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Aids Focus

Africa: US freezes HIV spending

A US decision to freeze spending on treatment for HIV in several African countries has prompted concern that some of the gains made against the Aids epidemics since 2003 could be reversed.

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More men getting HIV tests

2010-01-25 16:01

HIV testing among men has increased considerably over the last 12 months, rising from 24% to 60%, a nationwide survey has found.

HIV/Aids

Leaders in circumcision talks

2010-01-19 13:27

More than 100 traditional heads and government leaders have gathered in Pietermaritzburg to discuss reviving the custom of male circumcision to prevent the spread of HIV.

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Aids virus 'prevention' gel fails

2009-12-14 11:36

A gel made by US drug firm Endo Pharmaceuticals that is designed to prevent infection with the Aids virus has proved ineffective in trials in Africa.

Zuma and Gates talk HIV/Aids

2009-12-02 23:13

President Jacob Zuma has met with American businessman Bill Gates to discuss issues relating to the country's HIV/Aids pandemic.

 
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Aids: KZN eyes councillors

2009-12-01 22:10

The KwaZulu-Natal government has turned its attention to local councillors in the fight against the spread of HIV.

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Discrimination under fire

2009-12-01 22:10

Calls for an end to discrimination against sufferers rang out on World Aids Day as SA, the country worst affected by the pandemic, rolled out a new battle plan to beat the virus.

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Trying to live positively

2009-12-01 11:12

A 26-year-old HIV-positive woman says she is still battling to accept her status, and is terrified to tell her family and friends.

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SA to get $120m for Aids drugs

2009-12-01 07:37

The US says it is giving South Africa $120m for Aids treatment, in response to a plea from President Jacob Zuma that underlines his new approach to fighting the epidemic.

ANC leaders test for HIV

2009-11-30 19:03

ANC leaders, including its KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Zweli Mkhize, have tested for HIV during the launch of the party's KwaZulu-Natal awareness campaign about the virus.

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ANC's HIV/Aids policy weak - KZN

2009-11-30 22:17

The African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal has admitted the party has been weak in fighting HIV/Aids and has relied too heavily on government.

WHO changes its HIV advice

2009-11-30 21:15

WHO has issued new advice on the treatment of HIV saying drugs should be given earlier and even be prescribed to breastfeeding mothers.

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Aids drugs run out at clinic

2009-11-30 17:46

Stocks of medicine for HIV/ Aids patients that have reportedly run out at a clinic in Mpumalanga will be available from December again.

HIV stigma rampant in Russia

2009-11-30 14:12

An HIV+ woman's failed attempt to adopt her little brother shows how discrimination against people with Aids is still rampant in Russia.

Rapist HIV tests 'compulsory'

2009-11-30 13:03

Rape victims should be encouraged to apply for compulsory HIV testing of alleged rapists, says Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya.

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Aids deaths pass 25m mark

2009-11-25 07:42

Aids has now killed 25m people around the world, but the number of new infections is slowing sharply, the UN says.

Let's move on, says Tutu

2009-11-24 15:50

Pointing fingers at the administration of former president Thabo Mbeki is not helpful in dealing with SA's HIV/Aids problems, says Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

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'Too late for Mbeki genocide charge'

2009-11-23 15:41

A doctor who was fired for giving ARVs to rape victims when it was against government policy says it is too late to charge Thabo Mbeki for genocide.

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Hands off Mbeki - Malema

2009-11-16 22:38

The ANC Youth League will not allow former president Thabo Mbeki to be charged with genocide, league president Julius Malema says.

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'Men must join Aids battle'

2009-11-06 15:06

"There is a new man in SA," proclaims a new ad aiming to transform ideas about sexuality and to enlist men in the fight against HIV/Aids.

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HIV travel ban: Praise for US

2009-11-01 13:02

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has hailed US President Barack Obama's removal of a travel ban on HIV-positive visitors, and urged other countries to do the same.

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ARV programme may be extended

2009-10-30 14:06

The health ministry is doing cost studies on extending its antiretroviral therapy programme to HIV carriers with a higher CD4 count.

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'Protect kids from Aids'

2009-10-24 08:56

African leaders should be more serious about protecting the continent's children from Aids, Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel said.

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Minister: War on Aids not lost

2009-10-05 21:04

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa "seems to be losing the battle against Aids, but not yet the war".

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Treatment for poor up tenfold

2009-10-05 17:06

More than four million people from poor and middle-income countries received HIV/Aids treatment in 2008, marking a tenfold increase in access to medication over five years, says a UN report.

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Expert: Aids vaccine not enough

2009-09-24 15:42

An Aids vaccine that cuts the risk of HIV infection by a third is "good news but the effect remains modest", one of France's top Aids scientists has said.

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Division over circumcision

2009-09-22 16:13

Promoters of male circumcision as a weapon against HIV will have to reckon with a Zulu belief that partial circumcision means better sex, according to researchers.

 
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MSF: First happy Aids Day

2009-12-01 17:05

It's the first happy World Aids Day, Medecins Sans Frontieres has said following the presidency's announcement about a change in its ARV treatment programme.

Zuma 'architect for Aids strategy'

2009-12-01 16:35

President Jacob Zuma is the architect who will rewrite the future of HIV/Aids across the continent, says executive director of UNAids Michel Sidibe.

HIV/Aids

'Accept me as I am, or not at all'

2009-12-01 08:52

Six years after contracting HIV through a blood transfusion, a young man wants to become a pastor.

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Algeria: Many unaware of HIV

2009-11-30 22:17

An Algerian health organisation has warned that thousands of people are unknowingly infected with the Aids virus.

Aids Day: UN Aids chief in SA

2009-11-30 22:17

The head of the UN Aids programme will celebrate World Aids Day in SA, where nearly 1 000 people die of Aids-related diseases every day.

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Bruno-Sarkozy in Aids appeal

2009-11-30 21:15

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is calling for greater efforts to beat mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015.

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W Cape has new Aids plans

2009-11-30 21:15

The Western Cape is planning three pioneering initiatives in the fight against Aids.

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KZN plans to axe waiting lists

2009-11-30 21:15

KwaZulu-Natal intends doing away with long waiting lists for life-prolonging antiretroviral drugs in the province's public hospitals.

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Treat HIV patients sooner - WHO

2009-11-30 09:31

People infected with the virus that causes Aids should start treatment earlier than currently recommended, says the World Health Organisation.

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Get yourself tested - Sama

2009-11-30 08:42

The SA Medical Association has called on people to have HIV tests to mark World Aids Day.

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Inept managers 'costing lives'

2009-11-24 21:06

The survival of HIV-positive South Africans should not be in the hands of incompetent or under-performing managers, healthcare organisations have urged.

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Genocide calls 'unhelpful'

2009-11-24 11:06

The National Association for People Living with HIV/Aids says calls for Thabo Mbeki and Manto Tshabalala-Msimang to be charged with genocide are unhelpful.

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SABC drops Aids documentary

2009-11-17 09:41

A documentary which blames former president Thabo Mbeki's Aids denialism for the deaths of 330 000 people, will not be broadcast by the SABC, but will be shown on e.tv.

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'Grave concern' over Aids deaths

2009-11-11 14:18

The SA Medical Association says it is "gravely concerned" about HIV/Aids statistics which show a huge Aids-related leap in South Africa's death rate.

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Govt must 'intensify Aids fight'

2009-11-06 13:04

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has told a conference on living with HIV/Aids that the government must "come out with guns blazing" to fight the scourge.

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Obama lifts HIV travel ban

2009-10-30 18:30

President Barack Obama is lifting the United States' travel ban for those who are HIV-positive.

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Time for new Aids attack: Zuma

2009-10-29 22:28

President Jacob Zuma has called for a change of behaviour and a renewed onslaught against HIV/Aids.

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Antenatal HIV prevalence is 29%

2009-10-05 18:04

HIV prevalence among pregnant women has stabilised at around 29%, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said during the release of a survey of antenatal HIV.

The African continent

HIV spread outruns treatment

2009-10-05 17:06

New HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa are growing twice as quickly as antiretroviral drugs are rolled out, despite a 39% hike in treatment access, according to UNAids.

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De Lille backs Zuma comment

2009-09-28 21:07

Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille has welcomed President Jacob Zuma's comments about HIV/ Aids during an interview with CNN.

HIV/Aids

Vaccine cuts Aids infection risk by 31%

2009-09-24 09:00

An experimental Aids vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection, as researchers hail a medical "breakthrough" in the quarter-century battle against the disease.

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CSIR tests healer's HIV 'cure'

2009-09-21 22:13

Scientists at the CSIR are testing a mixture of indigenous plants used by a traditional healer who claims it can cure HIV/Aids.

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