AIDS in SA is stable or in decline – UNAIDS
HIV/AIDS in southern Africa appears to be stablising but there is no room for complacency, according to the UNAIDS annual HIV/AIDS statistics released today (20 November)
Kerry Cullinan
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AIDS denialist Brink calls Suresh Roberts a liar
Anthony Brink takes on Ronald Suresh Roberts over his portrayal of Mbeki'€™s views on HIV/AIDS
Abandoned in need
Overburdened home-based carers are being forced to step in as sick people are abandoned by their families
Healthworkers fail to test sick children for HIV
Despite HIV/AIDS being the main killer of young children, health workers at KwaZulu-Natal hospitals are simply failing to test their young patients or put them on antiretroviral treatment
Scientists appeal for science-based claims to clear HIV confusion
After a two-year study, the Academy of Science of South Africa appeals for all orthodox, traditional and alternative medicines to be subjected to the same scientific tests to prove that they can help people with HIV and TB.
ARV rollout fails children
Research at 15 hospitals shows that only 3 percent of children who died were on antiretroviral medication - although half were clinically indicated to need ARVs
Widespread condemnation of deputy health minister’€™s dismissal
Internationally and at home, a range of reputable organisations have condemned Thabo Mbeki's decision to remove the deputy who built bridges with civil society and scientists
Implementation of AIDS plan could be faster, admits Deputy President
While there was urgency around the development of the New Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS, there has been a marked slowdown in its implementation
Fact: The national rate for stillbirths is a disgrace
The political furore about Frere Hospital obscures one vital fact: our stillbirth, perinatal and neonatal death rates are unacceptably high
Pretoria dithers while babies are infected
Despite a number of hospitals being ready to implement 'dual therapy' to prevent mother-to-child HIV infection, the national Department of Health has not yet made it national policy
Contraceptive device fails to prevent HIV
The diaphragm contraceptive device does not help to prevent HIV infection, according to the results of a three-year trial published in the Lancet today (Fri 13 July 07).
Is AIDS Denialism Defeated?
The new urgency with which the government has started to address AIDS is like rain falling after a long drought. But it will take superhuman, united efforts to implement the country'€™s new HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan (NSP) and repair the damage done by years of government inaction, denial and simple incompetence.