Campus HIV/AIDS Support Unit World AIDS Day Activities

In recognition of World AIDS Day, the Campus HIV/AIDS Unit at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban and the on-campus branch of the Treatment Action Campaign will be hosting a money-drive to raise money for the Ithemba Lethu Transition Home.

Impact of HIV/AIDS worsens African famine

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is fuelling a widening and increasingly deadly famine in southern Africa, according to a new report "AIDS Epidemic Update 2002". The comprehensive new update on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic was issued today by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in advance of the upcoming December 1 commemoration of World AIDS Day.

First KwaZulu-Natal roadside clinic for truck drivers

The first KwaZulu-Natal roadside clinic for truck drivers has been officially opened at the Tugela Truck Stop by the province's MEC for Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize and the CEO of Imperial Logistics and Transport, Terry Bantock.

CEOs must get involved personally in fight

The United Nations says South Africa has the most people living with HIV/AIDS in the world.

African HIV/AIDS epidemic update

For many African countries the worst of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is still to come, according to a new United Nations report released on Tuesday.

UN Secretary-General Annan speaks out about HIV/AIDS-related stigma

The worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic has created a terrible burden for millions of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Mondi donates R2 million property for Zululand HIV/AIDS initiative

The lives of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in KwaZulu-Natal are about to change for the better with Mondi's donation of Amangwe Village to the Zululand Chamber of Business Foundation (ZCBF). An example of an innovative multi-sectoral partnership, the donation and renovation of Amangwe Village forms part of Mondi's policy to champion HIV/AIDS initiatives in its areas of operation.

Drugs for all brings hope on World AIDS Day

It's taken court battles, public protest and one person's refusal to take medication which could save his life. But, finally, an agreement has been reached which could lead to the provision of anti-retrovirals for HIV/AIDS patients by next year.

'It's time to talk sex to children' - Madiba

Former president Nelson Mandela has exhorted traditional leaders to get mothers and fathers in their communities talking to their children about sex.CHi

Stigma still major barrier to reversing epidemic, Piot warns

Despite moderate but noteworthy progress in rolling back the spread of HIV in several African countries, stigma and discrimination remain major barriers to reversing the AIDS epidemic, according to the United Nations' chief AIDS official, speaking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the lead-up to World AIDS Day.