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Young nurses demand a better deal
Young nurses in Gauteng are unhappy about pay and working conditions in government hospitals, and recently marched to the Gauteng Department of Health (GPDOH) to raise their concerns.
TAC and Public Protector to help East Rand Communities
After several months of receiving poor treatment at local health facilities, dozens of residents of some East Rand townships have met with investigators and are hoping action will soon be taken.
Addressing the wrongs of the rites of passage
Three years after a young man was abducted and killed at an initiation school, some schools are working with Western doctor to safeguard initiates’ health.
HIV testing Campaigns are still missing the men
If we don’t get more heterosexual men to test for HIV, the world is going to miss  the UNAIDS target of 90 percent of HIV positive people knowing their status by 2020, according to experts.
Prince Harry calls for global action against HIV
Prince Harry has told global leaders that HIV remains among the most pressing and urgent challenges facing the world.
Teacher photographed assaulting pupils at Limpopo high school
Ongoing allegations of brutal corporal punishment happening regularly at a Limpopo high school are to be addressed this week after a disgruntled pupil took pictures of a teacher beating pupils with a piece of piping.
Stem HIV deaths in very sick patients – study
HIV medication saves lives but not when it’s taken too late – especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Access to treatment still a crisis
Global AIDS gains are in danger of being rolled back unless donors step up their contributions, getting treatment to 20 million HIV positive people currently excluded.
Code red: AIDS activists march for treatment for all
The world should not talk about the end of AIDS while 20 million people don't have treatment, said activists who handed a memorandum to the UN's Ban Ki-Moon in Durban on Monday.
Marching for increased AIDS funding
Civil society groups took to the streets of Durban today , a few hours before the opening of 21st International AIDS Conference, pleading for governments to increase funding for HIV.
Curse of the ‘blessers’
Health minister launches plan to keep girls in school - and out of the clutches of abusive sugar daddies.
Children benefit from ‘power of prevention’ – but not adults
HIV infection rates amongst children in eastern and southern Africa are steadily declining.
Generic applications flood the MCC
The Medicine Control Council should limit generic applications to seven per innovator medicine to cut the backlog that is blocking cheaper, better drugs from entering the SA market. By Henry Leng
Fighting illegal abortion clinics
The Limpopo Department of Health is fighting to shut down a growing number of illegal abortion clinics in the Vhembe area – some targeting students specifically with 50 percent discount offers.