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HIV among older South Africans in rural areas: big study shows there’s a problem that’s being neglected

By Jen Manne-Goehler and Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas 5 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data

8 Dec 2023

"Change the name. End the stigma": Why it's time to rename HIV

10 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Mary Rodgers, a virus hunter and scientist at Abbott who works with the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition.

#HIVToday: Abbott's top scientist speaks to staying one step ahead of a constantly mutating virus

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

How can living a normal life be sustained for people living with HIV/AIDS?

How can living a normal life be sustained for people living with HIV/AIDS?

Stone 29 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Juliet Houghton, the chief executive officer of the Southern African HIV Clinician’s Society.

#HIVToday: SA prepares to roll out new HIV treatment plan for children

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2023

R40m NIH grant keeps HIV prevention as top priority in 2023

10 Mar 2023

Source: Twitter @PaulMashatile

New deputy president to launch national strategic plan for HIV, TB and STIs

7 Mar 2023

Roche teams with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strengthen lab systems

6 Mar 2023

Source: Pixabay.

Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to Ugandan patients

22 Dec 2022

Call to World Health Organization to rename HIV

2 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied.

More men living with HIV are reaching out for treatment

1 Dec 2022

Palliative care plays a critical role in the treatment of HIV/Aids sufferers

1 Dec 2022

HIV prevention: new injection could boost the fight, but some hurdles remain

Jessica Haberer 28 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Linda-Gail Bekker, professor of medicine and chief executive officer at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation.

Decades of research make PrEP against HIV a reality for South Africa

25 Oct 2022

Study finds HIV-positive cervical cancer patients face higher mortality rate

27 Sep 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Source: Freepik.

Child-friendly 4-in-1 ARV treatment launched for SA's children living with HIV

15 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Professor Thumbi Ndung’u is the new co-chair of the International Aids Society's 'Towards an HIV Cure' advisory board.

Towards an HIV cure: UKZN scientist takes on new role

2 Jun 2022

Source: iStock.

Deputy President Mabuza appoints new chairperson to the Sanac Trust Board

6 Apr 2022

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Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

First woman reported cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

17 Feb 2022

SAMRC sponsors landmark Covid-19 vaccine trial in collaborative bid to combat HIV

13 Jan 2022

Source: Lorenzo Jansen, who lost his sight when he had TB meningitis, touches Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s face in one of the paediatric wards at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town. Photo: Kim Cloete

World joins SA in bidding emotional farewell to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

Katja Hamilton 1 Jan 2022

South Africa loses a great champion and a powerful voice in the fight against HIV/Aids

Katja Hamilton 30 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

Desmond Tutu HIV Centre and Health Foundation mourns the passing of beloved patron

29 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

Aviro Health launches Pocket Clinic

3 Dec 2021

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

2 Dec 2021

Covid-19 threatens gains made in HIV/Aids fight

Katja Hamilton 1 Dec 2021

Cipla launches Live2Love mobile game to destigmatise HIV

1 Dec 2021

Source: © HONGQI ZHANG

Education key to equal access to healthcare for sex workers

Danette Breitenbach 28 Oct 2021

Source: ©The Global Fund. A march through Agogo town in Ghana to educate citizens on malaria

Covid-19's adverse impact on HIV, TB and malaria programmes

8 Sep 2021

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"Change the name. End the stigma": Why it's time to rename HIV

10 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Mary Rodgers, a virus hunter and scientist at Abbott who works with the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition.

#HIVToday: Abbott's top scientist speaks to staying one step ahead of a constantly mutating virus

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

How can living a normal life be sustained for people living with HIV/AIDS?

How can living a normal life be sustained for people living with HIV/AIDS?

Stone 29 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Juliet Houghton, the chief executive officer of the Southern African HIV Clinician’s Society.

#HIVToday: SA prepares to roll out new HIV treatment plan for children

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2023

R40m NIH grant keeps HIV prevention as top priority in 2023

10 Mar 2023

Source: Twitter @PaulMashatile

New deputy president to launch national strategic plan for HIV, TB and STIs

7 Mar 2023

Roche teams with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strengthen lab systems

6 Mar 2023

Source: Pixabay.

Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to Ugandan patients

22 Dec 2022

Call to World Health Organization to rename HIV

2 Dec 2022

Palliative care plays a critical role in the treatment of HIV/Aids sufferers

1 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied.

More men living with HIV are reaching out for treatment

1 Dec 2022

HIV prevention: new injection could boost the fight, but some hurdles remain

Jessica Haberer 28 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Linda-Gail Bekker, professor of medicine and chief executive officer at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation.

Decades of research make PrEP against HIV a reality for South Africa

25 Oct 2022

Study finds HIV-positive cervical cancer patients face higher mortality rate

27 Sep 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Source: Freepik.

Child-friendly 4-in-1 ARV treatment launched for SA's children living with HIV

15 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Professor Thumbi Ndung’u is the new co-chair of the International Aids Society's 'Towards an HIV Cure' advisory board.

Towards an HIV cure: UKZN scientist takes on new role

2 Jun 2022

Source: iStock.

Deputy President Mabuza appoints new chairperson to the Sanac Trust Board

6 Apr 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

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Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

First woman reported cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

17 Feb 2022

SAMRC sponsors landmark Covid-19 vaccine trial in collaborative bid to combat HIV

13 Jan 2022

Source: Lorenzo Jansen, who lost his sight when he had TB meningitis, touches Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s face in one of the paediatric wards at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town. Photo: Kim Cloete

World joins SA in bidding emotional farewell to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

Katja Hamilton 1 Jan 2022

South Africa loses a great champion and a powerful voice in the fight against HIV/Aids

Katja Hamilton 30 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

Desmond Tutu HIV Centre and Health Foundation mourns the passing of beloved patron

29 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

Aviro Health launches Pocket Clinic

3 Dec 2021

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

2 Dec 2021

Covid-19 threatens gains made in HIV/Aids fight

Katja Hamilton 1 Dec 2021

Cipla launches Live2Love mobile game to destigmatise HIV

1 Dec 2021

Source: © HONGQI ZHANG

Education key to equal access to healthcare for sex workers

Danette Breitenbach 28 Oct 2021

Source: ©The Global Fund. A march through Agogo town in Ghana to educate citizens on malaria

Covid-19's adverse impact on HIV, TB and malaria programmes

8 Sep 2021

Healthcare worker, Boitsholo Mfolo, inside the digital x-ray truck at one of Africa Health Research Institute’s mobile screening camps in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Samora Chapman/ Africa Health Research Institute

Study shows a huge burden of undiagnosed disease in a rural South African district

Emily B Wong 28 Jun 2021

Source: ©Penchan Pumila

Study: HIV and TB co-infection skews Covid-19 T cell response

24 Jun 2021

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

Kaymarlin Govender & Linda-Gail Bekker 14 Jun 2021

HIV 40 years on: four action points to end Aids as a health threat

HIV 40 years on: four action points to end Aids as a health threat

Gilles van Cutsem 10 Jun 2021

People with HIV are still dying from a treatable, but neglected, disease: all it needs is a plan

People with HIV are still dying from a treatable, but neglected, disease: all it needs is a plan

Gilles van Cutsem 17 May 2021

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Tackling HIV in the mining industry - new guidance from DME

Nivaani Moodley, Kalene Watson & Shane Johnson 13 May 2021

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RIP Dr Sindi van Zyl

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#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

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Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

11 Mar 2021

Women who had a secondary or higher level of education were more likely to test for HIV than women who had no formal education. Shutterstock

African countries differ widely in prenatal HIV testing: why it matters

Anthony Idowu Ajayi 13 Jan 2021

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