ARV programme cuts AIDS deaths
Some 60 000 fewer people died of AIDS last year than in 2005, thanks mainly to the country's antiretroviral treatment campaign.
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Warning of drug-resistant HIV
African countries need to take steps to monitor and prevent the spread of drug-resistant HIV.
This was the warning from researchers at the annual conference on retroviruses in Boston last week.
Bereavement hinders progress of HIV positive youth
HIV-positive youth often find it hard to cope with their condition if they have lost close family due to the infection. This is a according to the Wits Institute for Sexual Reproductive Health HIV and Related Diseases. We spoke to one such teenager.
Ending hunger to reach MDGs
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have committed to working together to reduce child stunting in Eastern and Southern Africa in an effort to reach the UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
ARV tenders mean more can now access treatment
Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi this week announced the outcome of the antiretroviral tender. South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV which means the country has a massive drug bill. Motsoaledi managed massive discounts, halving the ARV bill.
SA lags behind in MDGs
When countries from around the world met at the turn of the century to define goals to lift the world out of poverty, South Africa was a proud participant.
MDG TB target out of reach
South Africa remains below target on reaching the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) pertaining to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, according to the 2010 South African Health Review.
HIV home testing – should we or shouldn’t we?
As the government seeks to make HIV testing the norm, some in the health field are suggesting that HIV home testing kits should be promoted as part of the strategy. But should HIV testing be left to individuals - under little or no supervision? Ayanda Yeni, of Health-e News Service, takes up the story.
Festive fever’ for teens could have bad implications
The media is full of reports of teenagers indiscriminately having sex and even going as far as filming it. This has led to a public outcry. But what makes young people to engage in risky behaviour? Ayanda Yeni of Health-e News Service visited a school in Brits, in the North West province, where teen pregnancy is rife.
A microbicide critical
Huge strides are being made in HIV prevention, but despite the good news there remains an urgent need for an intervention that addresses the higher infection rates among women and current hopes are pinned on a microbicide.
A light at the end of the prevention tunnel’¦
On Tuesday morning last week, news was shared with the world from the New England Journal of Medicine which caused the United States President of the United States to say from the White House: 'I am encouraged by this announcement of groundbreaking research on HIV prevention. While more work is needed, these kinds of studies could mark the beginning of a new era in HIV prevention. As this research continues, the importance of using proven HIV prevention methods cannot be overstated.'
Vaccine remains elusive, but some progress
When all is said and done, the ultimate tool needed to control the most devastating infectious disease in the world's history, is an HIV vaccine.
HIV prevention drugs raise more questions than answers
JOHANNESBURG: PlusNews) - Recent studies have shown that antiretroviral [ARV] drugs can reduce the risk of HIV-infection but for researchers and governments - the research raises more questions than answers about its implementation.
Regiment for circumcised men
The Zulu King has invited the almost 18,000 men who have been circumsized in KwaZulu-Natal this year to form a special regiment to fight HIV and women and child abuse.
ARVs gave me my life back
When a tall and scrawny Bongani Masalaza (37) of Khayelitsha was diagnosed with HIV in 1997 there was no antiretroviral (ARV) treatment available and he would battle to survive for 11 long years before he finally accessed the life prolonging drugs.