Only 850 000 South Africans have actually been tested for HIV in the past four years, while 1.2 million people have had pre-test counselling. The low rate of testing is a common problem worldwide, which has led to countries such as Botswana and the US making the HIV test a routine service available at primary health facilities. Does South Africa plan to change its approach to Voluntary Counselling and HIV testing? Health-e finds out.
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Living with AIDS # 204It's been a month since she's been the national Chief Director of the HIV and AIDS, TB and STI's cluster. Dr Nomonde Xundu admits that she comes to the job at a time when 'a lot of work has been done already'. Her predecessor Dr Nono Simelela, left the post late last year after a perceived 'frustration' at the government's slow pace in ensuring treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS. In this report, we find out who Dr Nomonde Xundu is.
Read More »‘¦ and what she likes talking about.First, the Catholic Church charged that they encourage immoral sexual behaviour and that they actually contribute to the spread of HIV. Now IFP leader Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi says 'if we rely on a piece of rubber for our salvation, then we are already doomed'. Health-e News Service, explores the issue.
Read More »Better sorry than safe?
Living with AIDS # 202New research suggests that starting antiretroviral therapy while the immune system is still relatively strong rather than at the later stages of HIV infection could be beneficial. Up to so far, guidelines on AIDS treatment require that ARV's should be started when a person's CD 4 cell-count reaches the clinically crucial 200 mark or less. Health-e News Service, reports.
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Living with AIDS 201World AIDS Day 2004 highlights the vulnerability of women and children to HIV. The theme resonates strongly with South Africans as we observe the annual 16 Days of Activism on Violence Against Women and Children. In this final instalment of our Living with AIDS feature for this year, we look at why it's important to focus on these groups.
Read More »Spotlight on women & childrenThe United States has been doing it since the 1980s. Botswana introduced the policy early this year and Zambia is plotting the introduction of the practice. But what is South Africa thinking about routine testing versus Voluntary Counselling and Testing for HIV?
Read More »Considering routine HIV testing in SA
Living with AIDS #199As the world welcomes universal AIDS treatment, the policy of 'routine testing' for HIV is becoming more widespread and is likely to replace the current system which requires patients to volunteer themselves for a test. Here in southern Africa, Botswana has already implemented the policy.
Read More »Botswana opts for routine HIV tests
Living with AIDS # 198Traditionally, the global A,B,C strategy for HIV prevention has been accompanied by a plea for people to attend voluntary counselling and testing services so that they can know their status. Now, as treatment for AIDS becomes more widely available, the policy seems to be shifting to what is known as "routine testing" for HIV.
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Living with AIDS #197The threat of HIV infection poses a great communication challenge for relationships today. The need for more open and honest talk becomes even more crucial. But what does one do when the other party is not willing to engage?
Read More »Facing our fears
Living with AIDS #196What can you do when all the evidence suggests that your partner is HIV positive yet he or she does not want to talk about it no matter how hard you try?
Read More »When talk isn’t cheap
Living with AIDS # 195For the AIDS epidemic to continue growing unabated it takes a few good men to do nothing. With this in mind, programmes by men and for men are now in place to raise awareness among men about their role in the spread of HIV and to advise them on how they can change.
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Living with AIDS # 194Improved relations between the sexes and a change in men's attitudes can go a long way towards reducing gender-based violence and the spread of HIV. Creating better men is the goal of the Men as Partners network. Their latest project was launched recently in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.
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Living with AIDS # 193Tlalehong ya rona ya ho qetela ya bophelo le HIV re utlwile ka projeke e ntjha Aforika Borwa ho kgothalletsa balekane ho fumana tsebo le ho nka teko mmoho ho tseba ka seemo sa bona le kokwana hloko ena. Bekeng ena re buisana le monna le mosadi ho ithuta ka moo morero ona tlasa projeke ya Tshwarisanang Centre e sepetleleng sa Chris Hani Baragwanath, motseng wa Soweto, o ba thusitseng ka teng.
Read More »Balekane ba kgothalletswa ho itlhatlhohba ‘ Karolo 2Naheng tsa Zambia le Uganda ha se ntho esele. E boela e le setlwaedi toropong ya San Francisco, Amerika, pakeng tsa baratani ba banna. Jwale ho se ho etsahala mona Aforika Borwa. Re bua ka hore balekane ba nke mohato wa ho fumana tsebo ka tshwaetso ya HIV le ho itlhatlhoba mmoho ka nako e le nngwe.
Read More »Balekane ba kgothalletswa ho itlhatlhoba ‘ Karolo 1Ha o qala ho iphumana o na le tshwaetso ya HIV motho o atisa ho fihlelwa ke nako ya bodutu le ho touta. Health-e News Service e tlaleha ka mokgatlo wa ho qala kontinenteng ya Aforika eo sepheo sa ona e leng ho thusa baruti ba nang le tshwaetso ena kapa ba amehileng ha bohloko ka tlasa boima ba kokwana hloko ena.
Read More »Baruti le HIV ‘ Karolo 4
