HIV cure ‘smacks of quackery’ – scientist
A new HIV cure, being punted on social media, "smacks of quackery", according to a prominent HIV scientist.
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HIV and AIDS
Teen pregnancy and HIV infections plague Vhembe
LIMPOPO – Newly released statistics from rural clinics outside of Thohoyandou show that children as young as nine are falling pregnant or acquiring HIV infections.
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Skilled nurses strengthen HIV fight
The Limpopo Department of Health says nurses who complete a specialist programme are an important weapon in the fight against HIV/Aids.
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HIV+ woman beats anger and denial
Mpumalanga - A young woman says HIV will not claim her life. Khosi Zitha said before she accepted her HIV status she battled with denial and anger. The 24-year-old told Health-e News that she could not cope because three of her siblings, who had been HIV-positive, had died.
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‘Don’t humiliate me’ says brave teen
NORTHERN CAPE – Fourteen year old Dineo (*not her real name), born with HIV and a member of the Future Leaders movement, says she hates teachers using her as the example when discussing HIV positive people at school.
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Many miles for youth service
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.
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Prince Harry and Elton John target men
AMSTERDAM - Prince Harry and Elton John on Tuesday launched a $1,2-billion new initiative called MenStar, aimed at reducing HIV in men at the International AIDS Conference.
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Charlize says HIV driven by exclusion of groups
AMSTERDAM: The ongoing spread of HIV is directly linked to the inferior status of girls and women globally, Academy Award winning actress Charlize Theron told the International AIDS Conference today (24 July).
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South Africa slashes HIV infection rate by 44%
Over the past five years, SA has cut its rate of new HIV infections by 44%, but young people are still at risk, according to theSouth African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey of 2017.
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HIV positive mom’s breastfeeding worries
LIMPOPO – After living in denial of being HIV positive, a rural mother has finally come to accept her status through a process of questioning whether or not to breastfeed her new baby.
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Abortion: the legal service mostly illegally performed
Healthworkers who refuse to help women who want abortions are driving them into the arms of illegal abortionists who perform over half of the country’s procedures. But activists believe it is time to stop stigmatizing this legal service.
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How small mistakes can lead to death
MPUMALANGA – A simple question never asked, miscommunication, no communication or a patient’s fear of speaking to a busy nurse are all small issues that can end up becoming life-threatening disasters.
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Older people want AIDS council representation
NORTHERN CAPE - As continuing efforts to combat HIV infections in South Africa target mostly young people, older people say they are feeling sidelined and neglected.
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New cheaper, better ARV’s for SA by April
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.
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Too many still dying of AIDS says MSF
An “unacceptably high” number of people living with HIV still develop AIDS and die of AIDS-related diseases across sub-Saharan Africa, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
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