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More than 4-million living with HIV/AIDS in SA

For the first time there are signs that HIV incidence may have stabilised in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. But with 4,2-million infected people, South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world. Anso Thom reports on the latest UNAIDS/WHO report

ansothom
November 28, 2000

Health

The legacy of the “dop” system

Although the "dop" system, whereby wine farmers pay their workers with alcohol has largely disappeared, many farms supply wine to workers on credit, contributing to poor health and social conditions. This is according to a recent survey conducted by the Dopstop Association, which found that the health and environmental conditions were significantly poor on several Stellenbosch farms where alcohol was easily available on credit or through sales. ANSO THOM reports.

ansothom
August 24, 2000

Health

Attack on drug companies at hearings into AIDS

What was supposed to be hearings by parliament's health portfolio committee into finding solutions to South Africa's high number of HIV infections, turned into an attack on the pharmaceutical industry this week. But with good reason

ansothom
May 12, 2000

Health

How safe is sex?

Every day South Africans are being bombarded with safer sex or HIV/AIDS messages. Many, generally from unreliable sources, are simply urban legends while others should be taken seriously.But how do we know whether we are having safe sex?

ansothom
March 30, 2000

Health

Members of the National AIDS Council

Biographies of the members of the National Aids Council.

ansothom
February 15, 2000

Health

Worst malaria season in decades

The biggest killer in history has not been TB or warfare, and projections suggest that not even AIDS will kill as many people as a parasite injected into the bloodstream by a female Anopheles mosquito: malaria. South Africa is not immune. With more than 43 000 cases and 310 deaths reported since September last year, experts are warning that the worst is yet to come, particularly as there has been heavy rainfall over the past few weeks in KwaZulu/Natal, the Northern Province and Mpumalanga the country's malaria hotspots.

ansothom
December 21, 1999

Health

Courage to deliver? Government’s response to AIDS

The question is simple, the answer is not. How do you explain the fact that South Africa has one of the best AIDS plans in the world, but also the fastest growing epidemic?

ansothom
December 2, 1999

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