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A quicker, simpler test for tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV is not being used widely enough in South Africa, despite new evidence of its benefits, according to international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
An “unacceptably high” number of people living with HIV still develop AIDS and die of AIDS-related diseases across sub-Saharan Africa, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
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EASTERN CAPE: Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Pamela Tshwete has launched the Ntontela Tembukazi water supply project at kwaNgcoya village in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape – bringing fresh water to rural villagers who have had no real supply.
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The Kingdom of Swaziland, the country worst-affected by HIV on the planet, has made monumental gains in the fight against AIDS in the past five years.
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A South African child has controlled HIV without drugs for over eight years in a highly rare and special case.
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We are closer than ever before to ending AIDS but there is much still to do, according to a new report.
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MPUMALANGA – A 19-year-old woman who arrived at Tonga Hospital in Nkomazi, pretending to be in labour was caught in the early hours of Saturday morning trying to leave with a newborn.
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LIMPOPO – For 15 year-old orphan Sidwell Mathebula, a Grade 8 learner at Makovongo High School in KaMakoxa Village in the Giyani Mopani District, school is the only place where he is guaranteed any food.
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MPUMALANGA – When Philip Madonsela’s HIV positive partner Duduzile Gumede defaulted on her antiretroviral treatment he was surprised to discover that she stopped collecting her medication from the clinic because she was taking their daughter’s treatment.
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Eight brave survivors of a dead paedophile have opened the doors to all sex offenders being charged – even when their crimes were committed over 20 years ago. HEALTH-E’s Ufrieda Ho reports.
The country’s most influential AIDS advocacy organisations have announced they may withdraw from SANAC, following allegations of corruption.
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The long awaited National Strategic Plan (NSP) on HIV, TB and STIs has finally been unveiled by the South African National Aids Council (SANAC), a body responsible for building consensus across government, civil society and all other stakeholders to drive an enhanced country response to HIV, TB and STIs.