Medical vs traditional male circumcision debate rages Living with AIDS # 466
The Health Department'€™s drive to circumcise as many men as possible to reduce their risk of contracting HIV has ignited fierce debate among young men.
Health
Read More » Medical vs traditional male circumcision debate rages Living with AIDS # 466
Opportunity for HIV prevention that works
OPINION: South Africa'€™s HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan for health has two objectives '€“ reducing the incidence of new HIV infections by half and placing 80% of those in need onto anti-retroviral treatment. As a country, we are making some progress in scaling up our national HIV treatment programmes, but concurrently we need to maintain the status of those that are HIV negative. By Joanne Brink.
Marching for sex worker rights
Sex workers in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Musina, Limpopo, and other places in various countries marched in protest against abuse and the violation of their rights this week.
Study shows gap in HIV prevention messaging for youth Living with AIDS # 465
About 40% of high school learners say that they have sex and 19% of these say that they have more than one sexual partner. A significant proportion deny that they are at risk of HIV infection, according to a study by the Foundation for Professional Development (FPD).
MSF questions GAVI vaccine deal
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) has questioned why two drugs companies are to receive millions of dollars in a vaccine deal being branded as a huge breakthrough for poor countries.
The history of HIV in SA
Jonathan Berger of SECTION27 delivered a lecture on the history of HIV in SA at the CROI meeting in Boston this week. Read it here.
HIV a challenge in religion
Hundreds of religious leaders across the globe are living with HIV, yet are afraid to come out because of the stigma attached to it. INERELA is a network of religious leaders across the globe which gives support to faith-based communities who are afraid to talk about HIV due to the stigma.
Scepticism over HIV testing in schools Living with AIDS # 464
The Health Department'€™s plan to introduce HIV counselling and testing in high schools has met with concern from various organisations and individuals. Many fear that the implementation of the campaign will create more problems, including breeding stigma and discrimination.
Prevention to get major boost in new budget
Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, is today (23/02/11) expected to announce an increase in the AIDS budget for the next financial year. About 30% of the allocation will go towards HIV prevention efforts.
SA failing its poor children
CAPE TOWN - South Africa'€™s world-class government policies are failing to reach poor children on the margins, according to child experts.
How Zim is beating HIV
Zimbabwe'€™s remarkable HIV decline in 10 years can mainly be ascribed to behaviour change, an analysis has revealed.
Scientist warn of cellphone health risks
Children and pregnant women should avoid using cell phones, cordless phones and other wireless devices.
Students keen to know their status
Students have shown a willingness to get tested for HIV and say that it is important for everyone to know their status so that if need be, people can start treatment earlier. This follows the launch of the '€˜First things first'€™ HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign targeting first year tertiary level students around the country.
‘€˜The media must stop violating us’€™ ‘€“ children
In a special submission to the Press Council this week, children spoke of how the news media further perpetuates the abuse and violation of children'€™s rights.
Justice for HIV-positive man
A Gauteng man who won a case of discrimination and unfair dismissal against his former employers in the Labour Court, in Johannesburg, says he hopes the ruling will encourage other HIV-positive people who are being discriminated against by their employers to come forward. The court ruled in his favour yesterday, stating that he was unfairly dismissed by his employer because of his HIV status.