Health Minister was invited
Health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was repeatedly invited to speak at Tuesday's opening ceremony, organizers have revealed.
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Survey shows decline in HIV among pregnant women
Government has claimed first evidence of a decline in South Africa's HIV/AIDS epidemic after its annual survey among pregnant women showed a 'statistically significant reduction' of HIV prevalence between 2005 and 2006.
Prisons case could go back to court
AIDS activists and their lawyers are gearing up for another battle in court in an attempt to force the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to commit to the humane treatment of HIV-positive prisoners.
Drug users not catered for in Aids plan
South Africa's National Strategic Plan (NSP) could stand for 'No Substantial Policy' when it came to the needs of injecting drug users, a human rights advocate told a gathering at the national AIDS conference in Durban.
Traditional medicine needs to undergo scientific testing
Presenters at the Durban Aids Conference have agreed on the urgent need for clinical trials of traditional medicine currently used by a wide spectrum of HIV infected South Africans.
Thousands of babies are still being infected with HIV by mothers
Shocking figures about HIV infection in babies and high AIDS-related child mortality have made the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies a key focus of third South African AIDS conference.
HIV status opens or shuts doors in the SANDF Living with AIDS # 308
Four weeks ago, we reported that Defence union, SASFU is taking the South African National Defence Force to court over what it calls 'discriminatory policies' on HIV/AIDS. This week, we hear how the union argues in court papers that the SANDF has made HIV a career-limiting factor for positive members and recruits alike.
Manto snubs Durban Aids Conference
Hardly back in her office after a lengthy lay-off and Health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang immediately placed herself at odds with the AIDS community.
Implementation key to AIDS success
While South Africa has taken 'giant leaps' by reaching consensus on a national response to HIV/AIDS for the next five years, the biggest challenge is its implementation, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka told the third national AIDS conference at its opening last night (Tuesday).
AIDS conference seeks consensus
'Consensus' is the theme of the third South African AIDS conference, which opens in Durban today (5 June) and, for the first time ever, it appears that agreement is possible between government, scientists and AIDS organisations on a wide variety of issues.
Acute staff shortages weaken ARV rollout in SADC Living with AIDS # 307
The lack of public sector antiretroviral programmes is no longer the reason why many HIV-infected people in Africa will die prematurely. A chronic shortage of staff to administer these programmes has now become the greatest challenge to saving lives.
Call for regulation of complementary medicines Living with AIDS # 306
A lack of guidelines regulating the multi-billion rand complementary medicines industry makes it difficult to control against false medicinal claims. This places consumers at the mercy of charlatans who claim that they can cure AIDS and other conditions.
Staff shortages cause key ARV programme to falter
Medecins Sans Frontieres' (MSF) flagship antiretroviral programme in Khayelitsha is taking strain and has been forced to put patients on waiting lists as nurses and doctors struggle to cope with the growing demand.
Leaders told to mind their language on HIV/AIDS
Ambiguous statements by political leaders about HIV/AIDS could cause massive damage to the response to the pandemic, Dr Donald Dickinson an Associate Professor at Wits Business School has said.
Soldiers want discrimination to end Living with AIDS # 305
The South African Security Forces Union filed court papers against its employer, the South African National Defence Force, this week. The union seeks to challenge five SANDF policies which it says discriminate against HIV-positive soldiers.