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OPINION: HIV is spread through promiscuity. So goes the popular wisdom. What if this is wrong? By Francois Venter.
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OPINION: HIV treatment centres for children generally take good care of their young patients’ physical well-being but they do not to help children to know, and come to terms with, their HIV status. By Mandla Nyuswa.
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In the past two years, South Africa has made significant investment in combatting HIV and ‘the impact is beginning to show’, according to the UNAIDS report.
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Premier Helen Zille is once more raising the spectre of criminalising HIV transmission. This is an old debate. In 2001, the South African Law Reform Commission considered the matter and concluded that current legislation is sufficient to deal with intentional transmission of HIV.
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Diabetes is a global epidemic that kills 4.6 million people a year, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa. In South Africa, about 1.5 million people have diabetes, and this is largely due to bad lifestyle choices such as eating unhealthy foods and inactivity.
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The AIDS epidemic is in decline and if countries ‘invest smartly’ in a few key interventions, they can achieve ‘substantial and sustainable progress’ against HIV.
OPINION:Rose is a mother of four, with a fifth on the way. At a time when she should be eagerly awaiting the birth of her child, she is instead worried about how to prevent her next pregnancy. She’d like to wait at least two years, but she doesn’t have that say because she doesn’t have access to family planning.By Dr. Frederick T. Sai.
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WCape Premier’s response to the critique of her views by Silber and Geffen. by Helen Zille.
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Last week Western Cape Premier Helen Zille made various comments suggesting that the provision of healthcare to those who behave ‘irresponsibly’ should be reconsidered. By Gavin Silber and Nathan Geffen.
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We are living in a time of great change and excitement in TB drug development.
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American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced the US government’s intention to implement new science in order to bring about an end the global AIDS crisis.
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‘Which disease would you rather have: HIV or TB? I would rather have HIV,’ Professor Francois Venter from the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute told a stunned audience at the recent 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health held in Lille, France. By Wilma Stassen