Hiv Treatment
latest news & developments
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Who should get what slice of the pie once the medicine is available in public clinics? And are numbers alone what would drive decisions?
Two drugmakers will sell the 6-monthly anti-HIV jab for the price of the daily prevention pill
Hetero and Dr Reddy’s will be funded by the Gates Foundation and Unitaid to produce and sell the twice-a-year anti-HIV shot around R692 per person a year
Motsoaledi’s big HIV treatment jump: Is it true?
Last month, the health minister said more than half a million previously diagnosed people with HIV have been started on treatment since the end of February
The Global Fund has just made history – now it must start a revolution
Africa’s first locally made HIV treatment is more than a milestone, it’s a political, economic and moral turning point in the fight for health sovereignty
How the health department will deal with Pepfar’s near collapse
Until recently, the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief funded nonprofits in South Africa to help provincial health departments test people for HIV and put them on…
Rural areas need community health workers — and so does the NHI
‘Nnomakhayas’ understand a community’s values, practices and problems, as well as modern medicine, making them effective carers
Covid-19 sets HIV treatment and testing back
Fewer people are getting tested for HIV than last year. People are also battling to access chronic medication. These are some of the lasting effects of the lockdown and the…