Hope for the dying
Less than 300 kilometres inland from the West Coast the environment changes from semi-dessert to lush vineyards where award-winning wine is produced and fruit trees strain under the weight of summer fruit.
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Education for the neglected Living with AIDS # 240
Goodman Vilakazi's physical disability has never been an obstacle. The 58-year old man in a wheel-chair has looked beyond what could be a serious shortcoming and runs a literacy project for other disabled people and the elderly in his community.
Biggest ever survey finds 11% living with HIV in SA
Over one in 10 South Africans are living with HIV, with young African women living in informal settlements being most at risk of being infected.
Orphan grows up to care for other orphans
Orphan grows up to take care of other orphans as support group manages to steer children from a life of crime.
Bucking the trend of alcohol and AIDS
Shelley Point, Stompneus Bay, Paternoster, Hopefield'¦place names that for many conjure up images of lazy holidays filled white beaches, blue sea, whale watching, surfing, crayfish and cold wine.
Your partner’s HIV status may not be yoursLiving with AIDS #239
Two out of every three new HIV infections that occur in Africa are in people who are in stable relationships. Also, it has been observed that about one in five couples in Africa are known to be in a discordant relationship, where only one partner is HIV positive. These observations have led to the promotion of what is now known as 'Couples' HIV counselling and testing' to strengthen prevention efforts.
Dr Matthais Rath sues Health-e News Service
Dr. Matthais Rath is suing Health-e News Service, two employees and a freelancer for a total of R1,6-million following a series of stories written and broadcast about the activities of the Rath Foundation, primarily in Khayelitsha and Gugulethu.
UNAIDS continue to paint bleak picture
South Africa's Aids epidemic, one of the largest in the world, shows no sign of relenting, while infection levels continue to drop in Uganda and now also in parts of Kenya and Zimbabwe, according the UNAIDS Aids Epidemic Update.
TAC on Rath
The Treatment Action Campaign this week released a statement and fact sheet in which it explains why it holds Matthias Rath responsible for several deaths of HIV infected individuals.
Not forgetting the childrenLiving with AIDS #236
The medical needs of children living with HIV and AIDS often go neglected. Tapologo, a Catholic initiative working in the rural and informal settlements on the outskirts of Rustenburg, strives to strike a balance between caring for adults and children.
Press Ombudsman rules against Brink
Ombudsman finds grounds that Rath Foundation spokesperson Anthony Brink intimidated Health-e. Read his ruling below, on Brink's complaint about an article published in the Mail & Guardian about his criticism of female HIV/AIDS reporters
ANC needs to provide leadership in Rath matter
The ANC needs to provide leadership on the Rath Foundation, which is undermining government's AIDS treatment plan.
Health department is running Rath investigation
Living with AIDS #235
The Medicines Control Council says that it is finalising its investigation into the activities of multivitamin businessman Dr Matthias Rath and his foundation, which include an unapproved clinical trial on HIV positive people in the township of Khayelitsha, in Cape Town. But, the actual investigation is being carried out by officials within the Department of Health.
Living with AIDS #235
More condemnation of Rath
Living with AIDS #234
'Unethical' and 'unscientific' are some of the words being used to describe the activities of vitamin businessman Dr Matthias Rath, who claims that his brand of multivitamins can reverse the course of AIDS.
Living with AIDS #234
‘It’s an unethical trial’ Living with AIDS #233
The University of Limpopo's medical faculty, Medunsa campus, this week revealed that it received an application for a clinical study in HIV patients using vitamin seller Dr Matthias Rath's products. But, the chairperson of the unit's research ethics committee, Professor Wim du Plooy, says the trial was not approved.