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The 16-page newsletter highlights policy moves aimed at addressing HIV among sex workers, the selection of a new Global Fund principle recipient and reflects on the death of soap actress Lesego Motsepe, who was reportedly no longer on HIV treatment at the time of her death.
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The Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) report charts facts, sources and commentary on rural health in South African provinces.
The Treatment Action Campaign has released an updated version of its analysis of proposed patent reforms in South Africa.
On 11 February, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) issued a statement regarding alleged death threats received by Free State health activists following recent civil society reports.
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On 30 January, public interest organisation Section27 held a Johannesburg press conference about the sanitation and infrastructure crisis in Limpopo schools.
Published by Health GAP, this 39-page report alleges that tens of thousands of HIV patients supported by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) may have been lost to follow up during the aid agency’s shift towards more technical assistance in the country.
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Residents from Vhembe District’s Gundani village are struggling to recover after heavy December rains left some injured or homeless.
Produced by the Centre for Economic Governance and AIDS in Africa (CEGAA), this 14-page paper provides an analysis of trends in health, HIV and related areas of public spending.
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Published by the Treatment Action Campaign and Section27, the latest NSP Review looks at retention in care, health leadership and the role of citizen journalism in tracking progress against national targets.
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In Research & Reality, we call on funders and researchers to capitalize on lessons learned from a range of recent HIV prevention trials via better problem solving, more critical thinking and coordinated action.
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This letter, delivered to South Africa Deputy President and national AIDS council chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe, outlines ongoing concerns regarding HIV treatment and health in Mpumalanga.
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Released by a civil society consortium, this report shows that one-in-five health centers surveyed had experienced drug shortages or stock outs recently.