South Africa's fight against HIV is marked by significant progress but also deep scars. The rollout of ART saved millions, yet it followed years of delayed action.

South Africa faces alarming rates of teen pregnancy and HIV, with many young people deterred from accessing free preventive services due to judgment and shame.

Many women who are living with HIV were infected through non-consensual sexual acts, often accompanied by physical and emotional violence; linked to the imbalance in power between women and men.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), also known as antibiotic resistance, poses a major threat to public health as the burden of drug-resistant infections escalates. Conditions that could previously be ...