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2008-10-11 04:29:34am
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South Africa's new health minister, Barbara Hogan, has listed the twin epidemics of HIV and TB as among the most serious health challenges facing the country.PLUSNEWS NATIONAL HIV AND SYPHILIS PREVALENCE SURVEY SOUTH AFRICA -The 2007 report on the National HIV and Syphilis Antenatal Prevalence Survey show that South Africa may be making some real progress in its response to the HIV epidemic. |
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Resources / Health Journalism
Health services in South Africa:A basic introduction There is a widespread perception that services in hospitals have seriously deteriorated over the past few years, due in large part to staff shortages and the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Body of evidence: The case for health narrative As journalists, we are supposed to tell the stories of our time. Some of those stories we tell very well, others we do to death but many we simply ignore.
Ethically Accountable HIV/AIDS Reporting: A case study of three South African newspapers Extensive media coverage has been given to the subject of HIV/Aids since the start of the pandemic. The nature of the coverage has, however, been widely criticised, mainly by interest groups actively involved in the fight against the disease. The criticism has resulted in constructive, although fragmented, guidelines on ethically acceptable and accountable HIV/Aids reporting. Narrating from the body: Health and the state of our nation Narrating from the body: Health and the state of our nation
Media needs to stop sitting on the sidelines Government committed itself to having 53 000 people on antiretrovirals (ARVs) by the end of 2004. What are the challenges government faces in rolling out? What is the hold up? Is government dragging its feet, is there a lack of political will or are there real problems with implementation? And what role do the media have to play in all of this?
The HIV/AIDS and the Media Project and the Journalism Department at the University of Stellenbosch hosted a panel discussion addressing these very questions. Anso Thom was one of the panellists. Who, what, where, when and how? - reporting the full HIV and AIDS story Idasa and the Journalism Department at the University of Stellenbosch held a workshop for community journalists, tackling the issue of Governance and HIV/AIDS. Health-e journalist Anso Thom spoke to the participants. Reporting ethically and effectively on HIV/AIDS in South Africa A talk given by Kerry Cullinan at a Journ-AIDS Roundtable in May 2003. Journalists, ethics and HIV/AIDS An article by Kerry Cullinan published in The Star, June/ July 2000. HIV/AIDS: A resource for journalists This booklet was compiled several years ago by Soul City, the Department of Health and Health-e. Some of the chapters such as the contact details are outdated. However, issues such as Ethics and Media are still relevant and may be especially useful for journalism students. Behaving ‘better’? The media, HIV/AIDS and stigma Speaker’s notes for Centre for the Study of AIDS forum, 2004. Kerry Cullinan. |
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