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Taking the Long View on Health: Tracking the Impact of Aging in Rural South Africa
In this article from The Conversation, a team of scientists shares the latest insights into the unique challenges faced by people living with HIV in South Africa as they grow older.
HIV Positive People Are Part of Pride, Too!
As a gay man with HIV in South Africa, Wiseman T. Zondi writes, "I realized that to truly be free, I had to come out once again."
South Africa's Remarkable Journey Out of the Dark Decade of AIDS Denialism
South African activists, health care workers and scientists "were faced with a horrific epidemic and did the right thing," Glenda Gray and James McIntyre. "En masse they spoke truth to power. They were relentless in their pursuit of scientific evid...
Gender Inequality and HIV in South Africa: Learning From Dr. Wendee Wechsberg of RTI's Global Gender Center -- A Blog Entry by Lynda Arnold
Just back from a conference on gender inequality, HIV, drug use and violence, Lynda Arnold senses that real change is in the air, thanks to people like Wendee Wechsberg, Ph.D., of RTI International.
Younger, Childless Individuals and Men More Likely to Drop Out of HIV Treatment in South Africa
News sources report on a study published in PLOS ONE that examines why HIV-positive people in South Africa drop out of treatment.
Counsel & Heal: Young, Male, Childless Most Likely to Quit HIV Treatment
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"Treatment is extremely important for curb...
Musician Phil Collins Donates Nearly $54,000 in South African Royalties to AIDS Foundation
British musician Phil Collins has donated nearly $54,000 in royalties earned from the use of his music in South Africa to the Topsy Foundation, a South African community-based organization that cares for children affected by HIV/AIDS, the foundation ...
In South Africa, Death on the Installment Plan
Born of the turmoil in black South African life at the end of the 19th century, once-waning burial societies have been given new life by AIDS. The Masakhane burial society, one of thousands of such groups across South Africa, is equal parts church se...
Denial Defeated, Hope Reigns
The 13th International Conference on AIDS, held in Durban, South Africa, proved to be both the most important and the most unusual meeting since the earliest days of AIDS. This is the first time that the huge international meeting has been held in th...
Lost Opportunity: South African President Hedges on Cause of AIDS, Ignores Access to Medicine
Durban, South Africa, July 9 -- South African president Thabo Mbeki fumbled a prime opportunity tonight to galvanize his country against its greatest threat. HIV has infected almost a fifth of the adult population here. Yet, in an eagerly awaited spe...
Debating the Obvious: Inside the South African Government's Controversial AIDS Panel
Johannesburg, South Africa -- The most surreal moment happened right on the first day.
South African president Thabo Mbeki convened a panel of scientists to advise him on how to handle his country's surging AIDS epidemic, and it met on July 3 and 4 ...