A display of soles for victims of HIV/AIDS

Six hundred pairs of shoes belonging to people who have died of HIV/AIDS, many of them children, are to be a stark reminder of those dying daily from AIDS-related diseases in South Africa.

"HIV/AIDS and drug use are intertwined" - Speech by Peter Piot, UNAIDS

Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director, gave this speech to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna in April 2003.

Maasai rising to the challenge of HIV/AIDS

"Maasai gatherings are usually a time for celebration and festivities. People come together from far and wide and we feast and have fun. But I think this one will be different. What we have come to discuss is serious and it is a big threat to us Maasai," said Rafael ole Moono, from his stool in the shade of the acacia tree.

Nevirapine gets the all-clear

A year-long investigation into the anti-AIDS drug Nevirapine has found beyond doubt that the treatment is safe and effective.

HIV/AIDS could threaten democracy

The impact of HIV/AIDS could reverse democratic gains in Southern Africa, according to a report by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS).

Grasping nettles - an interview with Jill Kruger

Jill Kruger could be described as an activist with a camera. A documentary film producer, one of her recent projects about the wedding of two black men, according to a critic, grasps "almost every political and social nettle you can imagine and turns them into a bridal bouquet."

A boost for the battle against HIV/AIDS

South Africa has moved a step closer to conducting its first HIV/AIDS vaccine trials after ethics approval was granted by Wits University.

Nevirapine decision expected by Friday

The Medicines Control Council is expected to make a decision on Friday, 25 April 2003, about the use in South Africa of anti-AIDS drug, Nevirapine.

Anti-AIDS drug price cut of little use to South Africa - TAC

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the world's largest maker of anti-AIDS drugs, said on Monday that it had cut the price of its leading Combivir treatment in poor countries by 47 percent to under $1 (about R7,20) a day.

Training for health workers to cope with HIV/AIDS

Doctors and nurses in Africa have borne the brunt of the HIV/AIDS pandemic but have received inadequate training to cope with the disease. A new project aims to change that by providing health workers with the skills to better treat HIV/AIDS patients.