National immunisation drive
Pretoria - The Department of Health has called on parents and caregivers to take their children for their immunisations against pneumococcal diseases during a four-month Catch-Up immunisation campaign.
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SADC countries battling to reach HIV positive people
Only one in three Mozambicans, Tanzanians and Zimbabweans who need antiretroviral medicine are getting it, according to new research.
Happy holidays
Health-e is taking a healthy break from December 23 until January 9. Thanks for the all the support in 2011, stay healthy and see you all in 2012!
Test, treat ‘ and keep on treatment
Antiretroviral medicine can play a huge part in preventing positive people from transmitting the virus ' but only if they keep their viral loads undetectable.
An inevitable truth about HIV
OPINION: Reducing the number of partners and using condoms are still the most effective ways to prevent the spread of HIV. By Richard Delate.
An expanded arsenal against HIV ‘ but money short to implement it
For the first time, the global AIDS community is talking about stopping the AIDS within a couple of decades ' and it seems possible.
Sex with HIV positive person on ARVs is safe
The early treatment of people with HIV massively reduces their infectiousness and gives the world our first real opportunity to halt the HIV epidemic.
Doing nice things for men who have sex with men
Working up the courage to discuss your sex life with a health worker is challenging at the best of times. For men who have sex with men and transgender women, it's simply too tough to contemplate and many of them simply decline seeking healthcare or delay until it is too late. A clinic in Cape Town is changing that.
Microbicide failure a huge blow to HIV prevention
In a huge blow to HIV prevention, a major trial of a vaginal gel expected to protect women was stopped on Friday (25 Nov) after it was found to have no effect on preventing HIV.
This result was unexpected and contradicted an earlier trial of the same vaginal gel, called a microbicide, containing the antiretroviral tenofovir.
TAC facing closure
THE TREATMENT Action Campaign may be forced to close its doors in January because of a lack of funding.
SA AIDS plan starting to pay dividends
In the past two years, South Africa has made significant investment in combatting HIV and 'the impact is beginning to show', according to the UNAIDS report.
UNAIDS upbeat about AIDS retreat
The AIDS epidemic is in decline and if countries 'invest smartly' in a few key interventions, they can achieve 'substantial and sustainable progress' against HIV.
Positive magazine Living with AIDS # 496
Many people with HIV constantly need information to help them cope with their condition. Others isolate themselves from society on hearing they have HIV, due to fear and stigma. Now a new magazine called 'Positive' aims to address the information gap and to make those infected aware that they are not alone in the struggle with HIV.
Effects of HIV on malaria Living with AIDS # 495
People living with HIV and AIDS are at more risk of severe complications and even death should they contract malaria.
‘I would rather have HIV than TB’
'Which disease would you rather have: HIV or TB? I would rather have HIV,' Professor Francois Venter from the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute told a stunned audience at the recent 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health held in Lille, France. By Wilma Stassen