Treat patients or face disaster, warns expert

The R800-million which was awarded to KwaZulu-Natal by the United Nations global fund to fight HIV./AIDS and is now the subject of a dispute, must be given to the province, said HIV/AIDS expert Alan Whiteside.

Report says Nevirapine is no threat

An interim report on the remonitoring of the Ugandan trial of the anti-retroviral Nevirapine for use in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS has revealed no irregularities in documentation at the trial site.

Confusion over HIV/AIDS testing in the workplace

A South African HIV/AIDS lobby group this week said it was considering seeking a ruling from the country's Labour Court over the legality of workplace HIV/AIDS testing.

loveLife groundBreakers take to the ocean

When Theo Madayi and Sibu Sibaca signed up for a volunteer youth programme, they had no idea it might land them on a yacht to Rio.

Caregivers not forgotten in HIV/AIDS trust planning

With tens of thousands of children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, the strain on caregivers is enormous. The Orphans of AIDS Trust Fund, which was initiated by Independent Newspapers, aims to assist organisations looking after the children - but the caregivers also need help.

Proposal for HIV/AIDS funding returned

Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang yesterday put the cat among the pigeons by announcing that the proposal from Kwazulu-Natal for R800 million from the United Nations Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS has been returned to South Africa for consideration by the South African National AIDS Advisory Council (SANAC).

Stigma prevents PWAs from receiving care and treatment

Zimbabwean households already affected by HIV/AIDS and those headed by women, children or the elderly may have difficulty accessing food aid because of stigma, according to a recently released HIV/AIDS country profile.

McCord Feeding Scheme - request for donations

McCord Hospital in Durban runs an HIVAIDS support unit called €œSinikithemba€ (meaning, we have hope).

HIV/AIDS project reaches out to prisoners

HIV/AIDS education and prevention campaigns often ignore prisoners but a project in Malawi is reaching out to educate them about the disease and treat those with sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Global initiative releases draft HIV/AIDS reporting guidelines

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) this week released a working draft of guidelines that companies can use to report on HIV/AIDS.