A modelling study released in March gives a clue at which price the jab, lenacapavir, would be worth the health department’s while
Donald Trump’s funding freeze underlines that South Africa needs to prioritise the development of its pharmaceutical manufacturing sector
The United States’ shutdown of HIV/Aids funding may harm global Aids programmes irreparably, jeopardising millions of lives and putting HIV prevention at risk
The recent termination of USAid to HIV/Aids and TB organisations in South Africa was a bone of contention in the 2025 budget
In a changing world order, the continent must make urgent moves to wean itself off handouts
In December, the Global Fund and the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief committed to funding the roll-out of lenacapavir in countries they support
The US president’s cutting of financial support has cut life-saving treatment for many in SA
A federal judge has enforced a temporary restraining order blocking Donald Trump from freezing federal grants
Such programmes still qualify for a limited waiver, which will expire towards the end of April, but only for approved activities
The US has said who qualifies for a waiver during the Trump administration’s pause in foreign aid but it doesn’t allow for anti-HIV pills, unless for pregnant women
We need to tackle the inequality in society to overcome HIV-Aids — let’s take the rights path
On the same day we commemorated World Aids Day 2024, I was at the vigil of a former classmate and fallen soldier who died of HIV related illnesses in Kenya. Amid the sadness of the demise of a younger soldier it was an opportunity to take stock of the situation and renew our commitment to […]
Providing healthcare remotely should not be merely a technological advancement but a human-centred revolution
Nearly 365 teenagers give birth in South Africa every day, with 10 of those daily births to mothers younger than 15
The world has 18 months left to reach targets that all United Nations member countries signed up to in 2021
Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent
USAID has pumped $45 million in grant funding to support the work of a consortium of top African scientists from eight countries
They say the ruling is in line with global trends
About 1 000 women in KwaZulu-Natal’s Valley of a Thousand Hills, who have been affected by the ravages of HIV/Aids, will take part in the event
The investigation covers the tenure of all six ANC premiers
An epidemic such as Aids isn’t simply a disease gone viral. It’s a political, social, economic and human rights crisis
ARV drug dolutegravir will become the go-to drug in all treatment plans next year. Here are 7 things you should know
Treatment Action Campaign and other civil society groups forced a reluctant Mbeki government to change its stance and roll out ARVs
As teen pregnancies rise, TEARS foundation urges adolescents to say no to abuse
The CAB-LA injection is the first of its kind in HIV prevention interventions and only needs to be taken every eight weeks
Sex education will help prevent new HIV infections, expert says
The HIV pandemic isn’t going anywhere until a cure is found. In the meantime, HIV clinicians say South Africa should protect its victories
Six months into Botswana’s vaccine roll-out, only 5% of the population has been vaccinated
Inequity in Covid vaccine access echoes mistakes from the HIV response. In the forty years since Aids was first identified, there have also been several lessons on how to contain a pandemic. Starting with equity and supporting health systems
The fact that access to quality healthcare is determined by race, gender, geography and power is proven, as is healthcare’s shameful history of exploitation of those with less power for ‘research’. The future must do better
South Africa lost one of its most prominent HIV doctors this weekend to Covid-related complications. Dr Sindi will be remembered for her ability to make HIV and reproductive health knowledge accessible to her hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers.
Pandemic disrupts the supply of external condoms — and inner ones are unknown and in short supply