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Risks & benefits: new HIV drug combo could change the course of SA’s epidemic

Article Laura Lopez & Gonzalez 1 - 6 Dec 2019

South Africa’s next chapter in HIV treatment holds amazing promise, but unlocking it rests on having the right kind of discussions with women

The quest for the (vaginal) ring

Article Roxy de Villiers & Bhekisisa Team - 19 Jul 2019

The HIV prevention tablet is now available in South Africa but popping a pill every day to stay HIV-negative may not be for everyone

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Mark Heywood: ‘I was pitched against the very government I had fought for’

Podcasts Mia Malan - 15 Jul 2017

Activists litigated to force government to give HIV-positive people antiretrovirals. Mia Malan talks to Mark Heywood about the political consequences

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Exposed: Southern African trio ‘sold expired ARVs’ in Europe at a 4 000% markup

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Nov 2016

Life-saving HIV drugs were allegedly diverted from Africa's public health system to sell in Europe.

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#AIDS2016: Five things African journalists want to know from Bill Gates

Article bogdan TagDiv - 21 Jul 2016

Bill Gates was at the International Aids Conference this week. He spent time with five African journalists. Here is what they wanted to know.

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#AIDS2016: From medical circumcision to vaccines, these seven things will change HIV

Article bogdan TagDiv - 18 Jul 2016

We know more than ever about how to prevent HIV infection, including what may someday lead to the world's first HIV vaccine.

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#AIDS2016: HIV may be a prescribed benefit, but not all medical schemes cover ARVs

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 18 Jul 2016

In theory medical aids fund ARVs, but in practice it's a complex process, say doctors and activists.

SA makes great strides in treating ‘strong’ TB

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Mar 2016

The country has one of the highest tuberculosis burdens. But it is rapidly gaining access to new diagnostic tools and medicine for drug-resistant TB.

Free ARVs are not enough: The hidden costs of treating HIV in Nigeria

Article bogdan TagDiv - 15 Mar 2016

Financial risk-protection mechanisms could alleviate the high food and transport costs incurred by rural people seeking to access treatment for HIV.

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SA registers a two-in-one pill that can prevent HIV infection

Article bogdan TagDiv - 9 Dec 2015

South Africa has become only the second country in the world to allow widespread access to groundbreaking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis medication.

Malawi ARVs traded on Jozi’s streets

Article Josephine Chinele & Bhekisisa Team - 4 Dec 2015

Health workers steal drugs that are bought by smugglers and sold to fearful "illegal" foreigners.

Malawi ARVs traded on Jozi’s streets

Article Josephine Chinele - 3 Dec 2015

Health workers steal drugs that are bought by smugglers and sold to fearful "illegal" foreigners.

Survey uncovers shortages in critical medication

Article Mia Malan - 10 Jun 2015

A survey of stock levels of HIV drugs is in stark contrast to health department claims that "there is no shortage".

Motsoaledi refutes claims SA faces drug shortages

Article Bhekisisa Team - 25 May 2015

The health minister says the media portrays the department as failing to provide drugs for patients, but supply is also subject to business decisions.

Vaginal gel won’t protect women against HIV

Article bogdan TagDiv - 24 Feb 2015

The search for an anti-HIV microbicide continues, after a new trial has refuted the results of a previous study that found one to be effective.

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