- 05 Apr 2013 00:00 - Ayanda Yeni
- Patients go without key drugs as the province and suppliers trade blame for antiretroviral shortages.
- 04 Mar 2013 19:15 - Mia Malan
- According to HIV prevention trial results, the daily use of pills or a vaginal gel does not appear to prevent HIV-infection in African women.
- 21 Feb 2013 20:00 - Mia Malan
- ARVs have slowed down the rate of new HIV infections and increased the life expectancy of the general population in rural KZN
- 17 Aug 2012 00:00 - Mia Malan
- Pressure's mounting on SA's Medicines Control Council to register the use of Truvada by the HIV-negative to lower chances of being infected with HIV.
- 13 Jul 2012 09:57 - Sarah Boseley
- Embarrassingly, Washington's infection rate tops that of some African countries, writes Sarah Boseley.
- 08 Jun 2012 00:01 - Mia Malan
- Although you can never stop taking antiretrovirals, rumours that these little pills will drive you mad are a bald-faced lie, writes Mia Malan.
- 27 Feb 2012 12:37 - Louise Redvers
- Drug supplies are running low and a lack of funding could reverse important progress made in Swaziland's HIV/Aids crisis.
- 21 Nov 2011 16:09 - Staff Reporter
- The United Nations says access to HIV treatment has improved greatly in sub-Saharan African, leading to a steady drop in Aids-related deaths.
- 22 Jul 2011 00:00 - Glynnis Underhill
- A state-owned pharmaceutical company providing ARVs is not a clear remedy for cheaper and more efficient manufacturing of the life-saving medication.
- 20 May 2011 00:00 - Martinique Stilwell
- National transmission rates of perinatal HIV infection are falling but the past is still with us, writes Martinique Stilwell.
- 20 May 2011 00:00 - Lesley Odendal
- If people knew their status, new infections would decrease. The question is how to achieve this.
- 15 Apr 2011 00:00 - Lesley Odendal
- Universal access to antiretroviral therapy could have saved more than 4,37-million children in Africa from becoming orphans.
- 28 Mar 2011 10:02 - Lesley Odendal
- An active approach to identifying TB at the community level is needed in a country with one of the highest rates of the disease in the world.
- 17 Dec 2010 00:00 - The Leader
- The M&G weighs in on its victory at the SCA and the government's extraordinary success in cutting in half the cost of antiretroviral drugs.
- 17 Dec 2010 00:00 - Faranaaz Parker
- The new procurement procedures have
succeeded in halving the cost of ARV drugs.
- 14 Dec 2010 16:22 - Staff Reporter
- There has been a "massive reduction" in the prices of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, according to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
- 07 Dec 2010 15:37 - Staff Reporter
- Much has been done to combat HIV and Aids in Africa, but those gains are now in jeopardy.
- 07 Dec 2010 14:59 -
- Strategies include harder bargaining over prices paid for ARVs and earlier onset of treatment.
- 10 Nov 2010 07:36 - Staff Reporter
- Using SMSs to remind HIV patients to take their dose of medication can give a major boost to drug adherence, a study in Kenya showed.
- 22 Feb 2010 07:43 - Staff Reporter
- Health officials are considering blanket tests followed by a lifetime course of drugs for everyone with the syndrome to eradicate HIV within 40 years.
