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Almost ten years ago a 22-year-old woman was told that she was HIV-positive, news that would change her life forever. Today, she runs one of the most successful civil society activist groups, widely credited for many advances in the lives of people living with HIV.
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When a tall and scrawny Bongani Masalaza (37) of Khayelitsha was diagnosed with HIV in 1997 there was no antiretroviral (ARV) treatment available and he would battle to survive for 11 long years before he finally accessed the life prolonging drugs.
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JOHANNESBURG: PlusNews) – Recent studies have shown that antiretroviral [ARV] drugs can reduce the risk of HIV-infection but for researchers and governments – the research raises more questions than answers about its implementation.
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When all is said and done, the ultimate tool needed to control the most devastating infectious disease in the world’s history, is an HIV vaccine.
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On Tuesday morning last week, news was shared with the world from the New England Journal of Medicine which caused the United States President of the United States to say from the White House: ‘I am encouraged by this announcement of groundbreaking research on HIV prevention. While more work is needed, these kinds of studies could mark the beginning of a new era in HIV prevention. As this research continues, the importance of using proven HIV prevention methods cannot be overstated.’
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Huge strides are being made in HIV prevention, but despite the good news there remains an urgent need for an intervention that addresses the higher infection rates among women and current hopes are pinned on a microbicide.
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The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) has become a ‘talkshop’ that is failing to lead the country’s fight against AIDS because it is poorly resourced, lacks leadership and there is confusion over its role.
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As World AIDS Day approaches, activists and service providers in the non-governmental health sector have warned government that it will never turn the tide of AIDS if high risk groups such as men who have sex with other men are not brought into focus in efforts to prevent HIV spreading further.
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The number of new HIV infections is almost one-fifth lower than it was a decade ago, indicating that the world has ‘turned the corner in the fight against HIV/AIDS’, according to the UNAIDS Global Report on HIV/AIDS that was released yesterday.
UNAIDS is promoting a new approach to HIV treatment, which it estimates could save 10 million more lives than conventional approaches over the next 15 years.
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A survey has found HIV infection rates as high as almost 40% among farm workers in Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
Taking a single antiretroviral (ARV) drug every day almost halves the chances of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM), a groundbreaking international study which also took place in South Africa, has found.