Medical aid schemes, private hospitals under scrutiny
Medical aid schemes and private hospitals have come under fire from the Health Minister for charging high fees.
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Some prefer death over testing
Despite long-running AIDS awareness campaigns by the government, non-governmental organizations and other civil society groupings, a great number of people still prefer to die a silent death than to go for an HIV test.
Read More » Some prefer death over testingAdding a therapeutic vaccine into the mix
A new therapeutic AIDS vaccine trial designed to slow progression to full-blown AIDS is underway.
Read More » Adding a therapeutic vaccine into the mixMajor AIDS vaccine update
Over 600 participants have been enrolled into the HVTN 503 vaccine trial, said to be the 'largest AIDS vaccine trial' to be ever conducted on the continent.
Read More » Major AIDS vaccine updateWitchcraft 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.
Read More » Witchcraft gives caregivers a hard timeScience Academy calls for more scientific research on vitamins
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has emphasized that more scientific research is needed on vitamins and their interactions with HIV and TB before recommendations are made to the public.
Read More » Science Academy calls for more scientific research on vitaminsThe plight of AIDS orphans
The government's policy of not awarding foster care grants to undocumented orphans has come under the spotlight as the number of AIDS orphans continues to increase.
Read More » The plight of AIDS orphansThe plight of undocumented AIDS orphans
The government's policy of not awarding foster care grants to undocumented orphans has come under the spotlight as the number of AIDS orphans continues to increase.
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The government's policy of not awarding foster care grants to undocumented orphans has come under the spotlight as the number of AIDS orphans continues to increase.
Read More » The plight of AIDS orphansCall to revise govt’s PMTCT programme
AIDS activist group, Treatment Action Campaign, has intensified its call to the Department of Health to move from the current policy of offering only a single drug, Nevirapine, in its Prevention-of-Mother-To-Child HIV programme.
Read More » Call to revise govt’s PMTCT programmeCancer can be beaten
Healthy lifestyle, screening and testing can help prevent cancer.
Read More » Cancer can be beatenThe plight of pregnant women in govt hospitals
Although pregnancy is a good thing to most women, delivering the baby, which most women do at public hospitals, could be the most unpleasant experience, according to allegations of ill-treatment that they endure at the hands of nurses in public sector hospitals.
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HIV/AIDS in Ngwavuma
Ngwavuma, in the north of KwaZulu-Natal province near the Swaziland border, has been hard-hit by HIV/AIDS. The resulting problem is the increase of children-headed households.
Read More » HIV/AIDS in NgwavumaImproved pneumonia vaccine, but not for poor
The high cost of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)-which fights the bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis in young children - makes it inaccessible to the poor.
Read More » Improved pneumonia vaccine, but not for poorConfusion over temporary disability grant
The criteria used to award government temporary disability grant have come under scrutiny. Currently, there is concern that even people who do not 'deserve' the grant receive it, while there are seriously ill patients who do not receive it.
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