Antiretroviral therapy is cost-effective, says report

A new study says the benefits of a public sector rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to people living with HIV/AIDS outweigh the costs of not doing so.

Using beaded crafts to talk about HIV/AIDS

Gender inequalities in rural South Africa have traditionally left women with no voice, but a group of female Zulu doll makers in the KwaZulu-Natal province are now speaking about HIV/AIDS through their craftwork.

HIV/AIDS taking its toll on population - new UNFPA report

The HIV/AIDS pandemic will reduce life expectancy in the worst affected African countries to an average of 29 years, a new UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report has said.

A letter from London

When my UK mobile €œtwinks€ twice, it€™s text from home (partner Ida Jooste): €œHectic! Have to finish story, up all night and now must fetch Lindiwe at 5 tomorrow a.m. She has missed all her ARV appointments due to ignorance and lack of transport.€

National HIV and Syphilis Antenatal Sero-prevalence Survey 2003

The National HIV and Syphilis Antenatal Sero-prevalence Survey 2003 has been released by the Department of Health.

"Yesterday" heads to the Oscars

The ground-breaking isiZulu feature film, Yesterday, has been selected to be South Africa€™s Official Entry for Consideration for the 2005 Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Picture.

South and North Coast Community HIV/AIDS Forum Series €“ September 2004

The September 2004 South and North Coast's HIV/AIDS Fora, hosted by HIVAN, were held at the Shallcross Community Hall in the South Coast and the Verulam Child and Family Welfare Society in the North Coast. The title for these fora was €œThe Dream Centre €“ Palliative Medical Care€.

Call for papers - Multidisciplinary forum of child and youth research, with a focus on HIV/AIDS

HIVAN (Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking) is a research, networking and advocacy organisation attached to the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. HIVAN is convening a two-day forum on the 26th and 27th of November 2004 in Durban and will present various in-house projects which link biomedical and social science research with practice. Other researchers across multiple disciplines in the field of childhood studies and HIV/AIDS are invited to share this platform to present their work. The Forum will be open to both academics and practitioners.

World AIDS Day 2004 - Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS

Globally women and girls are becoming infected with HIV at a faster rate than men and boys. Women now make up around half the people living with HIV. Many women and girls are vulnerable to HIV because of the high-risk behavior of others. This year's World AIDS Campaign, which culminates on World AIDS Day - 1 December 2004, will focus on reducing the vulnerability of women and girls to HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS: From pandemic to pandemonium

Everywhere else on the planet, the HIV/AIDS pandemic is exactly that: a pandemic. But when it comes to South Africa, it mutates from pandemic into pandemonium.