A new strawberry-flavoured HIV treatment for children could improve adherence
A new paediatric antiretroviral uses a fixed-dose treatment and child-friendly flavours to help parents administering HIV treatment to their children.
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Author: Thabo Molelekwa
New long-acting injectable drug might soon be a key HIV treatment
American scientists have developed an injectable drug that blocks HIV from entering cells. They say the new drug potentially offers long-lasting protection with fewer side effects and could eventually replace drug ‘cocktail’ therapies.
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Gauteng health facilities face shortages of crucial medication
Patients on chronic treatment left stranded as facilities in Gauteng face shortage of essential medicine.
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SA’s shady food industry tactics puts ‘profit before people’
Researchers looking into the influence of the food and beverage industry on South Africa’s policy-making state that “increased transparency, disclosure, and awareness of industry strategies,” is needed to stop undue influence on the country’s public health programmes and policies.
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South Africans support Health Promotion Levy after successful mass media campaign
Public backing for government interventions to combat South Africa’s obesity epidemic increased significantly during the period where a national mass media campaign aired, according to Healthy Living Alliance, Health-e News Service, Vital Strategies and other organisations spearheading the campaign.
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