Thousands of FS patients sent home to die
A staggering 15 000 HIV-positive people have been placed on waiting lists in the Free State where a moratorium is barring them from accessing anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs at hospitals and clinics.
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Vaginal gel blocks HIV ‘ but not enough to be scientific success
Candidate microbicide PRO 2000 cuts HIV transmission by 30 percent, falling just short of the one-third required to be deemed a success. But scientists say this trial offers proof that the concept of a vaginal gel to block HIV is possible.
Court orders minister to release inmate’s death report
The Pretoria High Court has ordered the Minister of Correctional Services to furnish the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) with unedited hard and electronic copies of a report of the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons (JIOP) into the death of an Westville Prison inmate ("MM") in August 2006.
AIDS heroes Living with AIDS # 376
Every struggle has a hero and HIV and AIDS is no exception. In a bid to remove the stigma dogging the condition, high-profile people living with HIV are responding to a call to speak openly about their lives with HIV in a new initiative known as the 'Heroes' Campaign'.
Food shortages threaten ARV adherence
KENYA: (PlusNews) - Makueni District Hospital in eastern Kenya has recorded a significant drop in the weight of several of its HIV-positive patients in the past three months, which nutritionists ascribe to severe food shortages across much of the country.
“It doesn’t matter if you are rich or educated ‘ anyone can get HIV”
ZIMBABWE: (PlusNews) - Former model Tendayi Westerhof is better known these days as a tough-talking HIV/AIDS activist. After testing HIV positive seven years ago, she left the modelling world to found the Public Personalities Against AIDS Trust (PPAAT) to encourage other public figures and celebrities to be open about their HIV status.
Government repatriates Zimbabwe sex workers
MOZAMBIQUE:(PlusNews) - A narrow hallway leads to a makeshift wooden counter where a shelf displays a few empty beer cans and soft drink bottles; a side door opens to a corridor with a series of bedrooms, almost all of them occupied. This is the 25 de Setembro Social Centre, one of the largest brothels in Chimoio, capital of Mozambique's central province of Manica.
Pholo’s wish list for 2009 Living with AIDS # 375
A new year often means a new start. Pholokgolo Ramothwala, a 30 year-old who has been living with HIV for 10 years, also wants to make new beginnings. Topping his list of things to do is the need to quit alcohol.
Millions towards children’s medicines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has turned its sights on increasing the number of 'child size' medicines designed and formulated specifically for children.
Early care crucial for babies
Across the human lifespan, we are most vulnerable to death during birth and in the first 28 days of life. This is even more so for children born in developing nations including South Africa.
Womb fee myth totally busted
This article busts the myth that young girls are falling pregnant to access social grants.
By Marlise Richter
Next step towards malaria control
A malaria vaccine candidate is proving to provide both infants and young children with significant protection against one of Africa's biggest killers, an article in the New England Journal of Medicine has revealed.
Unhealthy lifestyles
Many South Africans are physically inactive, consume poor and unhealthy diets and are overweight and obese ' leading to all kinds of preventable conditions that kill them prematurely.
Cancer = Biggest killer
The global burden of cancer has more than doubled during the past 30 years and it is estimated that in 2008 there were over 12 million new cases of cancer diagnosed, 7 million deaths from cancer and 25 million persons alive with cancer.
Mental illnesses ignored
The primary health care system is failing South African communities in desperate need of mental health services for common conditions such as anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress and school-related problems.