Concurrency debate heats up
JOHANNESBURG:(PlusNews) - An academic dispute about whether concurrent sexual partnerships are really a major factor behind high rates of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa could affect the future of prevention programmes.
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XDR TB – a glimmer of hope
Khayelitsha's Nolungile Clinic yesterday celebrated the first patient to successfully complete the harrowing treatment for Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) TB, and be cured.
Psych patients can adhere to ART Living with AIDS # 452
In our last 'Living with AIDS' feature we brought you news of a specialised service that provides both AIDS and psychiatric treatment for mentally ill patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. This week, we meet some of the clinic's patients who show that mentally ill patients can take their ARVs successfully.
Stopping TB
Millions of Tuberculosis (TB) deaths will be averted if the billions of dollars required to develop faster diagnostics, improved treatment regimens and the development of a vaccine is made available by donors, according to the new plan released by World Health Organisation this week.
“I’m too young to die”: A boy’s battle with Leukaemia
Almost 1000 new cases of leukaemia are diagnosed every year, most of these in children. Treatment involves replacing the diseased bone marrow, with new, matching bone marrow from a donor. This insert shows 11 year old Rahul Singh who is still unable to find a match.
Rabies campaign continues
Efforts to encourage communities to vaccinate their pets against rabies are continuing in most parts of Soweto. The past two months have seen Johannesburg residents in a frenzy after a rabies outbreak that has already claimed the lives of two young girls.
There is hope for leukaemia patients ‘ says survivor
Leukaemia, a blood cancer once considered deadly, can now be treated and managed well but, like any other cancer, it requires intensive treatment early enough, coupled with a good support structure. A survivor, Zuki Mokwebo, shares her story.
Smoking legislation has forced people to consider quitting smoking
The second annual NICORETTE ® South African Smoking Survey has once again reflected several smoke screens on South Africa's habits, trends and behaviours to smoking. The survey revealed that the smoking legislation that came into effect last year (such as restricting people from smoking in public areas) has had a positive impact on encouraging people to stop smoking.
Serving an under-served population Living with AIDS # 451
The saying that necessity is the mother of invention rings very true for Luthando Psychiatric HIV Clinic at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, a specialist service established two years ago to provide AIDS treatment to the hospital's mentally ill patients.
Two hundred children die in SA every day Living with AIDS 450
About 75 000 children under the age of five die in South Africa each year. This means that about 200 South African children die every day. HIV accounts for most of the deaths, and compared with countries of similar economies, South Africa is not doing well to care for its babies.
Awareness needed to curb rabies
It's estimated that about 55 000 people die of rabies in Africa and Asia every year and over half a million animals die as a result of rabies.
Justice for Khayelitsha
Health and Human rights activists have demanded that the next court date set for the trial of Zoliswa Nkonyana's killers be the last one.
Secrets and Lies
Cheating, mistresses and having more than one partner might sound very sexy and intriguing. But beneath the surface lies a dangerous web of sexual partners which is leading to the rampant spread of HIV/AIDS.
Donors urged to continue their support Living with AIDS # 449
As country leaders and donors met this week at the United Nations' head-quarters in New York to review their progress towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals, there were renewed calls for aid to strengthen Africa's response to AIDS.
Help when days are dark
Tehillah Spread Your Wings Rehabilitation has been tackling substance abuse in the Elsies River since 2003. Lungi Langa spent a day at the facility and spoke to staff about why they opted to register with Government as a rehabilitation facility.