Men prefer guns to kill partners
Guns are the weapon of choice for South African men who kill their partners, yet authorities seldom remove firearms from men who have a history of domestic violence.
Gender Based Violence
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Many challenges for pregnant HIV mothers programme
South Africa now has the biggest prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme in the world. Health-e speaks to the health department's Dr Nomonde Xundu about its challenges and successes.
Combination therapy reduces PMTCT dramatically
Scientists agree that a short and relatively inexpensive combination of anti-retrovirals could reduce mother to child transmission rates in Africa more effectively than the widely used single combinations, but less than 10 percent of the women worldwide who need it are accessing the drugs.
Grandmothers give hope
A group of grandmothers in Khayelitsha, supported by St Luke's Hospice, is taking the initiative to care for their children and grandchildren who are sick with HIV/AIDS. Thandeka Teyise asked the group's co-ordinator Nomakula Mrubuta about the challenges they face.
Facing our fears
Living with AIDS #196
The 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?
Living with AIDS #196
When talk isn’t cheap
Living with AIDS # 195
What 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?
Living with AIDS # 195
Men can change
Living with AIDS # 194
For 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.
Living with AIDS # 194
Museveni beats a moral drum
HIV/AIDS is a problem that is mainly 'moral, social and economic' rather than a health issue,Ugandan President Yuweri Museveni told delegates at the International AIDS conference in Bangkok.
Father’s Day ‘ Only for Some
Shops are full of Father's Day gifts and cards in preparation for June 20. But the sad reality is that millions of South African children have little or no contact with their fathers, and are very unlikely to spend the day with their dads.
Reconstructing fatherhood
Millions of South African children grow up without their fathers, a situation that has a profound impact on their lives. But a new initiative that encourages men to care for their children hopes to change this.
Limpopo – Limping behind in health care
Plagued by poverty, drought, inadequate access to basic services and huge inequities, Limpopo faces enormous hurdles in bringing health to its 5,8-million inhabitants.
Abortion ‘ six years later
Over a quarter of a million women have accessed safe, legal abortions since the implementation of the Termination of Pregnancy Act in South Africa six years ago. But many are still not aware that services are legal or even exist.
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.
What’s wrong with South African men?
Gender inequality contributes to South Africa's high levels of violence, hampers economic development, places strain on our health care system and is fuelling the AIDS crisis.
Men in crisis
What makes South African men have many sexual partners and what kind of men are rapists?(Extended Version)