SA breeds child parents
Unwanted teen pregnancy is a significant socio-economic and health challenge in South Africa. Despite this, the rate of teenagers falling pregnant continues to rise dramatically.
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Clinicians concerned over public servants’ strike
The Southern African HIV Clinicians Society says the ongoing public servants' strike might negatively impact those receiving their antiretroviral treatment from public hospitals and clinics.
Public service strike could impact ART adherence Living with AIDS # 309
Physicians are concerned that as the national public service strike continues, patients receiving ARV medication in public sector health facilities could default on treatment - a situation which is life threatening for patients.
‘Unstoppable wave of child mortality’
HIV is the main driving force behind South Africa's high child death rates and unless there is a concerted effort to put child survival strategies in place the country faces an 'unstoppable wave of child mortality',' paediatricians have warned.
Call to remove restrictions on nursing practice
The French humanitarian group, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders is calling upon the South African government to remove restrictions which prohibit nurses from prescribing antiretroviral treatment from the scope of nursing practice.
High hopes for ARV-based gel
World-first trial for KwaZulu-Natal of vaginal gel that may protect women against HIV.
Critical shortage of doctors in 2008
Rural doctors are bracing themselves for a crisis in hospitals next year as the number of community service doctors is set to drop dramatically to around one-fifth of the usual intake.
Talking about AIDS Living with AIDS # 304
Workplace HIV/AIDS peer educators can have an impact far beyond their place of work into their communities, according to a report released recently.
Hunt Lascaris gets government AIDS tender
Government's long-awaited multi-million rand HIV/AIDS communication tender has finally been awarded to a single consortium headed by Hunt Lascaris.
No ARVs in Graaff-Reinet
Many HIV positive residents in the Eastern Cape town of Graaff-Reinet are dying as the province's HIV clinic continues to delay dispensing antiretrovirals (ARVs).
Zuzimpilo not making the numbers Living with AIDS # 303
Late last November, the first subsidised, low-cost HIV and AIDS care clinic, opened in Johannesburg. Five months later, clinic management is concerned that demand for the service hasn't quite reached expectations.
A good model of rural clinic
Dr. Hugo Templeman, a Dutch physician who runs one of the best clinics in the impoverished rural village of Elandsdoorn in Limpopo province says that his is a model rural clinic.
No refugee comes to SA for ART – UNHCR
The senior regional HIV/AIDS coordinator for the United Nations' High Commission for Refugees, says the inclusion of refugees in South Africa's antiretroviral therapy programme will not result in the influx of refugees into the country.
Food for breastfeeding moms
Powerful research on the benefits of breastfeeding changes government policy.
Breast has finally topped bottle-feeding ‘ even for babies born to HIV positive mothers
For years, there has been a battle over the best way to protect babies born to HIV positive mothers living in poor areas from getting the virus ' which has essentially boiled down to a battle between those who advocate breast feeding and those who advocate bottle-feeding with milk formula.