Turning the Page to a New Era in HIV Prevention Research
AVAC Report warns promising developments in biomedical HIV prevention could be undermined by current conditions of the global AIDS response.
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Circumcision clamp slammed
HIV doctors and activists have slammed a male circumcision clamp that is being aggressively marketed in South Africa and the rest of the continent with a small study showing that it is much more painful that the surgical route and has more adverse events.
ARV tendering process needs to be transparent and fair
SECTION27 has called for transparency and fairness in this year's Antiretroviral (ARV) tendering process as invitations for bidders are soon to be announced.
Ubhejane is not registered
The Department of Health has stated that Ubhejane is not registered as a medicine. The MCC has not yet publicly responded to the article.
Global award for m2m
Dr Mitch Besser, founder and medical director of the Cape Town based programme, mothers2mothers, (m2m) has received the 2010 Award for Best Practices
in Global Health for initiatives to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV and provide care to women living with HIV.
HIV activists march on US
HIV activists have accused the United States and European governments of betraying their commitments to assist poorer nations fund treatment for those needing HIV treatment.
ARV vaginal ring next prevention hope
Researchers have started testing the safety a vaginal ring containing an antiretroviral drug in South Africa in the hope that it has the potential to prevent HIV infection in women.
Activists demand change for NSP targets to be met in FS
Free State health activists will march in Bloemfontein today calling the provincial government reach the National Strategic Plan targets.
The search for an ARV microbicide
'Antiretroviral microbicides for prevention ' such promise needs urgent research. How can I stand idly by and not take up this challenge?' asks Professor Salim 'Slim' Abdool Karim. He is heading a trial that is testing the effectiveness of a tenofovir-based microbicide. Lungi Langa spoke to Karim at the recent Microbicide conference in Pittsburgh.
Why children died still unclear
The Department of Health has apologized for the deaths last week of six babies at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and 10 at Natalspruit Hospital on the East Rand. The Department says it's investigating several factors to determine the cause of deaths.
Making a case for treatment as prevention
The idea of using antiretroviral treatment as a potential prevention intervention is being hailed as an exciting idea although implementation could be a hurdle. Data strongly suggests that people on successful antiretrovirals do not transmit the virus sexually or any other way. The Lancet has released information revealing that ART reduces HIV transmission risk by 92% in heterosexual couples.
Anal sex a major driver in HIV epidemic
Pittsburgh ' Anal sex is viewed as something that only takes place among men who have sex with men (MSM) denying the fact that this form of sexual intercourse was a major driver in the HIV epidemic among heterosexual couples, researchers told the Microbicides 2010 conference this week.
Using ARVs for prevention
Pittsburgh, USA ' Using antiretrovirals in microbicides as an effective HIV prevention method specifically aimed at women is in the spotlight at the Microbicides 2010 conference currently underway in the United States.
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.
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.