Decriminalising sex work would tackle HIV
Decriminalising sex work would go a long way towards removing the hurdles sex workers face when trying to get health services, especially for HIV.
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30 November 2011
Shame on you
OPINION: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has been the international financial armada in the battle against the three diseases. The collapse of the next round of Global Fund grants, known as Round 11, is the most serious, catastrophic setback in the Fund's decade of existence. By Stephen Lewis.
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OPINION: Reducing the number of partners and using condoms are still the most effective ways to prevent the spread of HIV. By Richard Delate.
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No dignity in health for sex workers
Moriscia Cloete (37) bucks the trend. Many sex workers share stories of broken, unhappy, abusive homes and childhoods, but the tall woman with the easy smile recalls growing up 'with a good family' and receiving a solid education.
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Let’s make war and save lives
EDITORIAL: Two years ago in Cape Town, Dr Reuben Granich of the World Health Organisation presented a scenario at a high-level AIDS science meeting. It was viewed as controversial at the time, but for the first time we could truly dream of ending the devastation of HIV.
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An expanded arsenal against HIV ‘ but money short to implement it
For the first time, the global AIDS community is talking about stopping the AIDS within a couple of decades ' and it seems possible.
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Seeking healthcare complex for transgenders
'I am a woman trapped in a man's body. People ask me whether I am a woman and I answer, no. I have no feelings to women, I prefer relationships with men.'
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Coping together with HIV
Bongani and Violet are both HIV-positive and they are madly in love with each other. What are the chances of a couple such as this to transmit HIV to each other?
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Barriers to condom use
Are sexually active South Africans heeding the call to use condoms correctly and consistently to protect themselves from HIV and other dangers?
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