A small study published in the latest Annals of Internal Medicine has shown that progressively increasing the dose of Efavirenz during the first two weeks of treatment can reduce side effects experienced by HIV patients who take the drug daily.

Two thousand people are now on the waiting list for antiretroviral medication at Edendale Hospital, which stopped giving new patients ARVs nine weeks ago.

JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - Sexual abuse is widespread in South Africa's prisons, but the provision of health services to this vulnerable population remains problematic.

DAKAR: (IRIN) - Military forces from 20 countries in West and Central Africa have launched a regional HIV network to share information on combating HIV within their ranks and communities, following the example of other military-led efforts to fight the spread of HIV.

While South Africans are aware that using condoms can prevent HIV infection, the majority do not understand that having more than one sexual partner increases the risk of infection.