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Decriminalisation of sex work can help prevent HIV: have your say by 31 January
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Repeal of the legislation that punishes sex workers would have the greatest impact on the course of HIV epidemics across all settings. A third to a half of HIV infections would be averted in a decade, rendering decriminalisation the single, most effective intervention to avert new HIV infections amongst sex workers, according to epidemiologists.Â
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Nonhlanhla Mazaleni uses her personal experience living with HIV to help young people who test positive to stay on treatment and live positively.  The 47-year-old, who hails from Diepkloof in Soweto is a professional counsellor and the founder of Tholulwazi Phakathi. She’s never been one to shy away from
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Faith Mutizira
Despite some shortcomings, the health sector is progressing, particularly in research and innovation. Health-e spoke to a few industry experts, about their health highlights of the past year, and gained insight into what they think should be priority focus areas this year. Tendani Tsedu, Head of Corporate Communications and
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Lilita Gcwabe
South Africa is likely to experience even more malnutrition and obesity as the power crisis affects the quality of food children eat. Dr Edzani Mphaphuli, Executive Director at Grow Great,  said the impacts would be more apparent in about two years. The country faces a double-edged sword of stunting on
HIV remains a leading killer in Africa despite medical breakthroughs – how to eliminate it
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Written by Salim Abdool Karim, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) About 38 million people around the world are living with HIV. About 70% of them live in Africa. This shows that there is no solution to the AIDS pandemic without a solution in Africa.
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