A further setback as more condoms recalled
The Health Department has recalled millions of male condoms it supplies annually after further testing revealed even more of the barriers were of inferior quality.
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Doctor’s conscience in court Living with AIDS # 326
After what he calls 'many years of government stalling', this week the Labour Court finally heard the case of a former Mpumalanga doctor. Dr Malcolm Naude is challenging the Mpumalanga Department of Health for dismissing him, he alleges, on the grounds that he provided antiretroviral treatment to rape survivors.
Are govt condoms reliable?
The recent corruption scandal at the South African Bureau of Standards, which resulted in huge numbers of condoms reaching the public without undergoing the necessary testing procedures, has helped fuel the already existing negative perception about the reliability of government condoms.
SA ready to produce its own vaccines
After seven years of 'down time' South Africa is back in the business of vaccine production with the formulating and filling of the hepatitis B vaccine at the Biovac Institute, a public-private partnership.
Attracting men Living with AIDS Programme 325
Contrary to popular belief, it is not entirely difficult to get men to test for HIV. This is according to New Start, a non-profit public health programme offering low-cost Voluntary Counselling and Testing services.
TAC letter to Mbeki about Virodene
The Treatment Action Campaign has sent a letter to President Thabo Mbeki formally requesting that he appoint a judicial commission of inquiry into the presidency and health ministry's involvement in the promotion and testing of Virodene. Read the full letter here as well as a synopsis of the Virodene affair.
Prevention news
The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News Update focuses on the Caribbean's slow response to the AIDS epidemic, Australia's Hepatitis C epidemic which is fuelled by injecting drug use and London's efforts to get condoms to Olympic athletes come 2012.
Weekly prevention news from around the world
Health-e will be posting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News Update every week. The Update focuses on news from around the world in the fields of among others HIV, Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis.
Dancing against teen pregnancy
Dance4life is helping learners to campaign against problems at school using dance, drama and singing
Mbeki’s role in AIDS ‘experiments’ should be probed, says TAC
There should be a judicial commission of inquiry into the role of President Thabo Mbeki and his officials' in 'experiments on poor African people', according to the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC).
Adding a therapeutic vaccine into the mix
A new therapeutic AIDS vaccine trial designed to slow progression to full-blown AIDS is underway.
Mr AIDS, Reuben Sher, dies
The 'grandfather' of AIDS, Reuben Sher passed away on Monday morning following post surgery complications.
Witchcraft gives caregivers a hard time
In Tzaneen, in Limpopo, denial and witchcraft give caregivers a hard time, as families of AIDS patients believe that their illnesses cannot be treated using Western medicines.
Scientists appeal for science-based claims to clear HIV confusion
After a two-year study, the Academy of Science of South Africa appeals for all orthodox, traditional and alternative medicines to be subjected to the same scientific tests to prove that they can help people with HIV and TB.
Vulindlela is the ‘epicentre of hope’
The US Secretary of Health - equivalent of our minister of health - praises a dusty semi-rural area in KwaZulu-Natal for its efforts to fight HIV/AIDS.