HIV

Home / HIV / Page 7

#AIDS2020VIRTUAL: Community involvement key to addressing disparities after 40-years of HIV pandemic

Health, Health Systems, News

“Communities are important – as some of great ideas might not generally come from the top, but they can come from the bottom,” says Gregorio Millett of the American Foundation for Aids Research.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
July 7, 2020

#AIDS2020Virtual:Impact of COVID19 on HIV services a worry

Health, News

The world’s largest conference on HIV opened today in a special virtual format due to COVID-19. It kicked off with a focus on the links between the two viruses, and a recognition of global debates around racism.

thabo-molelekwa
July 6, 2020

“London Patient” HIV free for 34-months now

Health, News

Don’t give up hope is the message from the “London Patient”, who remains HIV-free after three years

Marcia Moyana
July 6, 2020

SA ‘can’t afford’ to default on three-in-one HIV pill

News

The fragile gains made in HIV-testing and antiretroviral regimens may be undone by the unintended consequences of the national Covid-19 lockdown says SANAC Civil Society Forum.

jamesthabo
June 22, 2020

[Op-ed]: New PrEP injection testament to HIV research and community partnership

Health

With the development of a new delivery form of PrEP, HIV advocacy and research communities bolster itself after the HVTN 702 clinical trial’s premature ending, writes Ntando Yola.

healthe
June 12, 2020

Legal support must ‘leave nobody behind’

News

NGOs call for legal practitioners to improve access to legal services for vulnerable populations, such as those living with HIV and TB, sex workers and disabled people.

Marcia Moyana
May 29, 2020

New TB treatment for people living with HIV

News

Globally, South Africa is amongst the countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden and high statistics of people living with HIV. Two of the biggest issues in reducing both these numbers are access and adherence to medication, but this can change with a new TB treatment.

jamesthabo
May 8, 2020

#CoronavirusSA: Barriers to ARV access during lockdown

News

For many HIV-positive South Africans, the national lockdown has hindered their ability to easily access antiretroviral drugs and treatment. However, convenient and cost-efficient options for medicine collection are available.

thabo-molelekwa
May 4, 2020

Forced sterilisation amounts to ‘inhuman and degrading treatment’

Gender Based Violence, News, Women's Health

According to the Commission for Gender Equality’s latest report on forced and coerced sterilisations in South Africa, the practice is a direct attack on HIV-positive women’s constitutionally enshrined rights, and highlights flaws in public health’s informed consent procedures.

Shaazia Ebrahim
March 4, 2020

#STICondomWeek: ‘Give women the power to protect themselves’

News

Most of the country’s attention is focussed on condom use to prevent HIV, but other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a serious problem -- and can exacerbate risk of HIV infection.

Zizo Zikali, Zizo Zikali, Zizo Zikali and Zizo Zikali
February 12, 2020

This is not the time to give up, says SA HIV advocates

News

South African HIV advocates say there is an urgent need for the government to make PrEP available to everyone who needs it

jamesthabo
February 7, 2020

Medicine in motion: Patients receive chronic medical care at their convenience

News

Anyone who uses chronic medication understands that admin involved in getting it month-to-month. Now, a bicycle delivery service is revolutionising the system.

cynthiamaseko
October 7, 2019

Tutu Truck – Get a haircut after HIV test

News

Some men say they avoid health checks because they’re ‘female-centric and uninviting’. The newly-launched Amajita Tutu Truck seeks to change that.

Thabo Molelekwa
July 17, 2019

#ECHOResults: Now we know, but it’s no victory

Health

While the study results have allayed the fears of many, they have also pointed a finger at an enemy that we’ve conveniently ignored at the expense of black women’s lives.