‘Whoonga’ culprits arrested
Three men, accused of stealing antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to produce 'whoonga' ' a highly addictive drug - have been arrested in separate incidents.
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Call for increased prevention Living with AIDS # 460
As local and international studies show that new HIV infections have remained static over the last 10 years, dealing with the epidemic now requires the world to give HIV prevention efforts the same attention as treatment to bring down new infections.
Thula Mama
Health-e's TV unit tracks two HIV positive women through their pregnancies, births and subsequent heart-wrenching wait to see whether their babies are born with HIV.
SA fails to prevent maternal deaths
South Africa's high maternal mortality rate is mostly attributable to preventable causes, according to the 2010 South African Health Review (SAHR).
SA’s babies malnourished when they die
At least a third of South African children who died in 2007 were severely malnourished and a further 30% were underweight for age while on average over half were known or suspected to be HIV infected.
Green light for rapid TB test
The World Health Organisation has approved a new rapid test for Tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB that will lead to results being available within 100 minutes.
Fighting HIV stigma’¦ are we there yet?
South Africa has broken barriers to fight HIV/AIDS and the stigma attached to it, yet but the battle is not yet over. As World AIDS Day is observed almost 30 years on, Ayanda Yeni of Health-e News Service spoke to South Africans and asked them if they thought HIV was still a stigma.
AIDS-based discrimination still rife
The case of Gary Allpass, which is currently being heard in the Labour Court in Johannesburg, is an unfortunate reminder of the discrimination that people living with HIV and AIDS still suffer in the workplace.
Untangling SANAC
The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) has become a 'talkshop' that is failing to lead the country's fight against AIDS because it is poorly resourced, lacks leadership and there is confusion over its role.
‘Let me kill myself’
Depression over his HIV status and the constant taunting of an abusive relative led Lebo Kabanyane to the brink of suicide.
World AIDS Day 2010 = HIV Prevention
This World AIDS Day, South Africans are reminded that many of us continue to acquire HIV infection on an annual basis, hence the focus is on renewing HIV prevention efforts this year.
HIV home testing – should we or shouldn’t we?
As the government seeks to make HIV testing the norm, some in the health field are suggesting that HIV home testing kits should be promoted as part of the strategy. But should HIV testing be left to individuals - under little or no supervision? Ayanda Yeni, of Health-e News Service, takes up the story.
The plight of community health workers Living with AIDS # 459
A cadre of about 65 000 men and women work in the public health sector under various titles. Commonly known as community health workers, they are often the foot soldiers and the eyes and ears of the health department at grass-roots level. But there are concerns that this cadre of health workers is not appropriately recognised ' both in terms of payment and the development of further career prospects.
TAC: The next step
Almost ten years ago a 22-year-old woman was told that she was HIV-positive, news that would change her life forever. Today, she runs one of the most successful civil society activist groups, widely credited for many advances in the lives of people living with HIV.
Veronica decides to die
After learning that she was HIV positive while pregnant, Veronica Dira withdrew from the world ' physically and psychologically.