In the time of AIDS, an era defined by a virus that is transmitted most frequently through penetrative sex, it is more important than ever before to speak frankly, honestly and openly about sex, its beauty and dangers. Sensitive listeners are advised of the strong language used in the following discussion.
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund, both financial organizations that aim to reduce poverty, are preventing foreign aid from reaching HIV/AIDS programs in developing countries, claims an article in this week's issue of The Lancet.
Apportioning blame is often the first reaction in a situation where one party in a relationship finds that they are HIV-positive. But there are other ways to handle the matter.
KZN MEC Peggy Nkonyeni has increased the budget of the province's emergency services by almost 30%, but says it is still not enough to meet demand.
Very seldom do journalists write about HIV in relation to their own lives as people at risk or infected and affected by the virus. Hayden Horner, a journalist with a United Nations agency breaks away from the norm.
Disclosure is hailed as one of the first steps towards living positively with HIV. But numerous factors such as the fear of stigma keep many people silent. Others, like Peter Busse, take the risk.
The antics of the discredited Dr Rath, and our health minister's support for him, are dragging us back into the dark days of AIDS denialism
Is living with HIV something to celebrate to the extent of throwing a colourful party for more than 200 guests? Peter Busse, a Johannesburg-based AIDS educator recently marked 20 years of living with the virus.
It is imperative for the Department of Health to keep the South African public and the media informed around the Marburg outbreak in Angola. At the same time it is important that the media report in a responsible manner by not fuelling any panic with sensational and incorrect reporting.
The sad fact is that while politicians in the provinces are dilly-dallying hundreds of adults and children are dying needlessly from a Tuberculosis, a curable disease.
Government is disappointed that there has been no clear message stemming from the high-level World Health Organisation AIDS and Nutrition conference held this week.
Prisoners executed by lethal injection in the US may have experienced 'excruciating pain' while dying because they were not properly sedated, according to research published in this week's issue of The Lancet.
Temperatures are dropping and leaves are turning. Winter is on its way and that means the flu is not far behind. Influenza can be fatal for some, including those living with HIV.
WHO meeting aims to develop African consensus on nutrition and HIV/AIDS.
In his memoir Justice Edwin Cameron reveals how social and political denial, fear of illness and death, government's reluctance to provide ARV therapy as well as the double stigma of being homosexual and infected, impacted on his life.
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