Call for creation of national centre on child abuse

A UN human rights expert has urged that child victims of sexual violence in South Africa be provided with prophylaxis against HIV/AIDS in schools, shelters and police stations, and recommended the creation of a "National Centre on Child Abuse and Neglect".

HIV/AIDS orphans exploited in Botswana

The cultural practice of the extended family caring for orphans is rapidly unravelling in Botswana under the strain of HIV/AIDS, exposing children to possible exploitation.

Star athlete joins fight against HIV/AIDS

Ethiopia's Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebreselassie on Wednesday urged young Ethiopians to fight the scourge of HIV/AIDS.

Don't be defeatist about AIDS

Any company seeking to evaluate the extent of the HIV/AIDS threat must involve itself in the macabre mathematics of death. Those companies that have more foresight have grasped this nettle, and found the task less daunting than it might seem. This partly explains why companies such as Anglo American have taken up the treatment option.

South African scientists cautious over lemon and HIV/AIDS claim

Many Durban researchers and AIDS activists are taking a claim from an Australian scientist that lemons can provide a cheap and easy-to-use method of preventing HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies in developing countries "with a pinch of salt".

HIVAN Fellow Prof Jack Caldwell - Seminars

The MRC KZN AIDS Forum, in association with The Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN), was proud to host Professor Jack Caldwell at the Forum held on 15 October 2002. He will be presenting another paper later this week.

Raising HIV/AIDS awareness through art

Ethiopian youth are using public mural painting, theatre, song and silk-screening to educate others about HIV/AIDS prevention.

New figures show HIV/AIDS fight under-resourced - UNAIDS/WHO

On the eve of the Board meeting of the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) released updated figures on the cost of mounting the global response to HIV/AIDS.

Anti-HIV/AIDS communications strategy under consideration

Media experts and other specialists from across the Central African Republic began a three-day workshop on Monday to map out a national strategy for communicating HIV/AIDS-prevention messages.

Aspen Pharmacare granted a licence for Nevirapine

Boehringer Ingelheim South Africa announced today that it has granted a voluntary licence to the South African pharmaceutical manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare for the production, distribution and sale of the anti-retroviral Nevirapine (marketed world wide by Boehringer Ingelheim as VIRAMUNE).