Big boost for the snip
CAPE TOWN - The US government will give South Africa R100-million to expand its medical male circumcision programme, US Global AIDS Co-ordinator, Ambassodor Eric Goos by announced yesterday.
Kerry Cullinan
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Putting a ring on it helps close HIV loop
Marriage apparently has a condom effect, with the HIV rate amongst married South Africans half that that of unmarried people. Almost one-fifth (19.2%) of unmarried South Africans are living with HIV as opposed to 9.8% of married people. In addition,…
Behaving ‘better’? The media, HIV/AIDS and stigma
Speaker’s notes for Centre for the Study of AIDS forum, 2004. Kerry Cullinan.
Discussion about the role of the media in reporting on HIV/AIDS, particularly stigma and denial, tends to rest on two popular assumptions: 1. That the media has a major role to play in reducing AIDS stigma and denial, and that it is obliged to do so. 2. Once people know how HIV is transmitted, they will change their sexual behaviour (“health belief model”).
Narrating from the body: Health and the state of our nation
Kerry Cullinan delivered a paper at the Narrative Journalism Conference hosted by the Nieman Foundation and the Wits Journalism School.
Still many pitfalls, but impressive progress
Sandile died a few weeks ago. Although he was on antiretroviral medication for HIV, he had started treatment late and his body could not rally the energy to fight the tuberculosis that preyed on his weak immune system.
Leap in life expectancy
The life expectancy of South Africans has increased by six percent since 2009, but recent health gains could be lost if the management of services is not improved.
First Pan-African Health Journalism Network Created
Bellagio, Italy'Journalists from across Africa announced the creation of the first continent-wide professional association of health journalists.
Water and sanitation undermines health efforts
South African health officials have failed to advocate for more free water while efforts to improve sanitation have been undermined by lack of funds, resulting in high levels of disease and mortality mainly among the poor.
Doctor dead-end
There's a dire shortage of doctors, but medical schools can't cope with many more students unless they get a massive cash boost.
HIV/AIDS: Huge numbers
Last year alone, 376 000 people with HIV started antiretroviral medication' over 100 000 more than the previous year.
Lack of hospital transformation plan ‘of concern’, say Treasury
Treasury officials have criticised the health department's lack of detail about how it aims to transform public hospitals in preparation for the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.
Hospital CEOs to reapply for jobs
The jobs of 92 hospital CEOs are going to be advertised this weekend as part of government's plan to improve hospital management.