18 February 2002

Home / February 18, 2002

Camera shows many faces of AIDS

The multiple stories that have been generated by the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa and South Africa are told in words and pictures in a major new exhibition which opened in Cape Town recently. Over the past nine years, Gideon Mendell, a South African photo journalist based in the UK, has focused his work on capturing the lives and experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS around the world. The result is "A Broken Landscape" which is on display at the South African National Gallery in Cape Town. Part of the exhibition focuses on people who are receiving anti-retroviral therapy in Cape Town in a project run by Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Western Cape health department. This audio report is in Sesotho.
Read More » Camera shows many faces of AIDS

ANC national health committee urges further expansion of MTCT sites

A  clear statement '€“ demonstrating the intent to steam ahead on the MTCT matter - has now come from the ANC'€™s health committee. ANC national health secretary, Dr Saadiq Kariem told Health-e that the committee was  convinced, following political discussions and directives, that those provinces where the PMTCT programmes could be rolled out, those who have the capacity and resources, should go ahead.
Read More » ANC national health committee urges further expansion of MTCT sites

Newsletter Subscription

Enable Notifications OK No thanks