Village offers oasis of care and support

Behind some trees, just off the N2 highway past Richards Bay, a unique village is taking shape that aims to address the many problems faced by people with HIV/AIDS.

A village with a mission

Fikile Ndlovu brings a cup of liquidised sour fig and bulbinella to the lips of a spectral young man, lying listlessly in bed. "The herbal remedy is for oral thrush. It is very good. I have treated quite a number of patients and it has cured them of it," she says, her eyes glowing with excitement as she shows me the green remedy.

Nine Major Companies Commit to Co-Investment to Expand Community HIV/AIDS Programmes Using Corporate Infrastructure

Nine global companies with operations in developing countries – Anglo American, Bristol-Myers Squibb, ChevronTexaco, DaimlerChrysler, Eskom, Heineken, Lafarge, Pfizer and Tata Steel - announced today that they will use their facilities, employees and other infrastructure to expand workplace HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programmes into communities where they operate. By using infrastructure that was created to serve their employees, this corporate contribution will reduce the start-up and running costs of public programs.

Community in action: Ottawa KZN pulls together

The Ottawa/Parkgate community, situated on KwaZulu-Natal's North Coast, is a very small one. On World AIDS Day, its residents and representatives from a range of sectors joined together to mobilise around HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support, and a small team from HIVAN participated in the first such event of its kind in the area. By all accounts, it was an exemplary day, with groups from the private sector, the arts, as well as local schools, NGOs and CBOs taking part. The guest speaker was Dr Atom Dilraj from the MRC in Durban.

PLWHA empowerment: some guidelines

Everywhere we turn, we are hearing the word Empowerment: People living with HIV/AIDS need to be empowered; Woman need to be empowered; Empower children .. It seems that most people need to be empowered!

HIV/AIDS hits South African businesses

HIV/AIDS has reduced labour capacity, increased absenteeism and raised the cost of employee benefits according to a new survey by Bureau for Economic Research (BER).

Students cycle on epic journey to raise funding for orphans of HIV/AIDS

A team of energetic cyclists set off at dawn today (16 January, 2004) on a challenging cross-country journey to raise money for orphans left destitute by HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS taking a massive toll on the mining industry

A survey of 26 South African mining and manufacturing companies has found just over 14 percent of the workforce to be infected with HIV.

HIV/AIDS vaccine drive gets a lift

New private sector funding to the tune of R4-million is set to boost the search in South Africa for an HIV/AIDS vaccine.

HIV/AIDS set to hit Southern African food production

Southern Africa will have lost 16-million agricultural workers to HIV/AIDS by 2020, according to the United Nations. This frightening mortality rate is set to significantly impact on the region's capacity to sustain agricultural production, increasing poverty and resulting in severe food shortages.