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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.
South Africa Takes Bold Step to Provide HIV Treatment for All
In a major policy shift, the South African government has announced that the country will implement a new evidence-based policy of offering HIV treatment to all people living with HIV by September 2016.
South Africa Has Highest Number of New HIV Infections Worldwide: Survey
This article was reported by Mail & Guardian.
The Mail & Guardian reported that HIV prevalence among South Africans rose to 12.2 percent in 2012 (6.4 million HIV-infected people), according to the Human Sciences Research Council's (HRSC) National HI...
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...
Flirting With Pseudoscience: South Africa's President May Become the First World Leader to Believe That HIV Is Not the Cause of AIDS
Johannesburg, South Africa -- While the scientific world has long accepted that HIV causes AIDS, a fringe group of scientists has stubbornly denied that the virus plays any role in the disease. Now, these so-called AIDS dissidents have captured the a...
South Africa's HIV Infections Fall to 5.4 Million: Government
On Thursday, South Africa's deputy president responded to a parliamentary request for an update on national HIV/AIDS efforts. AIDS-related deaths are down, he said, but getting a handle on new infections continues to be a struggle.
"South Africa has...
Human Rights Watch: Maternal Deaths Quadruple in South Africa
Poor governance, corruption, and abuse in South Africa's health care system contribute to its high maternal death total of some 4,500 women annually, according to Human Rights Watch. A new HRW report documents care failures, abuse of maternity patien...