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Cipla to secure South Africa's ARV supply amid supplier crisis

HIV/AIDS

Cipla to secure South Africa's ARV supply amid supplier crisis

6 Feb 2026

Groundbreaking HIV vaccine trial begins at Groote Schuur Hospital

HIV/AIDS

Groundbreaking HIV vaccine trial begins at Groote Schuur Hospital

4 Feb 2026

Image credit: Olia Danilevich on Pexels

Infectious Diseases

#WorldHepatitisDay: Why hepatitis testing must be prioritised in SA

Merilynn Steenkamp 28 Jul 2025

Image credit: cottonbro studio on Pexels

Infectious Diseases

Govt launches Mpox vaccination drive following more cases

17 Jul 2025

Image credit: Unsplash

HIV/AIDS

SA Health to fund HIV/Aids research to fill Pepfar void

10 Jul 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks

Catherine Schenck 19 Feb 2025

HIV/AIDS

Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them

Glenda Gray and Asa Tapley 2 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data

8 Dec 2023

Source: Advin Healthcare.

Noncommunicable diseases

TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal

Charles Shey Wiysonge 8 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Mary Rodgers, a virus hunter and scientist at Abbott who works with the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition.

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: Abbott's top scientist speaks to staying one step ahead of a constantly mutating virus

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

Medical Research

SAMRC sponsors landmark Covid-19 vaccine trial in collaborative bid to combat HIV

13 Jan 2022

Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images

HIV/AIDS

Battles won - and lost - against Aids hold valuable lessons for managing Covid-19

Linda-Gail Bekker 1 Dec 2020

Vaccines are some of the most equitable and cost-effective health interventions available. ranplett/GettyImages

Public Health

Why a campaign to champion all vaccines matters now more than ever

Katherine E Gallagher, Anthony Scott, Ifedayo Adetifa, John Ojal, Shirine Voller & Wangeci Kagucia 5 May 2020

New HIV infections remain high. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

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

HIV/AIDS

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

Linda-Gail Bekker 7 Feb 2020

Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. Photo: South African Medical Research Council

HIV/AIDS

Hope for HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa

Elsabé Brits 23 Sep 2019

HIV/AIDS

The three big studies pushing at the frontiers of HIV prevention

Glenda Gray 14 Jun 2019

New HIV infections continue to drive the epidemic. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

Why ending HIV still rests on a working cure - as well as prevention

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Mar 2019

Professor Ian Sanne, head and principal investigator at the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU)

HIV/AIDS

SA leads the way in Aids research and treatment

22 May 2018

Professor Kaymanthri Moodley, director, Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, Stellenbosch University. Photo: YouTube

HIV/AIDS

#WorldAIDSDay2017: Preying on hope

Nicci Botha 1 Dec 2017

Glenda Grey, president of the South African Medical Research Council. Image ©

Women's Month

[Standard Bank Top Women Conference] Passionate for science

Danette Breitenbach 18 Aug 2017

International recognition for two Wits University academics

Education

International recognition for two Wits University academics

25 Apr 2017

What will it take to end Aids by 2030?

HIV/AIDS

What will it take to end Aids by 2030?

Mia Malan 5 Jan 2017

Healthcare

Viruses, vaccines and superbugs: The biggest stories of 2016

LAURA LOPEZ GONZALEZ 30 Dec 2016

Could we mass-produce HIV immunity?

HIV/AIDS

Could we mass-produce HIV immunity?

Penny Moore, Lynne Morris & Nono Mkhize 28 Nov 2016

J&J reports progress on anti-HIV vaccine

HIV/AIDS

J&J reports progress on anti-HIV vaccine

25 Jul 2016

Thesis sharpens focus on a neonatal HIV vaccine

HIV/AIDS

Thesis sharpens focus on a neonatal HIV vaccine

22 Jul 2016

#AfricaMonth: Botswana set to meet Aids viral suppression targets

HIV/AIDS

#AfricaMonth: Botswana set to meet Aids viral suppression targets

3 May 2016

The Best of Biz 2015: Medical

Healthcare

The Best of Biz 2015: Medical

15 Dec 2015

Major progress in technology to fight HIV

Health & Social Welfare

Major progress in technology to fight HIV

1 Dec 2015

CSIR researches plant-based HIV vaccine

HIV/AIDS

CSIR researches plant-based HIV vaccine

30 Nov 2015

New study marks important implications for design of HIV vaccine

HIV/AIDS

New study marks important implications for design of HIV vaccine

14 Oct 2015

Male circumcision could reduce HIV, increase economic growth

HIV/AIDS

Male circumcision could reduce HIV, increase economic growth

14 Aug 2015

New research on HIV-neutralising antibodies

HIV/AIDS

New research on HIV-neutralising antibodies

4 Mar 2014

Scientists discover antibodies that could neutralise HIV

HIV/AIDS

Scientists discover antibodies that could neutralise HIV

4 Mar 2014

Antibody-based HIV vaccines - are we any closer?

HIV/AIDS

Antibody-based HIV vaccines - are we any closer?

13 Nov 2013

HIV/AIDS: Spanish researchers report encouraging results in search for therapeutic HIV vaccine

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS: Spanish researchers report encouraging results in search for therapeutic HIV vaccine

4 Jan 2013

National Research Foundation honours Prof Makgoba

HIV/AIDS

National Research Foundation honours Prof Makgoba

5 Sep 2011

HIV/AIDS

Using maths to fight AIDS

22 Jun 2011

Medtech

New nanoparticle can help scientists develop vaccines against diseases such as HIV, malaria

23 Feb 2011

Generic Medicines

New evidence about broadly-reactive neutralising antibodies that block HIV infection

18 Jan 2011

Antiretrovirals: A significant role in preventing HIV infections in HIV-negative South Africans?

HIV/AIDS

Antiretrovirals: A significant role in preventing HIV infections in HIV-negative South Africans?

1 Dec 2010

HIV/AIDS

Male circumcision shown to help prevent HIV transmission

20 Sep 2010

HIV/AIDS

HIV evolving rapidly to evade human immune system

26 Feb 2009

HIV/AIDS

Vaccine needed to bring an end to AIDS

1 Dec 2008

HIV/AIDS

South African AIDS vaccine testing starts

1 Dec 2008

HIV/AIDS

Leading names in the HIV/AIDS vaccine world to attend Cape Town conference

Issued by South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative 9 Sep 2008