Sex workers unite against police
Sex workers find a way past the everyday violence and abuse they experience at the hands of law enforcement – by becoming activists.
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AIDS 2016
Prince Harry calls for global action against HIV
Prince Harry has told global leaders that HIV remains among the most pressing and urgent challenges facing the world.
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HIV won’t stop without gay community – Elton John
Sir Elton John believes that the spread of HIV will not be curbed unless everyone is drawn into the battle – gay and lesbian groups included.
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Stem HIV deaths in very sick patients – study
HIV medication saves lives but not when it’s taken too late – especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Study offers new protection to teenagers.
South Africa has the highest HIV infections rate among adolescent new adolescent girls and a new study by the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre is currently testing antiretrovirals to a group of adolescents in a bid to keep them HIV free
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SA could find an HIV vaccine in 10 years
South Africa leads the way in HIV vaccine research with a large trial set to begin before the end of the year.
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Access to treatment still a crisis
Global AIDS gains are in danger of being rolled back unless donors step up their contributions, getting treatment to 20 million HIV positive people currently excluded.
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Code red: AIDS activists march for treatment for all
The world should not talk about the end of AIDS while 20 million people don't have treatment, said activists who handed a memorandum to the UN's Ban Ki-Moon in Durban on Monday.
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South Africa on the front foot and moving forwards
The June 2000 UNAIDS global report on AIDS painted a sombre picture: already South Africa had the greatest number of people living with HIV than any other country in the world and life expectancy had fallen rapidly to historical levels write Professor Linda-Gail Bekker and Professor Robin Wood.
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AIDS2016: The Durban I used to hate
Fifteen years ago, death was everywhere in Durban, the epicentre of AIDS in the world, and the state had been "captured" by AIDS denialists
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Children benefit from ‘power of prevention’ – but not adults
HIV infection rates amongst children in eastern and southern Africa are steadily declining.
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Search for AIDS cure to be intensified
The search for an AIDS cure will be intensified, according to the International AIDS Society (IAS), which yesterday published its cure strategies and priorities.
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AIDS2016: Coming out – twice
It's hard enough having to tell your parents that you are gay - but a young Free State man also had to tell his loved ones he was HIV positive.
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