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/ 10 November 2010
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.
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/ 8 November 2010
A policeman rampaged through three bars in a central Kenyan town, killing 10, looking for a woman who infected him with HIV.
Advocates claim that the United Nations "has failed women", and that a new women’s agency was already lacking transparency.
Supporters of three HIV-positive women in Namibia who say they were sterilized without their consent have held protests to support the women.
As many as 300 Zimbabweans are arriving in South Africa a day to apply for asylum, Médecins Sans Frontières said on Wednesday.
The country is showing leadership on Aids with a R7-billion cash injection, but testing must be ramped up.
Babies will now receive nevirapine from the state for as long as they are breastfed, but hurdles remain.
An eighth-grade teenager shows how funky and strong her fight against a four-letter word is. Mia Malan reports.
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/ 18 December 2009
Health economists say increasing the uptake of antiretroviral treatment to meet the state’s targets will require an additional R10bn a year in funding
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/ 16 December 2009
The United States committed ,7-billion on Wednesday to help fight HIV infection in Kenya.
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/ 30 November 2009
KwaZulu-Natal intends doing away with long waiting lists for life-prolonging ARVs, the provincial health minister said on Monday.
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/ 20 November 2009
Hailed as one of the most prosperous and well-governed countries in Africa, the global economic crisis has forced Botswana to rethink the way forward.
People in need of treatment are dying because hospitals are desperate for funds, writes Mia Malan.
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