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In 1996 Faghmeda Miller was the first Muslim to disclose her HIV status, despite fierce criticism from relatives, religious leaders and her community at large. In the 13 years she has worked to create awareness amongst the Muslim community about HIV/AIDS. Although attitudes have changed, she says a lot still needs to be done.
If government wants to alleviate poverty, it should increase the number of people accessing social grants. This is according to recent submissions by a coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) before the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).
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EDITORIAL: Finally there is a small light flickering at the end of the dark tunnel. The political will and urgency, so severely lacking for nine long years while Thabo Mbeki and his health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang were in charge, is on the face of it slowly starting to emerge.
Africa has some of the poorest health systems and the highest burden of diseases in the world, yet there is little research conducted in Africa by Africans to address the challenges. But with the recent launch of a specialized African research centre, that is set to change.
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CAPE TOWN – Healthcare workers in KwaZulu-Natal are almost six times more likely to contract drug resistant tuberculosis than the general population in the province, a poster presentation at 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009) has revealed.
CAPE TOWN – Scientists attending the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009) yesterday visited Gugulethu where they were shown how state-of-the-art HIV laboratory services could be delivered in the most basic settings.
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CAPE TOWN – Prevention scientists attending the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009) have cautioned against not preparing for the success of Microbicides and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) trials.
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CAPE TOWN – Scientists have renewed the call for more immediate and urgent effort to be directed towards HIV prevention amid the dominance of treatment interventions and the world-wide search for a quick fix vaccine, which many agree, is years away.
Health-e is very proud to announce that our television producer, Anna-Maria Lombard, has won the CNN African Journalist of the Year 2009 Award for HIV/AIDS reporting.
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CAPE TOWN – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe took a massive stride last night (19 May) towards re-establishing the South African government’s credibility in the eyes of the world’s AIDS scientists at the opening of the 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009).
CAPE TOWN ‘ The world’s foremost AIDS scientists last night (Sunday) accused the G8 countries of ‘astonishing delinquency’, being ‘crazy’ and ‘not just pathetic, but criminal’ by failing at their recent meeting in Italy to renew their 2005 Gleneagles commitment to the universal treatment of HIV.
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AIDS needs to removed from isolation and become an entry point to transforming society, attaining the Millennium Development Goals, uplifting health systems and ultimately making better health and development outcomes a reality.