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Inadequate patient tracking at one of South Africa's largest antiretroviral (ARV) distribution sites, has led to many patients disappearing from the clinic before treatment starts, a new report has found. The report by the Reproductive Health & HIV Research Unit (RHRU), shows that a standard percentage - about 14% - stop taking treatment, but more than 20% of patients never get to the treatment stage.(PLUSNEWS)

 
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Vodacom KZN Print feature winner

Kerry Cullinan

2006 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards, Winners of the HIV/AIDS Category

Khopotso Bodibe and Anso Thom.

US/SA Health Reporting Awards

Khopotso Bodibe
Radio category

Kerry Cullinan
Magazine category and overall winner of the US/SA Health Journalist of the
Year Award.

Bessie Head Writer’s Fellowship

Kerry Cullinan
The annual award is used to sponsor the research and writing of a series of articles dealing with a chosen aspect of contemporary African life.

 
 
   
 
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Male circumcision and reducing multiple partners the way to go
09.05.2008
Top researchers have called for male circumcision and the reduction of multiple sexual partnerships to become the cornerstone of HIV prevention in Africa if a significant impact is to be made on the HIV epidemic.
 
 
UNAIDS is out of touch with reality and should be closed down, says expert
09.05.2008
OPINION: The writing is on the wall for UNAIDS.
 
 
ARVs reduce mortality in Malawi
09.05.2008
In a rare study of mortality before and after ARVs, researchers find a drop in deaths of 10 percent.
 
 
One in Three Malaria Drugs Failing in Africa
06.05.2008
Anti-malaria drugs in six African cities fail basic quality tests
 
 
Asthma still a big killer
06.05.2008
Under-treatment, inappropriate treatment and lack of education for asthma patients in South Africa are contributing to still unacceptably high morbidity rates.
Anso Thom
 
 
KZN Health MEC Peggy Nkonyeni
The curious incident of the dog in the operating theatre
04.05.2008
Health MEC's "racist" tilt at doctors gets reported to the ANC and Human Rights Commission.
Kerry Cullinan
 
 
   
 
Will SA reduce child deaths?
29.04.2008
In spite of its middle income status, South Africa is high up with 10 of the 68 worst performing countries in making progress towards reaching the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) that relates to reducing child deaths by 2015.
Mabutho Ngcobo
 
 
Reducing child mortality is Goal 4 in the UN Millenium Development Goals
How children die
Living with AIDS # 348

24.04.2008
An audit of deaths of children under the age of five in the South African health care system shows that many of these deaths can be avoided.
Khopotso Bodibe
 
 
HIV/AIDS fight is meaningless without men - lobby groups
23.04.2008
Despite attempts by both the government and other sectors to encourage testing for HIV, most South African men are still not willing to get tested. We spoke to some of the nation’s men’s organizations to get more insight on this.
Mabutho Ngcobo
 
 
Cervical cancer threatens HIV-positive women
22.04.2008
Health experts have warned of a possible increase of cervical cancer among HIV-positive women if nothing is done to prevent the Human Papilloma Virus, which causes this form of cancer.
Mabutho Ngcobo
 
 
MDGs - eight ways to change the world
2015 targets: Was Africa ambitious?
Living with AIDS # 347

17.04.2008
International health experts and government representatives converge in Cape Town today for a three-day conference looking at improving maternal and child health care. But is Africa doing enough to save mothers and children from the risk of death?
Khopotso Bodibe
 
 
Factors that influence child survival
17.04.2008
The achievement of Millenium Development Goal 4 - that is, to prevent babies and children from dying – is not possible if the other seven goals in the Millenium Declaration are not adequately addressed. Dr Phetsile Dlamini is the co-ordinator of the African Union programme in the national Department of Health.
Khopotso Bodibe
 
 
   
 
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