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People with HIV pay more for life insurance – if they can get it

People with HIV pay more for life insurance – if they can get it

17 May 2013 00:00 - Ina Skosana
Their life expectancy is almost as high as those who are HIV free, yet they pay much more.
State consolidates HIV treatment

State consolidates HIV treatment

05 Apr 2013 00:00 - Ina Skosana, Mia Malan,
New medicine combines ARVs into one pill, making them easier to supply.
HIV cure? Not really, say experts

HIV cure? Not really, say experts

04 Mar 2013 16:06 - Faranaaz Parker
HIV experts are cautiously optimistic about a "functional cure" but say there is no substitute for preventing infection in the first place.
Child born with HIV seemingly cured by US doctors

Child born with HIV seemingly cured by US doctors

04 Mar 2013 08:59 - Guardian Reporter
Doctors in the US have made medical history after the "functional cure" of HIV in a child - the first time such a case has been documented.
Zuma: SA's Aids fight a success story

Zuma: SA's Aids fight a success story

18 Jan 2013 15:20 - Sapa
South Africa's fight against HIV and Aids has in a very short time become a success story, says President Jacob Zuma.
Disgruntled sex workers hold their own Aids conference

Disgruntled sex workers hold their own Aids conference

21 Jul 2012 13:20 - Sapa-AFP
Hundreds of sex workers who said they were denied visas to attend an international Aids conference in the US have begun their own meeting in protest.
Eroded rights of women with HIV

Eroded rights of women with HIV

31 May 2012 13:56 -
For most women, being HIV-positive makes them victims of many forms of violence, a new report has found. Aneesa Fazel reports.
Aids council labour dispute sparks concern

Aids council labour dispute sparks concern

03 Apr 2012 18:57 - Faranaaz Parker
A labour dispute is boiling at the South African National Aids Council, raising concerns over their ability to implement the national strategic plan.

Aids fight falters as funds dry up

09 Dec 2011 12:00 - Staff Reporter
The great news this past year is that now scientists have tentatively offered us a way to end Aids.
Zuma's new Aids plan to include TB

Zuma's new Aids plan to include TB

01 Dec 2011 15:40 - Staff Reporter
President Jacob Zuma has presented a five-year plan to reduce new HIV and TB infections by 50%.

Funding shortages dampen fight against Aids

30 Nov 2011 14:54 - Kate Kelland
UN health agencies say extraordinary progress has been made in the fight against Aids but a funding crisis is putting those gains at risk.

Aids-related infection the primary killer

29 Nov 2011 13:04 - Sponsored Feature
South Africa has an estimated 5.7-million people living with HIV and Aids, more than any other country on Earth.

HIV gel doesn't work, say researchers

29 Nov 2011 08:22 - Staff Reporter
A gel researchers once hailed as a breakthrough in the prevention of HIV transmission among women, has been shown to be ineffective.

State's 'bad administration' could force TAC to close its doors

23 Nov 2011 20:03 - Staff Reporter
The Treatment Action Campaign faces closure due to a lack of funds, which it claims is primarily due to bad administration at the health department.

Once-daily HIV pill approved by US regulators

11 Aug 2011 09:01 - Staff Reporter
US regulators approved a once-daily HIV pill by Gilead Sciences, giving a new source of revenue to the leading maker of HIV medicines.
SA marks Aids treatment milestone

SA marks Aids treatment milestone

03 Jun 2011 17:19 - Staff Reporter
Aids patients and government officials on Friday celebrated the 10th anniversary of a pioneering program that brought drugs to impoverished people.

Thirty years on, Aids fight may tilt more to treatment

03 Jun 2011 13:01 - Staff Reporter
After 30 years of Aids prevention efforts, global leaders may now need to shift their focus to spending more on drugs used to treat the syndrome.

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