AIDS Day celebrations bring hope
Vhembe ' Clinic staff, home-based carers and members of the community came together at the Matavhela Clinic on December 1 to celebrate World AIDS Day.
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The stavudine debate
At the opening of the SA HIV Clinicians Society there was an excellent debate on the stavudine (also known as d4T) 20mg trial. Francois Venter argued for and Eric Goemaere against. Dozens of Treatment Action Campaign members demonstrated against the trial and participated in the debate.
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PRESS RELEASE:Bedaquiline is an anti-tuberculosis drug that is still being tested in clinical trials. It is not yet approved anywhere in the world, though it is steadily making progress towards approval in Europe and the United States.
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UNAIDS: Less children HIV infected
South Africa has received global recognition for achieving a significant reduction in the number of children newly infected with HIV.
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HIV: Search for safe contraception receives a boost
Professor Janet Hapgood of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town has received US$100 000 to pursue research into the best contraception for women at risk of HIV infection.
Read More » HIV: Search for safe contraception receives a boostMental health patient given home
Vhembe - The Mphephu Royal Council and Masana Private FET College celebrated Mental Health Day in style by donating a house to a mental health patient.
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Hospice gives hope
OurHealth. - Tumi (not her real name) was at death's door when her grandmother carried her on her back to the Golden Gateway Hospice in Bethlehem, in the Free State. Story by Thamsanqa Majola.
Read More » Hospice gives hopeGauteng discusses future of lay counsellors Living with AIDS # 537
The Gauteng Health Department held talks with lay HIV counsellors and other community health workers this week to discuss options of managing and incorporating them into the health system. Currently, they are employed through various non-governmental organisations and are not recognised as employees of the department.
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South African wine is good for the heart
South African red and white wine is good for the heart. So drink up, says scientists, it's cheap medicine.
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Con Court to decide on prison TB Living with AIDS # 530
The Constitutional Court reserved judgment this week in a case that brings into question the Department of Correctional Services' ability to prevent and manage the spread of Tuberculosis in the country's prison facilities.
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Gauteng counsellors get paid – slowly Living with AIDS # 529
The Health Department in Gauteng has started processing payment of striking AIDS counsellors and home-based carers, but has failed to fulfill its undertaking that all workers would have been paid by now. And the workers say they will remain on strike until all of them have been paid.
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KZN HIV-911 directory
The latest edition of the KwaZulu-Natal HIV-911 Directory of HIV-Related Services is now available. The directory contains information on 2 297 organisations actively involved in HIV, TB and STI-related prevention, treatment and support in the province. It also includes information on organisations providing socio-economic, legal and psycho-social support programmes. Service provider information is categorised by municipality and type of service offered. The database is updated on an annual basis .
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Nurses as effective as doctors in treating HIV patients
SA government policy gets support from researchers at UCT and University of East Anglia, who identify nurses as preferred health providers for ART programmes.
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Finding TB at the first encounter with HIV care
Since the emergence of TB and HIV co-infections, public health officials have been asking the same questions'how do we screen for, diagnose, and prevent TB in people living with HIV? An article tries to answer this question.
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Lack of pay frustrates Gauteng counsellors Living with AIDS # 527
Repeated promises by the Gauteng Health Department to pay lay counsellors and home-based care givers who have gone without their monthly stipends of R1 500 for four months have still not materialised. The 6000-plus volunteers have voiced their frustration over the non-payment.
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