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The public health sector has come under criticism over poor services and the failure to implement government policies effectively.
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African leaders need to take joint responsibility for HIV/AIDS, says former president of Botswana
Over 22 000 of the world’s key HIV/AIDS scientists, academics and activists descend on Mexico City this Sunday (3 August) for the start of the 17th international AIDS conference.
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The Department of Health is expected to change its guidelines on AIDS treatment to allow people with a CD4 cell count higher than 200 to qualify for antiretroviral therapy.
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The Joint United Nations’ Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) annual report shows that the global HIV epidemic is either slightly stabilising or decreasing. The stabilising epidemic has also been noted in South Africa which has the world’s largest HIV epidemic with 5.7 million infections.
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South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world with an estimated 5,7-million people living with HIV in 2007.
The Department of Health is reviewing its guidelines for antiretroviral treatment, and at the heart of discussions is whether people should be able to start taking medication sooner.
The Department of Health may allow people living with HIV to get antiretroviral drugs earlier than at present.
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Nineteen of the world’s foremost health and human rights experts have condemned health department Director General Thami Mseleku’s recent comment that ‘human rights are not relevant to the considerations of health policy in a developmental state’.
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Cape Town researchers have announced plans to launch a pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) HIV prevention trial among men in the city.
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Experts say the discovery of the new Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) TB diagnostic tool will go a long way in fighting the scourge.
South Africa’s top researchers, policy makers, managers and providers have released the outcome of a roundtable discussion held last year, where they grappled with antiretroviral access and the health system’s capacity to cope with the increasing demand.