Deputies bring new energy to HIV/AIDS

Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge emerge as new powers in government HIV/AIDS plan.

Research is discounting myths about orphans

A few years ago Prof Timothy Quinlan was hearing horror stories about delinquency and abandonment among orphans of HIV/AIDS that would spell trouble for their future social acceptance.

Life, love and HIV/AIDS

"And life goes on ..." concludes the preface to 'Conversations, HIV and the Family', a publication that aims to place HIV/AIDS where it belongs - in the midst of real life itself, with all its nuances and grit.

Global HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow - UNAIDS/WHO 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update

The global HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow and there is concerning evidence that some countries are seeing a resurgence in new HIV infection rates which were previously stable or declining.

The deputy minister offers a ray of hope

With the health minister out of the limelight due to illness, her deputy, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, has stepped out of the shadows with a fresh take on HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS vaccine launches in South Africa

The launch of the Southern African leg of a global partnership intended to produce a vaccine against HIV/AIDS was announced by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) on Tuesday.

New social grants plan cautiously welcomed

South Africa's Department of Health confirmed on Thursday that a new social grant system was on the cards for chronically ill people, including those living with HIV/AIDS.

Medical experts and religious leaders put heads together on HIV/AIDS

An unlikely meeting of science and religion took place this week when the 'Voices of Reason' conference brought together Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders and faith-based organisations (FBOs) with medical experts in the field of HIV/AIDS in Johannesburg, South Africa.

'Circumcision could help reduce HIV'

It might not be the magic pill to cure HIV/AIDS, but parents who have their sons circumcised at an early age could dramatically reduce the rate of infection in their children in the future, the KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council's conference on HIV-prevention strategies heard on Thursday.

16 Days Campaign: Media needs to step up coverage on gender issues all year round

Media did not invent gender inequalities or any form of social inequality for that matter. Yet media is central to both knowingly and unwittingly promoting gender inequalities. By providing a particular set of representations, media feeds off and feeds into social assumptions and practices that ultimately undermine the advancement of women.