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Collaborative action is needed to support teenage mothers in vulnerable communities

For young mothers to finish their high school education, further themselves and be able to provide for themselves and their babies, they need support that […]

The Key to Better Healthcare? Strengthening Service Capacity in Rural Areas

By: Palesa Chidi Access to healthcare in under resourced areas is a major challenge, often due to limited service capacity. But what does service capacity […]

Fighting stigma and strengthening TB treatment in Ehlanzeni district, Mpumalanga

By: Palesa Chidi Tuberculosis (TB) remains a formidable public health challenge in South Africa, particularly in rural districts like Ehlanzeni in Mpumalanga. Despite TB being […]

The long road to care: accessing reproductive health in rural South Africa

By: Palesa Chidi, Celene Coleman, and Hanifa Mahlangu  “When the weather was bad, it was impossible to go to the clinic. Even when I made […]

Urgent action needed to combat HIV and GBV

Originally published on The Star SOUTH Africa’s annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence was launched on November 25 and runs to December 10. […]

Championing cancer advocacy in rural South Africa: CANSA’S Zodwa Sithole on advocacy, challenges, and hope

Breast cancer affects thousands of South Africans every year, yet rural communities often face the greatest barriers in accessing life-saving information, screening, and care. In […]