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Court rules on privacy violation

JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) – In the first case of its kind in Botswana, a woman has successfully sued another woman for publicly revealing her HIV status.

Stop ignoring us, say high-risk groups

NAIROBI: (PlusNews) – As Kenya prepares its third National AIDS Strategic Plan, several high-risk groups are calling on the government to give them more say in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

‘€˜My illness has become my friend’€™

Kidney problems can affect anyone, but it mainly afflicts those who suffer from hypertension and diabetes. In some cases it is hereditary. Those diagnosed with kidney failure are required to undergo treatment until they receive a kidney transplant.

A tale of receiving life

Most South Africans are not aware that they can donate organs to save the lives of others. Many are simply not willing to. This leaves those needing organ transplants at risk of desperate illness or loss of life.

Floods interrupted AIDS services – report

JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) – A UN assessment has revealed that flooding in northern Namibia during March severely disrupted HIV and AIDS treatment, care and prevention services.

AIDS number one cause of maternal deaths

JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) – A new maternal mortality study names HIV and AIDS as the cause of one in four maternal deaths in Zimbabwe.

Quality of health care depends on geography

JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) – The quality of health care, including access to HIV prevention and testing services, depends to a large extent on which of South Africa’s 52 districts you happen to live in.

Donors urged to step up gender equality efforts

JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) – When it comes to incorporating gender-related policies and interventions into their HIV/AIDS programmes, three of the largest global AIDS donors talk the talk, but have largely failed to walk the walk.

The slang of sexual networks

JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) – Risky sexual behaviour has a language of its own on the University of Zimbabwe’s (UZ) campus in the capital, Harare.

Condom stockouts threaten prevention efforts

JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) – AIDS activists have reported that public health facilities in South Africa’s Free State Province are experiencing serious shortages of condoms, with some clinics reporting complete stockouts.

Youth love to Scrutinize

South Africa’€™s youth have given the animated Scrutinize HIV prevention campaign the thumbs up.

DHB: Poor monitoring of PMTCT but improved HIV testing rates

South Africa’€™s flagship prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme is not being monitored properly, indicative of management neglect of the plan from national to facility level.

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