Taking the tablets
What it'€™s like to take antiretroviral therapy, how many pills are needed and why taking them regularly and consistently is so important.
Kerry Cullinan
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Hard pills to swallow
South Africa is poised to roll out the world's biggest antiretroviral treatment programme. But if we don't get it right first time, there is a danger of multi-drug resistant HIV developing.
No turning back
Fighting HIV/AIDS with anti-retrovirals will change millions of South African lives, but failure could be devastating.
Risky sex for material girls
Young girls are increasingly using sex to bargain for non-essentials such as fashion items and make-up studies have found.
New evidence to avert Nevirapine crisis
Researchers believe they have studies that can avert the potential de-registration of nevirapine.
Health sector feels AIDS impact
More health workers are dying and getting sick, and patient loads are rising, as the HIV epidemic becomes an AIDS epidemic.
Nevirapine decision causes government AIDS head “sleepless nights”
Unless a solution is found to the impasse over nevirapine, government may have to use other drugs to treat 80 000 women on its prevention of mother-to-child programme.
Flourishing on compassion
Instead of waiting for resources from national government on how to deal with HIV/AIDS, McCord Hospital in Durban has implemented its own fundraising plans driven by people living with the disease.
Men in crisis
What makes South African men have many sexual partners and what kind of men are rapists?(Extended Version)
Men in crisis
What makes South African men have many sexual partners and what kind of men are rapists?
Trading with their lives
A number of hawkers sell quick '€“ and often condomless -- sex on the side to supplement their incomes, an ILO study has found.
Swaziland grapples with AIDS
Despite knowledge about HIV/AIDS, the Swazi epidemic shows no signs of abating.