Speech delivered by South African Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi in parliament on 23 July in which he announces the country will move to early HIV treatment and lifelong antiretrovirals for pregnant, HIV-positive women.
Our rural doctor reflects on the traditions of motherhood and a colleague confirms her worst fears about one young patient.
South Africa has more AIDS-related deaths than any country in the world, but deaths of young children have decreased more than ten-fold in the past decade and tuberculosis (TB) deaths have decreased by 6 percent.
South African first lady, Thobeka Madiba-Zuma, admitted to even using “pillow talk” with her influential husband to help women's cancers on national and international agendas.
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