DEBATE: Male circumcision as an intervention against HIV
A recent debate in the journal Future HIV Therapy argues for and against male circumcision as an intervention against HIV.
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Agonising tests Living with AIDS Programme 368
Writing in his diary about life with HIV, Pholokgolo Ramothwala reveals his anxiety about going for his next big test '€“ checking the progression of the virus that lives in his body and the strength of his CD 4 cells.
‘€˜Tyrant’€™ Manana made to pay doctor
A seven-year court battle against the Mpumalanga Health Department has finally ended in victory for Dr Malcolm Naude.
Multi-billion dollar plan to eradicate malaria deaths by 2015
An ambitious new Global Malaria Action Plan aimed at reducing the number of malaria deaths to near zero by 2015 was revealed in New York yesterday (Thursday) with world leaders committing nearly US$3-billion to ensure it succeeds.
Pneumonia vaccine for all
The high mortality rate in children under the age of five years might soon be a thing of the past. This follows the announcement by the Department of Health that it will roll-out Prevenar, a vaccine that prevents pneumococcus pneumonia, one of the leading causes of child deaths.
Opposition blasts about turn on medicine registration system
The opposition has hit out against the about turn by the ANC members in the health committee who last week rejected the minister'€™s two-tier medicines registration system, but are now supporting it.
Untold stories Living with AIDS # 363
Films showing real-life experiences that put us at risk of HIV infection and how people are dealing with the epidemic have been produced for television. The nine short films were produced by film-makers from nine countries in southern Africa.
TB drugs recalled shortly after ARV recall
The health department has withdrawn two widely-dispensed tuberculosis (TB) drug combination batches after preliminary investigations revealed the drugs became unstable under long-term storage, ultimately placing patients at risk of not receiving their optimal dosage.
AIDS burden shows need for female-biased prevention Living with AIDS # 361
A key feature of South Africa'€™s HIV epidemic where 5.7 million people are positive is that among the 15 '€“ 24 year olds infected, women and girls account for more than 90% of new infections. This needs a special focus on this group when designing prevention programmes, says UNAIDS.
African leaders back Mogae AIDS prevention initiative
Festus Mogae recruits prominent African "champions for an AIDS-free generation" to help improve HIV prevention efforts.
Deputy President calls for renewed HIV prevention efforts
MEXICO CITY -- Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has appealed to all South Africans attending the 17th International AIDS Conference to come home and make HIV prevention work.
Hope that ARVs might protect HIV negative
After a series of failed AIDS vaccines, there is hope that ARVs taken before potentially risky sex, could protect those who don't have HIV.
HIV in east & southern Africa Living with AIDS # 360
The Joint United Nations'€™ Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) annual report shows that the global HIV epidemic is either slightly stabilising or decreasing. The stabilising epidemic has also been noted in South Africa which has the world'€™s largest HIV epidemic with 5.7 million infections.
Govt policy on ARVs might change
The Department of Health is expected to change its guidelines on AIDS treatment to allow people with a CD4 cell count higher than 200 to qualify for antiretroviral therapy.
MSM Prep study to kick off in Cape Town
Cape Town researchers have announced plans to launch a pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) HIV prevention trial among men in the city.