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DURBAN – Eleven years ago a brave and fragile figure stood on a huge stage at the World AIDS Conference in Durban and made an impassioned plea on behalf of people living with HIV.
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HIV Clinicians this week released a set of groundbreaking consensus guidelines for clinicians who assist HIV positive individual and couples wishing to fall pregnant.
Donor cuts and a shake-up in the HIV/AIDS sector are having a major impact on HIV/AIDS services countrywide.
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Since the discovery last year that a vaginal gel containing an antiretroviral called tenofovir can protect women from HIV, scientists have been working hard to support and fast-track the results.
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On the 30th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS, the SA health department is ready to give antiretroviral medication to all those with CD4 counts of 350 and below.
The Khayelitsha programme was the first in South Africa to provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) at primary care level in the public sector.
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OPINION: This week over 4 000 South Africans will meet in Durban at the bi-annual national AIDS conference.
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On the 30th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS, the epidemic is far from being under control in South Africa.
Should South Africa’s already poor health profile follow in the footsteps of America, the health bill is set to skyrocket.
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Prolonged cell phone usage could increase the risk of brain cancer, the World Health Organisation has warned.
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It’s lunchtime in the Mnyameni household, but there is no sign of a meal. ‘I’m hungry,’ complains three-year-old Maria squirming next to her mother, Malta Mnyameni.
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Despite government efforts to improve the living conditions of children, particularly through social grants, almost two-thirds of all South African children live in poverty.