On the same day we commemorated World Aids Day 2024, I was at the vigil of a former classmate and fallen soldier who died of HIV related illnesses in Kenya. Amid the sadness of…
To commemorate World Aids Day on 1 December, here are 10 movies on the subject which educated and entertained us
Treatment Action Campaign and other civil society groups forced a reluctant Mbeki government to change its stance and roll out ARVs
The theme for this year’s World Aids Day stressed “communities”. We need to unpack this terminology, particularly with regards to the queer community
Traces of the drugs are found in urine and faeces, but water treatment plants are not designed to remove them
Keeping girls at school could reduce their vulnerability to infection. But women’s lack of empowerment will affect this intervention’s success
The global TB rate has been falling by 1.5% per year – far slower than the 10% yearly declines needed to end TB within twenty years.
Our failure to adequately engage men with health services reduces the effectiveness of the many impressive, new HIV prevention breakthroughs.
The health minister has stressed the importance of improving tuberculosis treatment so as to help mitigate the drastic impact of TB-HIV co-infection.
December 1 is #WorldAisDay: HIV was discovered more than 30 years ago. Why do we still stigmatise HIV-infected people?
Although 65% of South Africans reportedly have been tested for HIV at least once, annual testing figures are much lower.
The health minister and UNAids are jumping the gun by not consulting activists.
Mabele helped lead the fight for antiretrovirals in SA. A memorial service will be held for her today. This was her last interview with Bhekisisa.
As a result of an NGO in the Eastern Cape using incentives to encourage people to check their status, HIV testing has tripled in four villages.
Kgalema Motlanthe has lauded antiretroviral programmes and HIV counselling and testing campaigns, saying the country is "on the right path".
SA has the most people living with HIV in the world, but facilities like the Themba Lethu clinic are helping those infected to cope and survive.
The alleged ban was the result of a request from Italy’s ministry of health, says the <i>Corriere della Sera</i> newspaper.
For mining giant Anglo American, combating HIV/Aids among its workforce is both a case of health economics and a moral imperative.
Despite growing efforts from the government to curb HIV-infections, antiretrovirals are suddenly sought-after as a recreational drug, whoonga.
President Jacob Zuma will publicly take an HIV test on World Aids Day, as part of a major new campaign by government.
