Mandela talks about his TB
A prison story from Nelson Mandela captivated journalists at the world AIDS conference as the former president used the opportunity to drive home the link between HIV and TB.
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Turning down the heat
It was a process of turning down the heat as South African scientists, health workers, government officials and activists met to clarify recent statements by the Medicines Control Council and the Minister of Health.
Anger at confusion about nevirapine
It was a process of turning down the heat as South African scientists, health workers, government officials and activists met to clarify recent statements by the Medicines Control Council and the Minister of Health.
Religion, politics and hypocrisy barriers to HIV prevention
In a world of numbers and science, the human dimension of HIV/AIDS is less easily quantifiable but critically important. Human rights and language featured strongly in the Jonathan Mann Memorial Lecture at the Bangkok AIDS conference.
Anger brews at AIDS conference
A little corner of the Impact Conference Centre in Bangkok felt like home but for all the wrong reasons.
MCC says no disruption to MTCT progamme
The Medicines Control Council has said that it did not foresee any disruption to the mother to child prevention HIV programme in South Africa in the light of the announcement that the antiretroviral drug nevirapine was not recommended as a single treatment
TAC appeals to AIDS conference
The Treatment Action Campaign was given a key platform at the XV International AIDS Conference to address delegates on the confusion regarding the South African health department's position on the use of nevirapine.
WHO wants 500 000 on treatment in SA
The World Health Organisation has high expectations of what South Africa's care and treatment plan for HIV/AIDS can mean for encouraging other African countries to introduce similar programmes.
Museveni beats a moral drum
HIV/AIDS is a problem that is mainly 'moral, social and economic' rather than a health issue,Ugandan President Yuweri Museveni told delegates at the International AIDS conference in Bangkok.
Health minister sparks controversy
Hopes for a controversy-free South African presence at the 15th International AIDS conference were dashed when the health minister opened the South African stand at the conference.
International AIDS conference kicks off
A poster held high by a Thai activist before the opening of the International AIDS conference in Bangkok summed up the urgency of the situation: 'You talk, we die, AIDS treatment, access now.'
The pace of things to come
After an exhilerating four months of restored health and high energy on antiretroviral therapy, chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign Zackie Achmat has had to face up to certain side effects and to change one of his drugs. He talks about how he's doing now and the long-term public health challenges of prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
AIDS, ARVs and the activist
The first six months of antiretroviral therapy have forced AIDS activist Zackie Achmat to review his life.
Mapping our livesLiving with AIDS #164
Memory box and body map outreach worker Nondumiso Hlwele talks about how the project has helped her define her past and face her future. It's also unearthed her talent for drawing and depicting the world around her.
Stories of survivalLiving with AIDS #163
This week we hear from people living with AIDS who readily admit they owe their lives to the support and information they receive from being part of an organisation committed to securing access to treatment.