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HIV among older South Africans in rural areas: big study shows there’s a problem that’s being neglected

By Jen Manne-Goehler and Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas 5 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data

8 Dec 2023

Long-acting cabotegravir injections once every eight weeks was better than the daily tablet used for HIV prevention. Shutterstock

Large Africa study makes important breakthrough in HIV prevention

Ina Skosana 17 Nov 2020

UKZN’s Emeritus Professor Anna Coutsoudis

SA study recommends changes to PMTCT guidelines

10 Nov 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Dr Priya Agrawal, managing director, MSD, South Africa & sub-Saharan Africa

MSD signs voluntary licensing agreements for HIV drug

5 Oct 2020

This is the HIV combination treatment pill of choice (though this is only one of several brands) for newly diagnosed HIV patients in South Africa. The regimen has proven very effective at suppressing HIV, and patients tolerate it well, but it is associated with obesity in women.

Weight gain worries for newer HIV treatment regimens

James Stent 2 Oct 2020

Many factors influence how consistently women take their HIV medicine. GettyImages

Zambian study points to why some mothers don't carry on taking HIV drugs

Jerry John Nutor 30 Sep 2020

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

Cingulate 29 Sep 2020

Covid-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared

Burtram C. Fielding 21 Sep 2020

A laboratory technician processes samples for testing Covid-19 at the Rwanda Biomedical Center in Kigali. Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP via Getty

How pooled testing can increase access to essential laboratory tests in Africa

Wolfgang Preiser & Gert van Zyl 4 Sep 2020

Aids activists lie down in protest in front of parliament in 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Aids conference: Covid-19, big breakthroughs and missed targets

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Jul 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020

A victim of the Aids pandemic is buried in Cape Town in 2004. Kim Ludbrook/EPA.

Coronavirus media coverage must avoid the mistakes of the Aids pandemic in Africa

Ludek Stavinoha 13 Jul 2020

Local tech startup connects worldwide delegates to AIDS 2020: Virtual

Local tech startup connects worldwide delegates to AIDS 2020: Virtual

3 Jul 2020

In South Africa, both HIV and pre-eclampsia are a burden to maternal health. GettyImages

HIV and high blood pressure in pregnancy: we're tracing the connections

Sayuri Padayachee 18 Jun 2020

Winnie Byanyima, executive director, UNAIDS. Source: UNAIDS

Covid-19 and HIV: When two viruses collide

Nicci Botha 7 May 2020

The symptoms are non-specific and very similar to other viral infections. Shutterstock

#Coronavirus: How big, how bad, and what to look out for

12 Mar 2020

#Covid-19, HIV and TB

9 Mar 2020

How nutrition education can make a difference to people with HIV in Nigeria

Temitope Kayode Bello 21 Feb 2020

The government must harness analytical technologies developed by pharmaceutical scientists in Nigeria Sebastian Condrea/GettyImages

What I've learnt about drug testing in Nigeria over the last 20 years

Sunday Olakunle Idowu 18 Feb 2020

New HIV infections remain high. Shutterstock

The search for an effective HIV vaccine continues

14 Feb 2020

It’s important for scientists to have the most thorough understanding of HIV. Shutterstock

What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic

Linda-Gail Bekker 7 Feb 2020

Messages about male circumcision aren't clear: why this is dangerous

Gwinyai Masukume & Witness Mapanga 29 Jan 2020

Over R2m worth of LifeStyles Condoms donated to Dis-Chem Foundation

Over R2m worth of LifeStyles Condoms donated to Dis-Chem Foundation

ACDOCO SA 29 Jan 2020

New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Ute Feuch & Jeannette Wessels 9 Jan 2020

Goller with one of his favourite things...

#BehindtheSelfie with... Luke Goller, managing partner at Arc Interactive

Leigh Andrews 18 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

HIV-infected and exposed children are vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. Shutterstock

Children and HIV: what we found about vaccine-preventable diseases

Olatunji Adetokunboh 9 Dec 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

What does HIV look like in South Africa?

Nicci Botha 6 Dec 2019

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

2 Dec 2019

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Long-acting cabotegravir injections once every eight weeks was better than the daily tablet used for HIV prevention. Shutterstock

Large Africa study makes important breakthrough in HIV prevention

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UKZN’s Emeritus Professor Anna Coutsoudis

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10 Nov 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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Dr Priya Agrawal, managing director, MSD, South Africa & sub-Saharan Africa

MSD signs voluntary licensing agreements for HIV drug

5 Oct 2020

This is the HIV combination treatment pill of choice (though this is only one of several brands) for newly diagnosed HIV patients in South Africa. The regimen has proven very effective at suppressing HIV, and patients tolerate it well, but it is associated with obesity in women.

Weight gain worries for newer HIV treatment regimens

James Stent 2 Oct 2020

Many factors influence how consistently women take their HIV medicine. GettyImages

Zambian study points to why some mothers don't carry on taking HIV drugs

Jerry John Nutor 30 Sep 2020

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

Cingulate 29 Sep 2020

Covid-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared

Burtram C. Fielding 21 Sep 2020

A laboratory technician processes samples for testing Covid-19 at the Rwanda Biomedical Center in Kigali. Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP via Getty

How pooled testing can increase access to essential laboratory tests in Africa

Wolfgang Preiser & Gert van Zyl 4 Sep 2020

Aids activists lie down in protest in front of parliament in 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Aids conference: Covid-19, big breakthroughs and missed targets

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Jul 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020

A victim of the Aids pandemic is buried in Cape Town in 2004. Kim Ludbrook/EPA.

Coronavirus media coverage must avoid the mistakes of the Aids pandemic in Africa

Ludek Stavinoha 13 Jul 2020

Local tech startup connects worldwide delegates to AIDS 2020: Virtual

Local tech startup connects worldwide delegates to AIDS 2020: Virtual

3 Jul 2020

In South Africa, both HIV and pre-eclampsia are a burden to maternal health. GettyImages

HIV and high blood pressure in pregnancy: we're tracing the connections

Sayuri Padayachee 18 Jun 2020

Winnie Byanyima, executive director, UNAIDS. Source: UNAIDS

Covid-19 and HIV: When two viruses collide

Nicci Botha 7 May 2020

The symptoms are non-specific and very similar to other viral infections. Shutterstock

#Coronavirus: How big, how bad, and what to look out for

12 Mar 2020

#Covid-19, HIV and TB

9 Mar 2020

How nutrition education can make a difference to people with HIV in Nigeria

Temitope Kayode Bello 21 Feb 2020

The government must harness analytical technologies developed by pharmaceutical scientists in Nigeria Sebastian Condrea/GettyImages

What I've learnt about drug testing in Nigeria over the last 20 years

Sunday Olakunle Idowu 18 Feb 2020

New HIV infections remain high. Shutterstock

The search for an effective HIV vaccine continues

14 Feb 2020

It’s important for scientists to have the most thorough understanding of HIV. Shutterstock

What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic

Linda-Gail Bekker 7 Feb 2020

Messages about male circumcision aren't clear: why this is dangerous

Gwinyai Masukume & Witness Mapanga 29 Jan 2020

Over R2m worth of LifeStyles Condoms donated to Dis-Chem Foundation

Over R2m worth of LifeStyles Condoms donated to Dis-Chem Foundation

ACDOCO SA 29 Jan 2020

New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Ute Feuch & Jeannette Wessels 9 Jan 2020

Goller with one of his favourite things...

#BehindtheSelfie with... Luke Goller, managing partner at Arc Interactive

Leigh Andrews 18 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

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17 Dec 2019

HIV-infected and exposed children are vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. Shutterstock

Children and HIV: what we found about vaccine-preventable diseases

Olatunji Adetokunboh 9 Dec 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

What does HIV look like in South Africa?

Nicci Botha 6 Dec 2019

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

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2 Dec 2019

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. Shutterstock

ARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

Michelle Moorhouse & Willem Daniel Francois Venter 29 Nov 2019

Celebrate the people making the most of life with HIV

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Michael Hathorn, Ginkgo Agency 29 Nov 2019

The use of HIV-positive organs is now a well-established practice in South Africa. Shutterstock

HIV factor in kidney transplants: research sheds new light on risks

Elmi Muller 27 Nov 2019

A number of factors contribute to the lower rates of uptake of HIV treatment by adolescents. Nic Bothma/EPA

South Africa needs to get more young people with HIV on treatment

Mhairi Maskew 26 Nov 2019

TB is still a leading cause of death around the world. Sanjay Baid/EPA-EFE

We are gaining against TB but knowledge gaps remain

Emily Wong, Al Leslie & Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala 11 Nov 2019

Genome sequencing reveals new HIV strain

7 Nov 2019

Syringe and cooked heroin. TM_SALE/Shutterstock

Women using heroin in Kenya: why it's important to intervene early in life

Catherine Mwangi & John Gachohi 18 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Study sheds new light on barriers to a cure for HIV

16 Oct 2019

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