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- We've been fighting Aids - now we must end it
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A critical prerequisite to ending Aids is for global leaders to improve the health systems of developing countries - including the drug supply chain.
- Silicon ring may curb HIV infections
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A silicon ring, currently being tested in trials across Africa, could be the new way to prevent HIV infection in women.
- Bid to hold Anglo American accountable for TB cases
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Anglo American SA could be facing legal action as workers say there are inadequate safety measures in place in their mining operations.
- Dramatic Aids turnaround in store for SA
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South Africa is expected to make a dramatic turnaround in Aids due to a change in government policies, a UNAids official has said.
- Donors turn their backs on HIV
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Southern Africa has little reason to celebrate, given the massive HIV funding cuts that threaten to take the region back to where it was 10 years ago.
- Death rate among youth on the decrease in SA
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The death rate in South Africa, particularly among young adults, is on the decrease, according to Statistics South Africa.
- Developing new strategies to fight HIV/Aids
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South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world.
- Zuma's new Aids plan to include TB
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President Jacob Zuma has presented a five-year plan to reduce new HIV and TB infections by 50%.
- Aids orphans take charge
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Orphaned by HIV/Aids-related illnesses at the ages of six and seven, Tandeka and Njabulo have looked after each other for 10 years.
- The HIV balance sheet
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For mining giant Anglo American, combating HIV/Aids among its workforce is both a case of health economics and a moral imperative.
