Annie Lennox spreads HIV goodwill
The world renowned Scottish singer songwriter and women'€™s activist Annie Lennox has been named as International Goodwill Ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
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Anti-gay legislation could ruin health efforts ‘€“ activists
Health and human rights groups have warned that discrimination and homophobic legislation hampers the success of health initiatives.
Piot heads for London
Former UNAIDS chief Peter Piot has been appointed Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a research-led postgraduate centre of excellence in public health, international health and tropical medicine.
Rich nations taking health away from poor Living with AIDS # 434
Millions of AIDS patients in Africa will face severe suffering and death if donor nations and organisations continue to back-track on their commitment to fund AIDS treatment programmes, warns Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
Change at the MCC – too little, too late?
South Africa'€™s beleaguered Medicines Control Council (MCC) is slowly starting to make inroads into its massive backlog, however it will take a long time to repair the damage done by years of political meddling and incompetence.
Bringing hope on wings
The SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service'€™s (AMS) flying doctor initiative is bringing hope to poor patients living in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Lungi Langa of Health-e News Service recently accompanied the health workers on a flying visit to Dundee Hospital.
KZN drug-resistant TB patients might double soon
New rapid tests at four decentralised sites is likely to bring in many more patients for the province
HIV and AIDS worsens SA’ s child mortality Living with AIDS # 433
The HIV and AIDS epidemic is largely responsible for the increase of child mortality rates in South Africa, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said at a media briefing early this week. His remarks follow the deaths of six babies at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and 10 at Natalspruit Hospital on Gauteng'€™s East Rand, recently.
ARV donor money running dry
Donors are disengaging from the fight against HIV/AIDS leaving behind millions who are still in dire need of lifesaving treatment in South Africa and other hard-hit Sub-Saharan African countries, warned Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
United Nations Resolution on Non-Communicable Diseases Update
With the help of cancer and tobacco control advocates around the world, the UN Resolution on the prevention and control of non- communicable diseases (NCDs), passed during the 64th session of the UN General Assembly on May 13 2010.
World No Tobacco Day ‘€“ A time to act
The theme is "Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women". If women smoke like men they will die like men.
Microbicides safe during pregnancy – study
Pittsburgh '€“ A microbicide that researchers are pinning their hopes on is safe for use in pregnant women, according to a study presented at the Microbicide 2010 conference taking place in the United States this week.
Drink Safe. Live Safe.
Drunkenness accounts for many road fatalities and incidents of violent behaviour and illness in South Africa. But that need not be the case. A television drama series currently on SABC TV brings to life the horrific effects of alcohol abuse. The drama also shows that it is possible to drink wisely and to have fun without the use of alcohol.
Efavirenz safe for pregnant women
A review of available studies on Efavirenz has found no increased risk of overall birth defects among women
exposed to the antiretroviral during the first trimester of pregnancy compared with exposure
to other antiretroviral drugs. The results were published in the AIDS Journal and comes after the South African Government opted not to include the drug due to what specialists described a unfounded fears of birth defects.
Zuzimpilo opens shop for circumcision Living with AIDS # 432
Zuzimpilo, the low-cost HIV and AIDS treatment clinic in the heart of Johannesburg, has now added medical male circumcision to its services. This follows the Health Department'€™s approval of the procedure as part of the country'€™s HIV prevention arsenal.