Coping with cancer
DUBLIN - A tall, vivacious South African redhead drew one of the biggest cheers at the opening session of the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit which officially kicked off in the Irish capital yesterday (SUBS MONDAY).
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Doctors’ strike thanks to health department incompetence
OPINION: The crisis that led to doctors downing their stethoscopes recently was not created in the last two months. This calamity was created over at least 18 months after almost a decade of neglect by former health Minister Manto Tshabalala Msimang.
Conference ends in optimism
The world's largest open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS ended in Cape Town this week with a sense of optimism over future possibilities to stem the epidemic, outrage over funding cutbacks and revelations over failure to steadfastly implement tried and tested HIV prevention interventions and speed up universal access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.
High demand for male circumcision
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's male circumcision (MC) research project in Orange Farm outside Johannesburg has circumcised over 9 000 men since January 2008, but are unable to assist men coming from outside their catchment area because of restrictions on the trial conditions.
Moves to decrease AIDS funding slammed
CAPE TOWN ' Voices warning against moves to decrease and limit spending on health - blaming the financial crisis - are increasing in volume at the 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009).
New lease for PMTCT
Returning the focus to an HIV prevention method that has been known to work for over a decade holds the key to not just eliminating paediatric AIDS, but putting South Africa on the road to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, reducing deaths among mothers and children, uplifting health systems and drawing men into HIV services.
Male circumcision does not decrease sexual satisfaction
CAPE TOWN - Nervous giggles filled a meeting room at the 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009) yesterday when discussions turned to the sexual satisfaction of the female partners of circumcised men and the 'cosmetic outcome' of the circumcision.
National doctor strike imminent
There are strong indications that public doctors will reject the salary offer presented at a media briefing by health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and embark on a national strike.
NHI presented to ANC
An ANC task team charged with developing a National Health Insurance (NHI) plan for the country if due to present its proposal to the party this weekend.
Rush job on NHI?
An ANC task team headed by the former Director-General of Health Dr Olive Shisana and heavily laden with trade unionists, is trying to convince the ANC and government to hastily implement a National Health Insurance (NHI) plan that many believe spells disaster for the buckling public health system.
New Health MECs
All nine provinces have now appointed their health MECs. Some of the appointees appear to be unknown outside of their province with very little or no information available on their political careers. Others are senior office bearers in the ANC and its alliance partners.
HIV controllers may hold key to vaccine
DURBAN - Understanding how the immune systems of a group of people who are HIV infected are able to spontaneously control their infection for years could give scientists the crucial clues needed in the search for a therapeutic vaccine.