KZN traditional leaders strengthen their commitment to fight HIV/AIDS

KwaZulu Natal Traditional Leaders are strengthening the province's initiatives against HIV/AIDS and are joining three other provinces - Eastern Cape, Free State and the North West Province - that have already launched their provincial traditional leaders HIV/AIDS chapter.

Laws and policies have minimal impact on people with HIV/AIDS

South Africa has numerous policies and legal instruments that protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs), but many of these policies and laws have not had significant impact on the ground, according to a recently released AIDS country profile.

Religious leaders urged not to oppose condom use

The Burundi government and civil society groups have urged church leaders not to oppose the use of condoms as a means of protection against the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Thailand's lessons to help local HIV/AIDS responses

A delegation of community-based organisations from Thailand and Cambodia recently visited four African countries on a learning exchange programme to look at the greater involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs) and the role of religious bodies in local responses to the pandemic.

SA HIV/AIDS vaccine gets the green light

The green light has been given for the manufacture of three potential HIV/AIDS vaccines.

Mandela and Clinton join forces against HIV/AIDS

The red carpet came to the dusty township of Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, on Saturday.

AZT for all rape victims

From Saturday, rape victims in KwaZulu-Natal will be given free antiretroviral drugs provided they report to centres specifically designed to deal with crisis within 72 hours.

HIV/AIDS and reproductive health workshop held for sex workers

A four-day workshop organised by the Association des Femmes Africaines Face au Sida (AFAFSI) aimed at educating sex workers about HIV/AIDS and reproductive health concluded on Friday in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).

Women reusing female condom, despite risks

The high cost of the female condom is forcing Zimbabwean women, particularly commercial sex workers, to reuse the device to save money, despite the risks associated with reuse, HIV/AIDS activists have warned.

TAC calls for comprehensive treatment and prevention plan

New research demonstrates the enormous social and economic costs our country will face if government does not lead civil society and the private sector in the use of anti-retroviral therapy. The Treatment Action Campaign's call for a national treatment plan by government with clear budgets and time-frames is the only chance this government has to avoid a social catastrophe.