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Joan van Dyk

The cruel treatment of obese people echoes dark days of HIV, fuelled by the diet-and-exercise fallacy

South Africa

The cruel treatment of obese people echoes dark days of HIV, fuelled by the diet-and-exercise fallacy

By Joan van Dyk for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

SA’s nurses have been failed by three health ministers in succession — here’s why

Maverick Citizen

SA’s nurses have been failed by three health ministers in succession — here’s why

By Joan van Dyk for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

Should you be worried about asymptomatic TB? An expert answers our questions

Sci-Tech

Should you be worried about asymptomatic TB? An expert answers our questions

By Joan van Dyk for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

How good is your province at curing the most drug-resistant TB? Check this map to find out

South Africa

How good is your province at curing the most drug-resistant TB? Check this map to find out

By Joan van Dyk and Laura Grant for Bhekisisa

HIV treatment in South Africa is changing — here are seven things you need to know

South Africa

HIV treatment in South Africa is changing — here are seven things you need to know

By Joan van Dyk and Linda Pretorius

Pfizer vaccines are coming: Here’s how South Africa could prepare its cold chain

South Africa

Pfizer vaccines are coming: Here’s how South Africa could prepare its cold chain

By Aisha Abdool Karim and Joan van Dyk