HIV drops among teens
While South Africa's HIV prevalence rate remains stable at 11 percent, there have been significant reductions in HIV among children and young people.
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A mirror for many youths Living with AIDS # 392
Young people are the most vulnerable to HIV infection. Musician, Tender Mavundla, who is due to release her first CD, is trying to warn youth not to do what she once did.
Governments need graphic warnings on tobacco packets – WHO
The World Health Organisation has called for governments to require all tobacco packets to have pictures showing the dangers of tobacco use.
Swazi MP blames the devil for suggesting ‘branding’ people with HIV
Swazi Member of Parliament and gospel singer, Pastor Timothy Myeni, has blamed the devil for suggesting at an MPs' workshop, that there should be a law making it 'compulsory to test for HIV' and that people testing positive should be 'branded on the buttocks'.
Decriminalizing sex work only half the battle
JOHANNESBURG: (IRIN) - Proposals to decriminalize sex work in South Africa have been moved back to the front burner after the newly installed premier of the country's richest province, Gauteng, remarked that the issue should be addressed "objectively and with an open mind". A review of the current legislation is underway.
Sexual dissatisfaction leading married men to infidelity
Research suggests that the practice of people having more than one sexual partner is a major driver in spreading the HIV epidemic. We spoke to one man who is constantly seeking satisfaction from outside his marriage.
Men still having unprotected sex in spite of HIV
The sexual dissatisfaction of married men has led to some of them having extra marital affairs. This kind of practice is known to be a major contributor in the rising number of HIV infections.
Activists mobilise against Manto
Health activists are mobilizing against the appointment of former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang as mentor and African Union Goodwill Ambassador on maternal, infant and child health.
New Health Minister admits doctors are underpaid ahead of national march
Introducing himself to the media last week, new Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, acknowledged that public sector health professionals, including doctors, are under-paid.
Bars get condom dispensers
DAR ES SALAAM: (PlusNews) - Bars and nightclubs in several Tanzanian cities will soon have condom vending machines in the bathrooms as part of national efforts to combat HIV.
When information comes knocking
MAGAGADE: (PlusNews) - Not much information about HIV and AIDS has reached people in the remote village of Magagade, in the Caia district of central Mozambique's Sofala Province. There is no electricity or piped water and the roads are so bad that Manuel Colaço, 22, had to travel there by bicycle to teach residents about how the disease is transmitted and treated.
Health officials silent on quacks
The national health department and the Medicines Control Council (MCC) have failed to respond to a warning from South Africa's top pharmacology academics and experts that the South African market is being flooded with all kinds of quack remedies and dubious 'medicines'.
Murder highlights need for protective legislation
GULU: (PlusNews) - On the night of 13 May, in the northern Ugandan district of Gulu, Christine Atuk was woken by piercing screams coming from the neighbouring hut where her daughter was sleeping. "I peeped through the window and saw a huge ball of fire burning her hut," she recalled.
HIV makes a TV debut
SÃO TOMÃ: (PlusNews) - Twenty years after the first case of HIV infection was recorded in the archipelago of São Tomé and PrÃncipe, off the coast of Gabon, six people living with HIV/AIDS have decided to take a stand against stigma and discrimination by telling their stories on national television.
New Health Minister aims to improve service delivery Living with AIDS # 390
Outlining his departmental plans at a media briefing in Pretoria, new Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, said he has been 'ordered to hit the ground running'. He announced five key priorities, one of which is to strengthen the quality of care in the health service.