In South Africa it can take between six and nine months for a breast cancer patient to get diagnosed.

Thousands of clay beads, hand-rolled by women in the Midlands, are being used to create exotic chandeliers and jewellery. Lindsay Ord spoke to the creative talent behind the business

There is no government strategy to fight the spread of Aids in Russia, where the number of deaths caused by the disease continues to grow, an official said.

Sex workers in Durban welcomed the call by the Commission for Gender Equality for the decriminalisation of sex work.

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Stigma and discrimination have contributed to donor neglect in the fight against HIV among gay men.

Lawmakers could find themselves having to undergo public HIV tests if Parliament heeds a call by the health minister.

But rich parents will have to pay

At a Venda primary school I sat with nine adults involved, in different capacities, with a scheme combating sexual, gender-based and domestic violence.

Hervé Verhoosel focuses on the private sector and its global fight to save lives

US researchers have developed a new test to identify antibodies capable of fighting most strains of HIV.