Sexually Transmitted Infections

The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/Aids says the crisis is not an isolated supply-chain issue but a ‘systemic failure’ that demands urgent government intervention

A programme meant to allow pharmacists and nurses working at private pharmacies to prescribe HIV treatment or anti-HIV pills and jabs is on hold because of a drawn-out court case

The government is planning to roll out home kits and rapid tests for people who are most at risk

As a strategy for preventing sexually transmitted infections, condom use is a much safer option than monogamy, which has a high rate of failure

Pandemic disrupts the supply of external condoms — and inner ones are unknown and in short supply

Our Laura Lopez Gonzalez takes you inside SA’s national HIV and TB plan in just two minutes.

It’s been a steep learning curve for districts that sometimes don’t have the know-how — or the data — to write and track local plans.

The latest national HIV survey found about 72% of women 15 years and older said they had tested for HIV. Only six out of 10 men could say the same.

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.

Researchers have developed a dongle and an app that can quickly screen for the virus and other sexually transmitted infections like syphilis.

Several initiatives are under way to stop the abuse of antibiotics.

Modern times call for full disclosure of sexually transmitted infections or diseases.

<em>the Teacher</em> and BroadReach Healthcare explain key facts about the HI virus in the third part of a series