Aids Focus

Global Aids programme looks ahead

The dream of future generations freed from the HIV/Aids epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.

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Biosensor detects antibiotic resistance

2013-05-09 08:16

Scientists have developed a biosensor that detects antibiotic resistance, bringing us one step closer to fighting superbugs.

US justices conflicted over Aids funding case

2013-04-23 09:46

US Supreme Court justices appeared divided as they considered a challenge to a law requiring non-profit organisations to adopt an anti-prostitution policy in order to obtain federal funding for HIV/Aids programmes.

Alicia Keys campaigns for HIV/Aids education

2013-04-16 10:29

Alicia Keys says she wants to spark a global conversation about HIV/Aids.

$87bn needed to fight Aids, TB and malaria

2013-04-09 15:06

The fight against HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria will cost some $87 billion between 2014-16 if the three scourges are to be kept in check.

 

HIV infected baby cured, experts say

2013-03-04 07:30

A baby born with the virus that causes Aids appears to have been cured, scientists have announced, describing the case of a 2-year-old who has been off medication.

Zim population peaks at 13m - report

2012-12-18 22:04

Zimbabwe's population steadily increased to 13 million, up by 1.1% from the last count a decade ago, a report released by ZimStats shows.

SA marks Aids day with record ribbon

2012-12-01 21:39

South Africa has unveiled a 1.5km Aids ribbon in Johannesburg, with activists and officials pledging to curb the epidemic.

UN commends SA on HIV/Aids

2012-10-29 12:40

A high level UN taskforce has commended efforts to stem HIV transmission.

Condoms won't lead to more sex - EE, TAC

2012-10-16 07:21

Providing condoms to schools will not increase sexual activity among young people, say Equal Education and the Treatment Action Campaign.

Mugabe says census will reveal Aids toll

2012-08-15 21:20

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched the national census saying he hoped the once-a-decade count would measure the extent to which Aids was affecting the population.

Africa 'loses out on Aids funding'

2012-07-19 22:28

An independent, global medical and humanitarian organisation says African nations are not receiving adequate international funding to fight HIV/Aids.

Black gay males in US worst hit by Aids

2012-07-18 18:11

HIV-Aids is affecting black gay men in the United States on a scale unseen among any other group in the developed world.

More firms offer cover for HIV positive

2011-12-01 11:54

People with HIV are living longer, providing a new market segment for insurers.

HIV/Aids

2011-11-30 00:00

The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) is caused by infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

380 000+ Malawians on free HIV drugs

2011-10-05 12:04

Aids-ravaged Malawi has 383 000 people on free anti-retrovirals, up from 5 000 when the programme started seven years ago, health authorities say.

Mugabe: Govt officials spreading HIV

2011-09-06 14:55

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has accused male government officials of “running from one woman to another” and spreading HIV, a report says.

Malawi stops extra pay for public workers

2011-06-09 21:11

Malawi has phased out a scheme to give extra payments to nearly 40 000 civil servants with HIV, authorities say, accusing some workers of spending the money on beer and prostitutes.

NHI proposals to be unveiled soon

2011-02-15 14:56

The public will be able to comment on details of a national health insurance scheme when a policy document is released soon, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Protecting your child from HIV infection

2011-01-21 00:00

As a parent, you can help protect your child from HIV infection, and contribute to the fight against HIV/Aids generally.

Clinton, Mashabane sign HIV/Aids deal

2010-12-15 13:00

US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton said she is excited by statistics showing SA was turning the tide against HIV/Aids, as she and International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane signed a five-year plan to fight the disease.

SA concerned over cost of Aids

2010-12-01 16:08

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says he is perturbed at the strain on the country's coffers of coping with Aids.

Malawi rules out circumcision

2010-09-16 14:42

Two government officials in Malawi say the southern African nation will not officially promote male circumcision as an HIV-prevention strategy as they isn’t enough evidence to support it.

US Aids cheques 'bouncing'

2010-06-15 22:06

Organisers say more than 5 000 people are expected to march to the US consulate over US Aids cheques that "bounce".

Minister: HIV test results secret

2010-03-17 22:45

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says he will not make his HIV test results public because that would pressure people who did not want to do so.

New HIV testing plan welcomed

2010-03-13 16:30

Government's commitment to test 15 million people for HIV/Aids in a bid to reduce infections by 50% by 2011 has been welcomed by the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA.

Burden of Aids hits Zim women

2010-03-08 10:31

Since testing positive for HIV six years ago, Zimbabwean Cecilia Chinhamo has endured a torrent of verbal abuse from her husband. Read more…

Africa: US freezes HIV spending

2010-02-08 14:00

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.

 

HIV cases decline for US black women

2012-12-20 12:04

Fewer black women in the US are being infected with HIV, but the number of young gay and bisexual is rising, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention say.

Zambian inmates denied ARV

2012-12-04 07:41

Zambia's High Court has heard that HIV-positive prisoners are being denied access to life-prolonging drugs and a balanced diet, on the opening day of a landmark human rights case.

Aids timeline

2012-11-30 13:52

Get a quick summary of the history of HIV/Aids right here.

Chelsea Clinton Nigeria diarrhoea project

2012-10-17 14:45

Chelsea Clinton is taking on the discomforting issue of diarrhoea, throwing her family's philanthropic heft behind a sweeping effort in Nigeria to prevent the deaths of one million mothers and children.

Doctor convinced of first HIV cure

2012-09-13 08:27

Years after a radical treatment, a US man and his German doctor are convinced that he remains the first person cured of infection with HIV, the virus that causes Aids.

Mugabe says census will reveal Aids toll

2012-08-15 21:20

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched the national census saying he hoped the once-a-decade count would measure the extent to which Aids was affecting the population.

Black gay males in US worst hit by Aids

2012-07-18 18:11

HIV/Aids is affecting black gay men in the United States on a scale unseen among any other group in the developed world.

Funding crunch imperils Aids progress

2011-12-01 11:01

The international community has made extraordinary progress in the fight against Aids but a funding crisis is putting those gains at risk, UN health agencies say.

Legalise prostitution, Mogae says

2011-11-08 08:07

Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae is calling for the legalisation of prostitution in that country in hopes of bringing down one of the world’s highest HIV rates.

Cash crunch hits Swaziland Aids patients

2011-09-10 14:15

An acute government funding crisis in Swaziland is disrupting supplies of HIV/Aids drugs and hampering the fight against the virus in that country, MSF says.

Aids drugs 'can cause premature ageing'

2011-06-27 12:29

A class of generic Aids drugs often used to treat HIV in Africa and other poor regions can cause premature ageing and lead to age-related illnesses, scientists say.

Aids prevention pill study halted

2011-04-19 09:27

Researchers are stopping a study that tests a pill to prevent infection with the Aids virus because partial results show no signs that the drug is helping.

Zimbabwe HIV rates decline

2011-02-09 09:43

Fear of infection and mass social change have driven a huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe, offering important lessons on how to fight the Aids epidemic in the rest of Africa, scientists say.

Vatican clarifies pope's condom speak

2010-12-21 22:42

The Vatican has sought to clarify the pope's comments about condoms and HIV, saying he did not suggest their use condoned avoiding unwanted pregnancies.

Adcock plunges on tender setback

2010-12-14 12:08

Adcock shares dropped on news that it clinched less than expected of the state's ARV tender, while Aspen's rose as it secured a significant stake.

HIV: Ekurhuleni residents get tested

2010-10-09 22:51

About 300 hostel residents in Ekurhuleni have been tested for HIV, the Gauteng department of health and social development says.

Bruni moots 'Aids tax'

2010-06-26 16:31

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has called on the world to come up with the "billions of dollars" needed to make Aids history, possibly through a global tax.

Expert: Hope for Aids vaccine

2010-04-24 17:33

A leader in the search for a vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes Aids, says scientists have new reason for hope.

R700m needed for circumcisions

2010-03-17 16:03

The KwaZulu-Natal department of health will need R700m to roll out its male circumcision programme to help combat HIV infections.

Motsoaledi: ARV demand too much

2010-03-11 21:11

The massive demand for antiretrovirals, which the government has already budgeted R8bn a year for, will collapse the fiscus if not stopped, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says.

Doubts over HIV home test kits

2010-02-12 19:46

The SA Medical Association says the sale of HIV home testing kits must be regulated to prevent individuals buying it without counselling.

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