Successful Thai vaccine may be tested in SA
PARIS ' Further research on the world's only vaccine to show some protection against HIV may be conducted in South Africa.
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Turning the tide against drug-resistant TB
UMSINGA: (PlusNews) - Three years ago, the Church of Scotland Hospital at Tugela Ferry, in the rural Umsinga area of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province, was the focus of international media attention as the epicentre of a deadly outbreak of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
Thinking outside the AIDS funding box
NAIROBI: (PlusNews) - As traditional sources of financial aid dry up, new and innovative approaches to fundraising may be the best hope of generating money for HIV/AIDS efforts.
Camp closures worry HIV-positive IDPs
GULU: (PlusNews) - The imminent closure of internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in northern Uganda is causing concern among HIV-positive residents, who fear they may not have access to vital health services when they return to their villages.
Contradicting maternity Living with AIDS # 409
A cry, a smile and a dance often accompany the birth of a new-born. But in the age of HIV/AIDS, a cry, sadness and worries often characterize motherhood. This is according to experiences shared by pregnant HIV-positive women in a book entitled 'Contradicting Maternity'.
Life with two mental disorders
A 60 year-old Johannesburg woman gives us a glimpse of what it's like to live with two stigmatising mental disorders.
Dep. Minister pushes for ring-fencing of budget
The health ministry is pushing for the national health budget to be ring-fenced and is looking at the establishment of South African National AIDS Council (SANAC)-type implementation bodies that function separately from the department and have oversight over all the role-players.
Desperate need for research on tik and pregnancy
CAPE TOWN - A study conducted among pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town has found that 10% of the prospective mothers were abusing the drug Methamphetamine or tik as it is know in the Western Cape.
Silent deaths
CAPE TOWN - More than one-million babies are stillborn during labour every year ' 98% in low- and middle-income countries - yet global policy discussions around these largely silent deaths are mostly nonexistent. On top of this another 904 000 babies die soon after birth due to birth complications, closely linked to almost half of the world's 536 000 maternal deaths.
Antenatal HIV prevalence at 29.3% – Report
The Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi spoke at the recent launch of the 2008 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey.
Alzheimer’s disease: Virginia’s story
Phakamile Magamdela recently visited Virginia O'Grady, a widowed 82 year-old who now lives at a retirement village in Johannesburg under the careful supervision of care-givers. Virginia has Alzheimer's disease.
Mask debate diverting attention from measures that work
Infection control experts at Johns Hopkins and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control report that a contentious debate in the medical community over what type of protective masks health workers should wear to prevent the spread of H1N1 and other flu viruses is dangerously distracting the health care community from focusing on simple prevention measures that are clearly known to work.
Measuring the AIDS response Living with AIDS # 407
Over four million people were receiving AIDS treatment in low and middle-income countries by the end of last year - a significant increase from five years ago. But although access to treatment has improved, five million more people had still not received ARVs in 2008.
Lack of funds threatens ARV programmes
Six provinces may run out of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs as a result of a financial shortfall experienced by the Department of Health totalling one billion rand.
Living with an attention deficit disorder
A 25 year-old Johannesburg man shares his story of growing up with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and how he overcame the challenges associated with the condition, turning his life into a success story.