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Mpumalanga woman regrets ARVs ‘break’

Our Health

Tired of swallowing medicine every single day for close on 10 years, Ntombifuthi Radebe (32) was misled by her treatment buddy who encouraged her to ditch the pills and forget about the arduous habit.

cynthiamaseko
February 7, 2019

Mpumalanga woman regrets ARVs ‘break’

Our Health

Cynthia Maseko
February 7, 2019

SA’s HIV score: ‘A’ for meds, ‘F’ for condoms

News

While South Africa has increased HIV spending at district level with stellar results, access to condoms has plummeted, according to the latest District Health Barometer (DHB).

Amy Green
January 31, 2019

HIV+ teen shocked after accidentally discovering her status

Our Health

Northern Cape – The Northern Cape Department of Health has, along with the Department of Social Development, undertaken to conduct basic HIV training for guardians and parents of children living with HIV, after it has emerged that many are battling to know when and how to disclose the information to children.

mpholekgetho
January 23, 2019

How would you tell your child they are HIV-positive?

Health

When having ‘the talk’ is about more than just the ‘birds and bees’.

Pontsho Pilane
December 17, 2018

SA sleeping on the most successful HIV weapons

News

Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), taken as a once-daily pill, has been hailed the world over as one of the major HIV prevention interventions in the fight against AIDS. Yet, apart form sex workers, very few South Africans are using PrEP or even know it exists.

Amy Green
December 3, 2018

HIV: One child infected every two minutes

News

AIDS kills 76 adolescents around the world every day, and some 360 000 will die by 2030 unless “urgent” action is taken.

Amy Green
November 30, 2018

Call for urgent action against world’s deadliest infectious disease

News

TB remains the world's deadliest infectious disease, according to a new report.

Amy Green
September 19, 2018

Skilled nurses strengthen HIV fight

Our Health

The Limpopo Department of Health says nurses who complete a specialist programme are an important weapon in the fight against HIV/Aids.

Mogale Mojela
September 14, 2018

Many miles for youth service

News

Ananelang Tumi Motumi (26), who has just returned from Amsterdam following a reward trip to the World AIDS Conference 2018, describes the experience as the best time of her life.

Ramatamo
August 3, 2018

Limpopo Health lambasted over insensitive tweet

Health, Our Health

The Limpopo Department of Health (DoH) has apologised for a tweet from its official Twitter account claiming that anyone who dies of HIV today does so by choice.

Mogale Mojela
July 17, 2018

First doctor to prescribe ARVs forced to leave SA

Health Systems

A seven-year battle with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has left legendary French HIV expert Dr Francoise Louis with no choice but to leave the country.

Amy Green
June 27, 2018

Medication shortages at Gauteng facilities

HIV negative sex workers find it hard to take ARVs

Health

Despite being offered a daily pill to protect them from HIV, almost three-quarters of women sex workers had stopped taking the pills after a year.

kerrycullinan
December 1, 2017

Landmark ARV pricing deal to save SA billions

News

Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health, says a landmark pricing deal announced by UNAids will accelerate the availability of the first affordable, generic, single-pill HIV treatment.

healthe
September 22, 2017

New cheaper, better ARV’s for SA by April

News

The much anticipated antiretroviral (ARV) dolutegravir will be introduced as the first-line treatment for HIV in South Africa as early as April next year, Deputy Director General for the Department of Health Dr Yogan Pillay told Health-e News from the 9th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science taking place in Paris this week.

Amy Green
July 28, 2017

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