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Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strands drugs in warehouse

Aaron Ross, Tim Cocks and Vivianne Wandera 13 Mar 2025

Source: The South African National Aids Council.

HIV/AIDS

Launch of initiative to end Aids in children by 2030

5 Dec 2023

Public Health

Antenatal care essential for protecting the health of women and their unborn children

14 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Juliet Houghton, the chief executive officer of the Southern African HIV Clinician’s Society.

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: SA prepares to roll out new HIV treatment plan for children

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2023

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

HIV/AIDS

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

Kaymarlin Govender & Linda-Gail Bekker 14 Jun 2021

Women who had a secondary or higher level of education were more likely to test for HIV than women who had no formal education. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

African countries differ widely in prenatal HIV testing: why it matters

Anthony Idowu Ajayi 13 Jan 2021

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

HIV/AIDS

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

31 Dec 2020

#WorldAidsDay: Covid-19 not the only health crisis we have on our hands

Health & Social Welfare

#WorldAidsDay: Covid-19 not the only health crisis we have on our hands

1 Dec 2020

Professor Adrie Bekker

HIV/AIDS

Study investigates best treatment options for newborns exposed to HIV

27 Nov 2020

UKZN’s Emeritus Professor Anna Coutsoudis

HIV/AIDS

SA study recommends changes to PMTCT guidelines

10 Nov 2020

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

HIV/AIDS

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

Jerry John Nutor 30 Sep 2020

HIV/AIDS

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

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

HIV/AIDS

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

Ute Feuch & Jeannette Wessels 9 Jan 2020

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

HIV/AIDS

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

Mhairi Maskew 26 Nov 2019

Travel

British Airways, mothers2mothers team up to give SA's children a flying start

1 Nov 2019

A female Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on a human host. James Gathany/CDC

Public Health

Ethiopia must do more to stop recurring chikungunya outbreaks

Eunice Anyango Owino 16 Sep 2019

Image: World Health Organisation

HIV/AIDS

Malawi races towards global HIV targets

WATIPASO MZUNGU 14 Aug 2019

New Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize (David Harrison)

Public Health

Politics & power: Why Zweli Mkhize may be a new dawn for health in SA - or not?

Mia Malan & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 31 May 2019

Dr. Sindisiwe van Zyl joins the home of the Afropolitan with a new night-time talk show

Radio & Audio

Dr. Sindisiwe van Zyl joins the home of the Afropolitan with a new night-time talk show

Issued by Kaya 959 25 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Healthcare

Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis

1 Apr 2019

X-ray of the lungs in a 5-year-old child who has pneumonia. Shutterstock

Paediatrics

It's time to go back to basics in the fight against childhood pneumonia

Nicole Wolter 14 Nov 2018

Flickr/Rafiq Sarlie

NHI

New healthcare plan promises to overhaul South Africa's massively skewed system

Russell Rensburg 28 Aug 2018

Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa

Public Health

Gauteng Health taking lessons from Life Esidimeni

14 Jun 2018

Alderman JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security; and social services launches CoCT's mom and baby service

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

CoCT health services expands its post-natal offering

5 Mar 2018

Hermina Manjekana Dyeshana

HIV/AIDS

HIV programmes need to bring blessers onboard

16 Feb 2018

2017 LOreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa regional fellowship recipients

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

African women recognised for role in science

13 Nov 2017

Estimates show SA has fewer working people

HR & Management

Estimates show SA has fewer working people

Tamar Kahn, Bianca Capazorio and Khulekani Maguban 1 Aug 2017

Penicillin shortages as pharma companies eye newer, more lucrative drugs

Pharmaceuticals

Penicillin shortages as pharma companies eye newer, more lucrative drugs

KEILA GUIMARÃES 8 Jun 2017

International recognition for two Wits University academics

Education

International recognition for two Wits University academics

25 Apr 2017

SA makes great strides in eliminating mother-to-child transmission

HIV/AIDS

SA makes great strides in eliminating mother-to-child transmission

1 Aug 2016

Experts call for early interventions to eliminate hepatitis

Public Health

Experts call for early interventions to eliminate hepatitis

28 Jul 2016

#CGFsummit: Reasons to believe in Africa

Retail

#CGFsummit: Reasons to believe in Africa

Louise Marsland 17 Jun 2016

Marketing & Media

Mobile technology helps combat spread of HIV

15 Apr 2016

Health & Social Welfare

R25m set aside for Africa's first social impact bonds

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 30 Mar 2016

Africa's first SIBs aim at boosting health and social outcomes

Public Health

Africa's first SIBs aim at boosting health and social outcomes

29 Mar 2016

Research body responds to Mbeki's letter on Aids

HIV/AIDS

Research body responds to Mbeki's letter on Aids

11 Mar 2016

HIV/AIDS

How a drug can help prevent 5000 girls being infected with HIV every week

Sinead Delany-Moretlwe and Deborah Baron 21 Dec 2015

HIV infections decline over last decade

HIV/AIDS

HIV infections decline over last decade

24 Apr 2015

"Share the sound of an AIDS-free generation" and support (RED)

Health & Social Welfare

"Share the sound of an AIDS-free generation" and support (RED)

27 Nov 2014

HIV prevention's research remains high on SA agenda

Administration

HIV prevention's research remains high on SA agenda

29 Oct 2014

COHSASA expresses condolences on death of colleague in M17 disaster

HIV/AIDS

COHSASA expresses condolences on death of colleague in M17 disaster

Issued by COHSASA 23 Jul 2014

More must be done to reduce HIV

Administration

More must be done to reduce HIV

11 Apr 2014

New presenter heads up season 8 of Siyayinqoba Beat It!

TV

New presenter heads up season 8 of Siyayinqoba Beat It!

17 Apr 2013

HIV/AIDS

Govt's HIV and Aids prevention efforts bearing fruit

Gabi Khumalo 18 Dec 2012

Farming project for HIV and AIDS patients

Government

Farming project for HIV and AIDS patients

Sydney Masinga 29 Nov 2012

HIV/AIDS

Govt on track to reach ARV roll-out target

15 Nov 2012

Social dialogue will help address economy - Motlanthe

Administration

Social dialogue will help address economy - Motlanthe

25 Oct 2012

Public Health

More African children to receive boost in sexuality education

29 Aug 2012