Treating HIV/AIDS among township poor
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Posted: ?Tuesday, June 03, 2003
02 June 2003. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
Babalwa Tembani was diagnosed as HIV-positive after being raped by her uncle. She was only 14 years old at the time and knew nothing about AIDS. After being admitted to Cape Town's Groote Schuur hospital, a nurse told her she had four days to live and must "look for a place to die".
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Kenyan president ready to be tested for HIV/AIDS
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Posted: ?Thursday, June 05, 2003
03 June 2003. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
President Mwai Kibaki has declared himself willing to be publicly tested for HIV, Kaffim Mambo, the head of public relations with the Kenya National AIDS Control Council (NACC), told PlusNews on Tuesday.
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Government to hand out anti-retrovirals soon - Western Cape Health MEC
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Posted: ?Thursday, June 05, 2003
Jo-Anne Smetherham.05 June 2003. Cape Times. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
The government will soon decide on implementing anti-retroviral programmes in the public sector, and it's not a question of whether, but how much.
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Health Minister lifts lid on HIV/AIDS planning
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Posted: ?Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Christelle Terblanche.11 June 2003. The Mercury. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
Health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has lifted the lid on aspects of the new HIV/AIDS treatment plan still being considered by the cabinet.
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Cabinet gearing up for discussion on HIV/AIDS
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Posted: ?Thursday, June 12, 2003
Jeremy Michaels and Christelle Terreblanche.12 June 2003. The Star. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
It will be three to four weeks before the cabinet considers proposals for a new treatment plan for HIV/AIDS. The government has agreed with business and labour on a treatment plan, including anti-retrovirals for mineworkers, according to chief government spokesperson Joel Netshitenzhe.
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Shock figures on HIV/AIDS in workplace
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Posted: ?Thursday, June 12, 2003
By Marianne MertenRepubished courtesy of the Mail & Guardian; 30/5 - 5/6/2003
About 3% of the South African work-force - or about 500 000 people - could have full-blown AIDS by 2010, Department of Labour Guidelines on HIV/AIDS have forecast.
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Health Minister finalises special HIV/AIDS nutrition plan
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Posted: ?Friday, June 13, 2003
Christelle Terreblanche and Jeremy Michaels.12 June 2003. Daily News. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
Prescribed special diets for HIV/Aids and TB sufferers are being finalised by the government this week and pilot projects are already up and running across the country.
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South Africa to get slice of huge US HIV/AIDS pledge
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Posted: ?Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Edwin Naidu.15 June 2003. The Sunday Independent. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
South Africa stands to receive a minimum of R2-billion to fight HIV/AIDS in 2004 and substantially more over the next five years as part of an initiative led by United States President George Bush to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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TAC to provide anti-retrovirals in Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal
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Posted: ?Monday, July 21, 2003
Angela Bolowana.18 July 2003. The Mercury. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) plans to provide anti-retroviral medicine to HIV-positive people in KwaZulu-Natal, but has warned the government not to shirk its responsibility to save lives.
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Act on HIV/AIDS or face collapse, South Africa told
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Posted: ?Thursday, July 24, 2003
Quentin Wray.24 July 2003. Business Report. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
HIV/AIDS might have already pushed South Africa to the brink of a progressive economic collapse, a new World Bank study, released internationally yesterday, has shown.
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