HIV specialist Dr Graeme Meintjes is known for long hospital ward rounds that can take several hours, while his colleague, Dr Kevin Rebe, is found racing along the corridors of GF Jooste Hospital'€™s antiretroviral clinic.

The rising HIV infection rate in Africa calls for broadcasters on the continent to make more airtime and other resources available to increase awareness and encourage behaviour change. At a recent meeting the broadcasters '€“ under an initiative called the African Broadcast Media Partnership Against HIV/AIDS - decided to do so by promoting a message of hope.

The emergence of the super drug resistant strain of tuberculosis, XDR-TB, in KwaZulu-Natal is not an unexpected occurrence. It'€™s a product of a TB programme that does not effectively address the TB problem, say experts.

Matters can only improve on the public relations front when it comes to Government'€™s AIDS campaign following its disastrous showing at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto.