Free State patients ‘will die’ after being refused treatment
Free State doctors say some patients denied antiretroviral treatment because of the financial crisis in the province will die, and fear that they might face court action.
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Grim picture warning on cigarette packs soon
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MEC wants traditional medicine in hospice
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Peggy Nkonyeni is attempting to introduce traditional medicine for AIDS patients at a hospice with the help of traditional healers who are opposed to antiretroviral medication.
No money for new ARV patients in FS – health department
The Free State health department has confirmed that it has been 'delaying' placing about 400 patients on antiretrovirals (ARVs) since the beginning of November, but denies that this was due to financial mismanagement in the province.
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Hospice helps the very sick
Gloria's eyes open wide as she reaches out her hand and pleads: 'Don't forget me. Don't forget me. Don't ever forget me.'
Her voice is hoarse from the thrush that coats her throat and mouth. Her pyjamas hangs off one skinny shoulder, as she slumps in a chair next to the bed she has just wet.
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Hogan sends money and reinforcements to sort out ARV mess
The national health department has intervened in the crisis in the Free State where financial mismanagement has caused a shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.
Free State in disarray over ARV funds
Panicky e-mails sent to Free State health facilities with instructions to 'stop putting new clients on ARVs' appear to have been caused by a misinterpretation of the budget or gross financial mismanagement after National Treasury indicated that the province had spent less than half of its conditional grant allocated for prevention and treatment.
Q and A with Minister Hogan
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330 000 lose lives due to ARV delay in SA – Harvard study
More than 330,000 lives were lost to HIV/AIDS in South Africa between 2000 and 2005 because a feasible and timely antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program was not implemented, according to researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Sweet justice for doctor Living with AIDS # 370
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Pholo’s agonising wait is over Living with AIDS # 369
Last week, just before taking his twice yearly tests to check his viral load and CD 4 cells, Pholokgolo Ramothwala told us how he gets scared each time he has to do the tests. The agonising wait for the results is now over and this week, Pholo tells us how it all went.
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