Preaching HIV from the pulpit
“There is no place for judgment” Faith-Based Organisations told, as they are called to roll up their sleeves in their fight against HIV
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“It’s not a man’s duty only to carry condoms”
Carrying condoms isn’t scandalous, it’s a smart, say two young women from Johannesburg’s East Rand.
Drug stock outs cast long shadow over AIDS conference
With more than one in 10 health facilities nationally reporting a drug stock out in the last nine months, this year’s SA AIDS Conference may have been more about what’s missing than what’s been done in the country’s HIV programme.
Former teen moms say yes to condoms in school
Tebogo Malema was a pregnant in her matric year and that’s why she says she backs government’s proposal to give condoms to kids.
Violence is common in Western Cape teen relationships
An ambitious school programme has been able to cut violence in teen relationships by 11% but is unable to realise full potential as WCED won't allow it during school time
Price tag of HIV response to more than double by 2033
With 3.1 million people on antiretrovirals (ARV), South Africa has the world’s largest ARV programme, but sustaining it – and the HIV response – will more than double in the next two decades, according to new research.
Resource: HIV Clinical Guidelines App
Launched by the Department of Health yesterday, this free app puts South Africa's HIV guidelines at the fingertips of health workers and patients.
Faith sector needed for UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets
Faith-based organisations had an important role to play in fighting HIV, the SA AIDS Conference in Durban heard.
More than R130 million slated for new TB drugs
In just four years, South Africa has seen a 40-fold increase in health facilities treating drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) as government pledges more than R130 million for new medicines.
Drug stock outs hit more than one in 10 health facilities
HIV and tuberculosis (TB) drug stock outs have hit about 14 percent of health facilities nationwide in the last nine months, according to a new study released today by civil society coalition the Stop Stock Outs Project.
Report: 2014 Stock Outs Survey
The Stop Stock Outs Project's second annual survey was conducted among about 2,500 of the country's 4,200 health facilities and shows slightly worse results than its previous 2013 survey.
Sex education must start as early as Grade R
With many children becoming sexually active at 14 years old, the Department of Basic Education’s Chief Director for Care and Support in Schools Dr Faith Kumalo has warned that sex education and life skills must begin as early as Grade R.
Almost 10 percent of HIV-positive women report forced sterilisation – study
South Africa’s first national HIV stigma index has found that seven percent of HIV-positive women surveyed reported being sterilised against their will and about 40 percent reported contraception was a pre-requisite of accessing antiretrovirals (ARVs).
Report: The People Living With HIV Stigma Index – South Africa 2014
Compiled by the Human Sciences Research Council, this stigma index released at the SA AIDS 2015 Conference is the world’s largest study into HIV stigma.
Video: A sporting chance with brittle bones disease
To commemorate Youth Month in June, Health-e News is broadcasting a five-part adolescent health series on Morning Live (SABC 2). This insert - the second in the series - follows Mduduzi Nkosi, a youth who suffers from brittle bones disease.