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South Africa's HIV challenge: progress towards 2030 goals requires urgent action and innovation

Op-eds

South Africa's HIV challenge: progress towards 2030 goals requires urgent action and innovation

By Salim Abdool Karim and Nikita Devnarain for Spotlight

Access to contraception and mental healthcare services is critical to empowering women in SA’s rural areas

Maverick Citizen

Access to contraception and mental healthcare services is critical to empowering women in SA’s rural areas

By Celene Coleman and Hanifa Mahlangu for Spotlight

How ‘NHI on wheels’ is making a difference to young people in rural Eastern Cape

Maverick Citizen

How ‘NHI on wheels’ is making a difference to young people in rural Eastern Cape

By Sue Segar

Let’s talk about sex education — it’s an old story, with plenty of new challenges

Maverick Citizen

Let’s talk about sex education — it’s an old story, with plenty of new challenges

By Robert Morrell

Condom distribution in SA drops dramatically, new figures show

South Africa

Condom distribution in SA drops dramatically, new figures show

By Catherine Tomlinson

Argentina eases access to ‘morning after pill’, broadening reproductive rights

Newsdeck

Argentina eases access to ‘morning after pill’, broadening reproductive rights

By Reuters

‘It’s not a feminine thing, it’s a family thing’: How men can boost the use of contraceptives

South Africa

‘It’s not a feminine thing, it’s a family thing’: How men can boost the use of contraceptives

By Mohale Moloi and Linda Pretorius

Injections against HIV could be manufactured locally and cheaply, says Aspen Pharmacare

Maverick Citizen

Injections against HIV could be manufactured locally and cheaply, says Aspen Pharmacare

By Daniel Steyn

Stop Stockouts report shows dire shortage of contraceptives, lack of healthcare training

South Africa

Stop Stockouts report shows dire shortage of contraceptives, lack of healthcare training

By Zukiswa Pikoli

We tested plants used for contraception in South Africa and here’s what we found

South Africa

We tested plants used for contraception in South Africa and here’s what we found

By Molelekwa Moroole, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Materechera Simeon

U.S. eyes emergency contraception grants if top court cuts abortion rights

Newsdeck

U.S. eyes emergency contraception grants if top court cuts abortion rights

By Reuters

EC youth need better sex education, user-friendly clinics and easier access to contraception to prevent HIV and teen pregnancies

South Africa

EC youth need better sex education, user-friendly clinics and easier access to contraception to prevent HIV and teen pregnancies

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight