Supporting community workers

Hundreds of community workers who would otherwise not have set foot in a university have benefited from the Community Development Programme offered by UKZN and the Africa Centre in Mtubatuba, Northern KwaZulu-Natal.

Our voices, our future

A generous grant from the National Development Agency (NDA) will en-able UKZNs Highly Effective Art (HEART) programme an opportunity to demonstrate the important contribution that the cultural arts can make in the HIV/AIDS arena.

Lifetime achievement award

Academic, scientist and human rights activist, Professor Hoosen Coovadia was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in India in March for his invaluable contribution towards clinical practice and medical education. The award was presented by the 2006 HIV congress in Mumbai.

The Future of South Africa - The Young or the Old?

Often lauded as the future of this country and indeed most others, the youth have been etched into our minds as our saviours and leaders in our dotage. But why is there so little emphasis on those who brought the youth into our world? There is no doubting this inevitability, but surely, as it is an indisputable fact that this social positioning of the youth has led to what can only be described as a dereliction of duty to the very people who have nurtured them.

MTCT - Single Dose Nevirapine

Women who take single-dose nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV may not, after all, be jeopardising their own treatment options. here had been concerns that resistance to nevirapine would develop and limit future treatment options if short-course therapy with the drug was used during pregnancy.

Official Coverage of AIDS 2006 Now Available

Archived, online coverage of AIDS 2006: XVI International AIDS Conference is now available from kaisernetwork.org in partnership with the International AIDS Society.

Johannesburg clinic biggest ARV site in Africa

In the space of two short years, a Johannesburg HIV/AIDS clinic has become the biggest antiretroviral treatment site in Africa and one of the biggest in the world.

All babies should have HIV tests, says HIV/AIDS expert

The South African government must introduce compulsory HIV/AIDS tests for six-week-old babies to monitor whether prevention of mother-to-child transmission is working, says HIV/AIDS expert Professor Nigel Rollins.

ARV dropouts down with comprehensive care

A high level of adherence to life-prolonging anti-retroviral (ARV) medication is possible even among poor, uneducated communities, as long as comprehensive HIV/AIDS care is provided, according to health workers.

Positive and still going strong

Phill Wilson is living proof that one can live with HIV/AIDS for a long time.