the HIV/AIDS community of South Africa

A deserving dozen at Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:04:00 +0200

"The Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards give South Africans the chance to thank those people who have and are making a difference," says Gillian Mitchell, manager of Inyathelo's Philanthropy Programme at the occasion of the 2009 awards held in Cape Town on Tuesday 3 November 2009.
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GAA welcomes Obama's announcement to lift HIV travel ban

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:25:00 +0200

The Global AIDS Alliance welcomes President Obama's announcement today to lift the 22 year-old U.S. travel and immigration ban on those living with HIV/AIDS. GAA Executive Director Paul Zeitz said "We congratulate President Obama on his decision to end this unfounded and discriminatory policy. This is an important sign of U.S. leadership and commitment."
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Researchers find link between foreskin and HIV infection

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:56:00 +0200

Randomized clinical trials conducted by researchers in Rakai, Uganda, have revealed a link between the size of foreskin surface area and the risk of male HIV acquisition. The results of the trials have been published in the current issue of AIDS, the leading journal in the field of HIV and AIDS research. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.
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Soapies, sex and social responsibility

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:33:00 +0200

When the HIV/AIDS and the Media Project asked me to facilitate a workshop on sex and HIV in South African soap operas earlier this month, one of the directing team on Rhythm City, where I am head writer, volunteered that she's tired of listening to radio chat shows where people blamed perceived moral decay on the influence of soap operas. She thought that people who held that view didn't actually watch soaps themselves.
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Campaign to end paediatric HIV/AIDS launched in Africa

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:07:00 +0200

At the launch of the Campaign to End Paediatric HIV/AIDS (CEPA) on Thursday, advocate Graca Machel urged African leaders to redirect state spending to prevent and treat HIV infections among women and children, Agence France-Presse reports.
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State of ICT in NGOs released

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:58:00 +0200

The State of ICT in South African NGOs 2009, was released yesterday Thursday 15 October 2009, by market research organisation, World Wide Worx and NGO technology facilitator SANGONeT.
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Millions of people with HIV/AIDS lack access to lifesaving treatment, says AHF

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:02:00 +0200

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today hailed the news that four million people from low and middle income countries living with HIV/AIDS were on lifesaving antiretroviral treatment in 2008, a 36% increase over 2007.
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Traditional healer's AIDS cure in spotlight

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:58:00 +0200

Scientists at South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are testing a concoction of indigenous plants used by a traditional healer who claims they “cure” HIV/AIDS.
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Fertility treatment helps HIV-positive couples conceive safely

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:31:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: For childless HIV-infected couples, the dream of conceiving their own HIV-negative children has, until recently, been just that; a dream that could never safely be made a reality. But today, one of the country's leading infertility clinics can help HIV positive patients safely conceive and give birth to an HIV-negative baby.
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Varsity tests plants to find AIDS remedy

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:30:00 +0200

The University of Venda's contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS has begun in earnest with its researchers now prospecting in medical plants.
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