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SA, US boost fight against Aids

SA, US boost fight against Aids

15 Dec 2010 09:57 - Andrew Quinn
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and SA Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane have signed an agreement to bolster the fight against Aids in SA.
Govt announces reduction in cost of ARVs

Govt announces reduction in cost of ARVs

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.
SA concerned at costs of Aids

SA concerned at costs of Aids

01 Dec 2010 13:05 - Staff Reporter
SA's health minister is concerned at the cost of coping with Aids in the country with the world's largest number of HIV-positive citizens.

Unicef says HIV-free generation achievable

01 Dec 2010 07:23 - Kate Kelland
A generation of babies could be born free of Aids if the international community stepped up efforts to provide universal access to HIV prevention.

New twist in SA's Aids war

21 Nov 2010 15:14 - Donna Bryson
South Africans living with Aids are being robbed of their lifesaving drugs so that they can be mixed with marijuana and smoked.

Mother-baby HIV box aims to help halt transmission

10 Nov 2010 19:09 - Kate Kelland
It's no great medical breakthrough, just a simple colour-coded box packed with HIV drugs and pictures.

Porn industry in crisis after actor tests positive for HIV

14 Oct 2010 10:43 - Staff Reporter
The multibillion-dollar porn industry in the San Fernando has been thrown into crisis after one of its performers tested positive for HIV.

Aids treatment up in 2009 but 2010 targets in doubt

29 Sep 2010 14:11 - Katy Migiro
A record 1,2-million people in low- and middle-income countries started antiretroviral therapy for HIV/Aids in 2009, the WHO said on Tuesday.

Fight against Aids hit by $10bn shortfall

19 Sep 2010 06:36 - Staff Reporter
Success in halting infection in sub-Saharan Africa could falter as international aid starts to shrink, warns UNAids chief.

UN: Sub-Saharan Africa leads drop in new HIV infections

17 Sep 2010 14:03 - Staff Reporter
Sub-Saharan Africa, the region worst affected by Aids, is leading a decline in new HIV infections, UNAids said on Friday.

Activists in Africa seek govt funds to fight Aids

10 Sep 2010 14:33 - Staff Reporter
African doctors and rights activists are pressing their governments to spend more on health as part of a campaign to stop children from getting Aids.

India not treating Aids patients on time

09 Sep 2010 13:31 - Bappa Majumdar
Thousands of Aids patients in India are not receiving treatment on time, underscoring huge challenges the country faces as it combats the syndrome.

Cash support for Aids fight 'beginning to falter'

02 Sep 2010 10:01 - Staff Reporter
The chief of the UNAids agency says that global contributions to fighting the Aids pandemic are dropping off for the first time in 15 years.

Pastor's 'Jesus had HIV' sermon angers SA Christians

26 Aug 2010 10:51 - Staff Reporter
Xola Skosana takes HIV test in front of congregation and encourages young members of the church to do the same.

Learn to love latex

23 Aug 2010 13:58 - Staff Reporter
the Teacher and BroadReach Healthcare explain key facts about the HI virus in the third part of a series

UN acted in 'bad faith' over new women's agency

24 Jul 2010 09:06 - Mara Kardas-Nelson
Advocates claim that the United Nations "has failed women", and that a new women's agency was already lacking transparency.
'We can't fight this alone'

'We can't fight this alone'

22 Jul 2010 10:57 - Faranaaz Parker
The health minister wants to change perceptions about South Africa to encourage people to offer to help fight the HIV/Aids pandemic.
Circumcision could halt 4m new African HIV cases

Circumcision could halt 4m new African HIV cases

21 Jul 2010 11:37 - Kate Kelland
More than four million new HIV infections could be prevented in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2025 if male circumcision rates were increased to 80%.
Gel breakthrough lifts mood at Aids conference

Gel breakthrough lifts mood at Aids conference

20 Jul 2010 12:18 - Richard Ingham
A breakthrough test of a vaginal gel to protect women against HIV unleashed a wave of optimism at the world Aids conference on Tuesday.

Aids drugs can reduce spread of syndrome

19 Jul 2010 05:16 - Staff Reporter
Report published in Lancet medical journal claims increased availability of pharmaceuticals would bring down infection rate.

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