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Access to HIV treatment for Zimbabwe prisoners challenged

Access to HIV treatment for Zimbabwe prisoners challenged

17 May 2013 00:00 - Health Correspondent
Zimbabwe's Supreme Court will be asked to compel police and prisons to provide antiretroviral treatment to detainees.
Cheap drugs a bitter pill for the West

Cheap drugs a bitter pill for the West

08 Mar 2013 00:00 - Mara Kardas-Nelson
A global squabble over property rights could see the price of medicine soar in poor countries.
Drop in infections follows ARVs' success

Drop in infections follows ARVs' success

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
Swaziland: A story of survival

Video | Swaziland: A story of survival

07 Feb 2013 14:08
In 2012 we obtained and published footage of an HIV positive woman in Swaziland, having to eat cow dung to take her ARVs. This is an update on her story.
SA's spectacular reversal in fight against Aids

SA's spectacular reversal in fight against Aids

07 Dec 2012 00:00 - David Smith
The change wrought by the mass distribution of HIV/Aids drugs is akin to a major societal shift, writes David Smith.
ARVs effective as an HIV prevention tool

ARVs effective as an HIV prevention tool

27 Jul 2012 07:26 - Mia Malan
New evidence has shown that ARVs have the ability to reduce HIV infections of partners dramatically, writes Mia Malan.
Jury out on using ARV prophylaxis

Jury out on using ARV prophylaxis

15 Jun 2012 07:19 - Mia Malan
South African clinicians have outlined best practice as use of the treatment to prevent infection increases, writes Mia Malan.
Prophylaxis: A right in name only

Prophylaxis: A right in name only

17 Feb 2012 00:00 - Stefanie Röhrs
Research reveals that rape survivors have little access to information about prophylaxis, a vital drug in minimising the chances of contracting HIV.
Healing touch helps HIV patients

Healing touch helps HIV patients

17 Feb 2012 00:00 - Mia Malan
Physiotherapists and other health professionals play a crucial yet unacknowledged role in HIV-infected patients' lives.
'An unexpected piece of heaven'

'An unexpected piece of heaven'

10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Mia Malan
A deep-rural hospital has become a beacon of hope, thanks to dedicated individuals.
Exploding seven myths about HIV

Exploding seven myths about HIV

29 Aug 2011 18:03 - Mia Malan
HIV has been around for a long time but there are still some serious misunderstandings about it, writes Mia Malan.

Africa must invest in ARV production

22 Jul 2011 00:00 - Mia Malan
International researchers this week urged African governments and donors to dramatically increase HIV treatment programmes on the continent.
State drug company 'not a quick fix'

State drug company 'not a quick fix'

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.

ARV shortage in Swaziland a 'death sentence' for thousands

28 Jun 2011 17:51 - Staff Reporter
Swaziland has only two months' supplies of antiretroviral drugs, which Aids patients and activists say is a death sentence for thousands.

Local success story sets example for treatment

10 Jun 2011 10:14 - Lesley Odendaal
The successes of SA's first public-sector ARV programme shows governments what can be achieved ahead of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Aids.
Saved by 'township treatment'

Saved by 'township treatment'

11 Jun 2011 09:19 - Mia Malan
30 Years after the first cases of Aids were reported, 17 since the end of apartheid -- here's a story about how the virus has helped bridge division.
HIV response: Simpler is better

HIV response: Simpler is better

10 Jun 2011 00:00 - Anso Thom
About 1.4-million South Africans with HIV/Aids are receiving ARVs -- a figure closer to the target set by the present national strategic plan.
Living in the shadow of denial

Living in the shadow of denial

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.
Circumcision can be the kindest cut

Circumcision can be the kindest cut

08 Apr 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
Circumcision is a physical event that always has cultural significance, writes Deborah Ewing and Pieter Fourie.

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