CAPE TOWN - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe took a massive stride last night (19 May) towards re-establishing the South African government's credibility in the eyes of the world's AIDS scientists at the opening of the 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009).
CAPE TOWN ' The world's foremost AIDS scientists last night (Sunday) accused the G8 countries of 'astonishing delinquency', being 'crazy' and 'not just pathetic, but criminal' by failing at their recent meeting in Italy to renew their 2005 Gleneagles commitment to the universal treatment of HIV.
A high level World Health Organisation (WHO) delegation has given South Africa's tuberculosis (TB) programme cautious thumbs up pointing out that the critical integration of TB and HIV services were not satisfactory and that infection control at health facilities was lacking.
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CAPE TOWN - While universal access to antiretroviral treatment remains a dream for millions of poor people living with HIV, scientists speaking at the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009) are discussing the benefits of these drugs as an effective prevention intervention.
Edendale Hospital's crisis-wracked HIV treatment programme is getting a massive staff boost to help it cope with the huge community demand for antiretroviral medication.
The Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa this week sent an open letter to the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan outlining their concerns about the current OSD offer.
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - Poor ventilation, overcrowding and HIV co-infection make prison an ideal breeding-ground for tuberculosis (TB), but a new study will be among the first in South Africa to quantify TB among inmates and personnel.
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - In the first case of its kind in Botswana, a woman has successfully sued another woman for publicly revealing her HIV status.
Kidney problems can affect anyone, but it mainly afflicts those who suffer from hypertension and diabetes. In some cases it is hereditary. Those diagnosed with kidney failure are required to undergo treatment until they receive a kidney transplant.
Most South Africans are not aware that they can donate organs to save the lives of others. Many are simply not willing to. This leaves those needing organ transplants at risk of desperate illness or loss of life.
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - The quality of health care, including access to HIV prevention and testing services, depends to a large extent on which of South Africa's 52 districts you happen to live in.
The two most deprived districts in the country are Umzinyathi and Umkhanyekude in KwaZulu-Natal, according to the District Health Barometer (DHB) which was released last night (Monday 6 July).
Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)has called for a single African Drug Agency to ensure the sustainability and availability of quality lifesaving drugs so desperately needed on the continent. Sidebe directed his call at a leaders meeting at the African Union summit in Libya.
The latest pay offer reduces the rural allowance for doctors without explantion. By Dr. Bernard Gaede.
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