UN: HIV spreading faster than treatment in Africa
New HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa are growing twice as quickly as antiretroviral drugs are rolled out, UNAids said on Wednesday.
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UN says millions still lack access to Aids drugs
Access to drugs, counselling and testing for HIV/Aids has increased, but there were still 2,7-million new infections in 2007, a UN report says.
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Annie Lennox tells of her commitment to South Africa
Rock star Annie Lennox tells of her commitment to fighting HIV/Aids in South Africa and welcomed the appointment of the country's new health minister.
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World Bank gives Malawi $30m to fight Aids
Malawi has received a $30-million grant from the World Bank to prevent new HIV infections, the bank said on Tuesday.
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SA won't meet ARV roll-out target, says Motsoaledi
SA won't meet a target of providing life-prolonging drugs to 80% of people living with HIV/Aids by 2011, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says.
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Minister calls for more action, less talk on Aids
SA is lagging behind the rest of Africa with its HIV/Aids campaigns because it talks too much and acts too slowly, the health minister says.
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GlaxoSmithKline urged to pool its patents on HIV drugs
Leading UK and international organisations have written to Britain's largest drug company urging it to pool its patents on HIV medicines.
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Take2: Winds of change sweep SA healthcare
Professors Hoosen Coovadia and Salim Abdool Karim, two of SA's foremost HIV researchers, were recently the health department's greatest enemies.
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Lancet: Leadership needed to fight SA violence
SA's government must provide better leadership to ease high rates of violence and improve the healthcare system to fight HIV/Aids, a report said.
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Ill-prepared Africa braces as swine flu hits
Poverty, disease and overburdened health systems make Africa an easy target for swine flu, which health experts say will be difficult to track.
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