We are soft targets, say hospital workers
Health workers in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg have hit back at officials for implying that they are to blame for the deaths of six premature babies this week.
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Festive HIV testing launch
There was a festive atmosphere at Edendale Hospital on Friday as hundreds of people attended the launch of the province'€™s HIV counselling and testing (HCT) campaign, headed by Premier Zweli Mkhize.
Optimal time for initiation of ART
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been shown to be effective in slowing down the progression of AIDS and in reducing HIV-related illnesses and death.
Backing for SA’ s huge HIV testing campaign
Local advocacy groups and international partners in South Africa'€™s response to HIV and AIDS welcomed the launch of the country'€™s programme to have 15 million citizens tested for HIV over the next year.
Expansion of HIV Testing & Treatment
The latest newsletter from the health department on the Expansion of HIV Testing and Treatment gives details on the launch which will now take place on April 25.
Efforts to protect children from polio & current measles outbreak in the country
The Department of Health is currently conducting a national immunization campaign to protect all children living in South Africa from polio and measles.
HIV testing campaign postponed
The official launch of the national HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign has been postponed, the Presidency has announced.
Statement from Jacob Zuma on undertaking an HIV test
President Jacob Zuma has announced the postponement of a massive HIV testing campaign that was set to start on 15 April as it collided with scheduled working visits to Brazil and the US. He said new dates for the campaign would be announced soon.
Department ready to implement new HIV/Aids treatment plan
Gauteng clinics and hospitals are ready to start implementing new HIV and AIDS treatment guidelines on Thursday April 1.
ART Guidelines updated
South Africa's antiretroviral treatment guidelines have been updated. The guidelines offer a range of improvements over the 2004 guidelines including new, more tolerable antiretrovirals, immediate ARV treatment for drug-resistant TB patients and improved prevention of mother to child transmission procedures.
Minister launches major testing campaign
We are ready to tackle HIV and AIDS! That was the gist of Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi'€™s address today (25 March) when he announced plans for a massive national HIV counseling and testing campaign which aims to reach 15 million South Africans. The Minister also spoke about plans with regard to the rollout of new guidelines for AIDS and TB treatment, due for implementation at the beginning of April.
‘€œTogether we can kick TB out of Khayelitsha”
MSF, TAC, City of Cape Town, and Western Cape Province Department of Health show decentralised integrated TB/HIV care results in improved outcomes.
Quackery taken to task
OPINION:Nathan Geffen'€™s book Debunking Delusions reminds us what can go wrong when AIDS denialists are given the time of day. The book also documents clearly how we can fight denialism in a manner that saves lives and respects science. What is clear given the resurgence of AIDS denialist propaganda is that now is not the time to sit back.
Elton John gives £1m to SA project
Sir Elton John today (23 March) announced from Cape Town, South Africa, the granting of a £984,000 award to mothers2mothers (m2m) to be used to help prevent hundreds of thousands of babies across Africa from contracting HIV and empowering mothers living with HIV.
Rift Valley Fever ‘€“ 22 cases confirmed
As of 15 March 2010, 21 human laboratory confirmed cases of River Valley Fever (RVF) have been reported in the Free State with two deaths. This brings a total to 22 human cases of RVF in South Africa, with one in the Northern Cape.