drünick
MOVE FAST, BREAK THINGS In his first week, Trump tosses everything out the window, including the rulebook 6 min 19 By J Brooks Spector
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 31 DECEMBER 2024 WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza; Syria appoints some foreign Islamist fighters to military - sources 7 min 2 By Reuters
HEALTH EQUITY OP-ED Tackling antimicrobial resistance and the looming threat of mirror life require global action 5 min 5 By Wilmot G James and Vaughn S Cooper
BHEKISISA From heatwaves to hunger: five ways climate change is compromising global health security 7 min 2 By Mia Malan and Linda Pretorius
OUTBREAK READINESS OP-ED Pandemic Treaty talks should prioritise substance over speed so that equity is not sacrificed 6 min 1 By Lauren Paremoer
SPOTLIGHT South Africa's TB crisis: progress and challenges highlighted in latest WHO report 5 min 0 By Marcus Low for Spotlight
DIRTY AIR State of South Africa’s air quality under the spotlight in Parliament 5 min 1 By Kristin Engel
LETTER FROM THE DM168 EDITOR The human cost of conflict: understanding violence in South Africa and Gaza's tragic reality 6 min 66 By Heather Robertson
SPOTLIGHT Nursing in SA is changing, but is it enough to avert an anticipated crisis? 7 min 1 By Thabo Molelekwa for Spotlight
BHEKISISA No mpox jabs for SA yet, but WHO and Africa CDC will help us fund the fight against the outbreak 6 min 3 By Mia Malan