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What she doesn’€™t like talking about’€¦
Living with AIDS # 203

After the post remained vacant for a couple of months, the national Department of Health now has a new Chief Director for the HIV and AIDS, TB and STI'€™s cluster. Dr Nomonde Xundu'€™s appointment comes at a crucial time when implementation of the Care and Treatment Plan for HIV and AIDS needs to be strengthened. A bit uncomfortable, she spoke to Health-e about what work awaits her.
Read More » What she doesn’€™t like talking about’€¦
Living with AIDS # 203

‘€¦ and what she likes talking about.

It'€™s been a month since she'€™s been the national Chief Director of the HIV and AIDS, TB and STI'€™s cluster. Dr Nomonde Xundu admits that she comes to the job at a time when '€œa lot of work has been done already'€. Her predecessor Dr Nono Simelela, left the post late last year after a perceived '€œfrustration'€ at the government'€™s slow pace in ensuring treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS. In this report, we find out who Dr Nomonde Xundu is.
Read More » ‘€¦ and what she likes talking about.

The future of ART
Living with AIDS 201

New research suggests that starting antiretroviral therapy while the immune system is still relatively strong rather than at the later stages of HIV infection could be beneficial. Up to so far, guidelines on AIDS treatment require that ARV'€™s should be started when a person'€™s CD 4 cell-count reaches the clinically crucial 200 mark or less. Health-e News Service, reports.
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Living with AIDS 201

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