Limpopo still struggling
Plagued by poverty, drought, inadequate access to basic services and huge inequities, Limpopo faces enormous hurdles in bringing health to its 5,8-million inhabitants.
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Northern Cape battles to control TB
With a surface area covering one third of South Africa and yet only one million residents (2% of the country's population), the Northern Cape should rank high in the healthcare stakes considering the small number of inhabitants it serves.
Brand appeal Living with AIDS # 291
'Branded VCT', which used a popular fashion label to get young people to test for HIV late last year, showed that brands have a unique ability to influence society.
Radiation exposed workers want compensation
About 208 former employees of the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA) in Pelindaba, Pretoria are suffering from asthma, cancer and myetoma.
Although the cause of their illnesses is not clear, it is believed that they are suffering from occupational diseases.
Microbicide trial failure
The search for an effective and safe anti-HIV microbicide has been dealt a blow with news that two Phase III trials have been halted after evidence that there was potentially an increased risk of HIV infection for women using the substance.
Money as a health intervention
Living with AIDS # 290
A unique programme investigating whether access to money can reduce rural women's vulnerability to HIV, shows that with economic power comes a sense of optimism. Researchers reckon that this leads to better health decisions, reduced health risks and improved gender relations.
Living with AIDS # 290
HIV now spreading fastest among rich and educated
Startling new evidence from a three-year survey shows that HIV is now growing fastest among those who are wealthier and educated.
Industry opposes smoking curbs
The tobacco industry is trying to convince Parliament not to adopt more smoking controls at hearings on the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill of 2006.
The year of hope
Living with AIDS # 289
Last year closed with renewed hope about South Africa's direction on AIDS policy. The National AIDS Council was reconstituted and it is in the process of drawing up a new plan to tackle AIDS over the next five years. We speak to Dr Nomonde Xundu, Cluster Manager of the HIV/AIDS, TB and STIs unit in the national Department of Health about this development.
Living with AIDS # 289
KZN MEC makes history with public HIV test
Health MEC decides to 'lead by example' at launch of provincial HIV testing campaign.
‘No evidence’ grants are interfering with treatment
Government research has poured cold water on claims that people are reluctant to take medicine in case they lose their disability grants and that child support grants encourage teenage girls to fall pregnant.
The way things should be
Living with AIDS # 288
As the year draws to a close, there is still uncertainty over HIV and AIDS in government circles. In a move that could put her on the firing line, the Deputy Health Minister has dared to criticise both Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, and President Thabo Mbeki.
Living with AIDS # 288
One of 5.5 million
In our series profiling South Africa's 'AIDS legends' of the last 25 years, we meet Supreme Court of Appeal Judge, Mr Justice Edwin Cameron. His selfless support of the cause against AIDS is inextricably linked to his own infection with the HI-virus.
Affordable HIV and AIDS careLiving with AIDS # 286
If you're not on medical aid but can afford to pay a little for healthcare, a new clinic in central Johannesburg is offering HIV tests for as low as R20. A month's supply of life-saving antiretroviral medication will cost R350.
Recollections of AIDS
This Friday, December 1st, is World AIDS Day. In recognition of the occasion, today we start a week-long series profiling some of the most influential South Africans who worked in the AIDS field since it first emerged over 20 years ago. We first meet Prof. Ruben Sher, who used to work for the South African Institute for Medical Research and was turned a celebrity by the media at the time.