Now the blind can read about HIV/AIDS

The visually impaired and the blind can now read about HIV/AIDS and other health matters.

Multilingual HIV/AIDS symptom management manual released by DENOSA

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA), a Non-Governmental Organisation in the health sector has today (13 August 2004) released a multilingual manual on symptom management for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Important notice to HIVAN website and database users

The HIVAN website and database will be undergoing a multi-level revamp over the next few months. Our AIDSDATA database now houses nearly 2000 organisations involved in HIV/AIDS related work across South Africa and can be queried using the general search function or an advanced search function. To add your organisation to the AIDSDATA database, please email HIVAN on [email protected]. We are also launching into our annual major database update on 01 December 2004. If your organisation is already on the AIDSDATA database, please check your details.

HIV-positive women speak out

As part of the Women's Month celebrations in South Africa, a "Day of Hope" was held at Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal province to tell the stories of three HIV-positive women who are living proof that "there is a life after HIV".

Condom dress creates matric ball to remember

Plunging necklines and flesh-baring glitzy designs have caused a stir at many a matric dance. But an outfit covered in condoms has to be a first.

Metrofile helps employees in the fight against HIV/AIDS

Metrofile has reported that its HIV/AIDS programme has yielded results that far exceeded its expectations, with 90% of the organisation's staff taking part in the voluntary HIV counselling and testing phase.

HIVAN's second Ethnography Course

The second in the series of annual Ethnography in Action courses, run by HIVAN in partnership with the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, New York, has drawn to a close. Sponsored by the NIH (National Institutes for Health), this research methods course trains researchers and NGO workers in socially sensitive ways through which to address the HIV/AIDS crisis.

WCRP/HIVAN Forum - Building partnerships for HIV/AIDS management in KZN

HIVAN and the World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) hosted the second in its 2004 series of day-long Capacity-building Workshops on 12 August at the Glenmore Pastoral Centre in Durban. The theme of the Workshop was €œBuilding Partnerships for HIV/AIDS Management in KZN€, and was facilitated by HIVAN€™s Community Responses research team.

Baby Jake throws his weight behind HIV/AIDS fight

Former world boxing flyweight champion Baby Jake Matlala led the fight against HIV/AIDS at Mondi's Durban headquarters in Merebank, where he was the guest of honour at the company's HIV/AIDS programme on Wednesday.

Educators debate condoms in schools

Education officials from around the African continent unanimously suppport abstinence messages but argue over condom distribution at schools.