Food for breastfeeding moms

Food parcels are finally being offered to HIV positive mothers in KwaZulu-Natal who want to exclusively breastfeed their babies as part of a new government policy.

New clinical trials unit established at UKZN

A consortium of researchers from CAPRISA, the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Aurum Health were recently awarded a core grant of over $10million for seven years by the NIH to establish a new clinical trials unit (CTU) for HIV prevention and treatment research.

The Three Amigos PSAs win Peabody Award

The Three Amigos, a series of twenty (20) world-class animated Public Service Announcements (PSA€™s) designed to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout the world, has been awarded the George Foster Peabody Award.

HIVAN/WCRP Capacity-Building Workshop - Support Groups - A Vital Component of Healing

The Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN) and The World Conference for Religion and Peace (WCRP) recently held a capacity-building workshop entitled Support Groups - A Vital Component of Healing.

HIV/AIDS a high priority at UKZN

Confronting HIV/AIDS is a priority at UKZN. This has been given impetus with the approval of the new three-year UKZN HIV/AIDS Plan.

Peer educators graduate

wUKZN€™s HIV/AIDS Support Unit held a special graduation ceremony on 4 April to welcome its latest cohort of peer educators.

Save our youth and save our future

The lunch time conversation was about crime, yet again. It€™s so easy to complain about the lack of action taken by our government in combating crime, and yes, most of us feel that there is nothing we can do about it. Sure, we can pack up and leave, but there is obviously something that holds us here, why else are we still here? Perhaps it is because we know that our country is worth saving and we are unsure of how to go about achieving this, or maybe it is complacency and waiting for the next person to carry the load. If it is the former, then there is a way we can make a difference.

Selenium may have critical role in HIV treatment

Selenium is being research-ed for its critical role in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, according to Margie Hardman, who in 2001 founded the Aids Care, Training and Support initiative - a community-based palliative care clinic serving a rural population in a remote area of Mpumalanga.

Hunt Lascaris gets government AIDS tender

Government€™s long-awaited multi-million rand HIV/AIDS communication tender has finally been awarded to a single consortium headed by Hunt Lascaris.

Mofolo Hospice €“ juggling life and death

€œMiracles€ have been taking place at Mofolo Hospice with the arrival of anti-retrovirals as patients admitted on the brink of death leave the in-patient unit on their own two feet.