Using theatre to encourage HIV testing

A trade union in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has launched a theatre project to encourage more union members to know their status by coming forward to be tested for HIV.

Durex Global Sex Survey 2004 - Results

Durex has released the results of the 2004 Global Sex Survey. With more than 350,000 respondents, the 2004 Global Sex Survey is the largest sexual health research project undertaken by Durex.

Supporting Youth - Broadening the approach to HIV/AIDS prevention programmes - HIVAN booklet

The aim of many HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns is to pass on information. Yet, even with the right information, many young people do not take steps to protect themselves from infection. As a result, they are often blamed for the problems facing HIV/AIDS prevention.

Village for orphans of HIV/AIDS planned

An organisation in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province plans to build a village for orphans of HIV/AIDS, which aims to take the burden off grandmothers, who are frequently the main caretakers of an ever-growing number of these children.

Increased need for counselling services

As a basic understanding of HIV/AIDS deepens in South Africa, people are increasingly seeking counselling services to learn how to live with the virus, a new survey has found.

Reducing HIV risk in breastfeeding

For many HIV-positive mothers in resource-poor settings, breastfeeding is often the only option, despite the risk of HIV transmission. The challenge now is for healthcare workers to accept this reality and make breastfeeding safer, a recent report has said.

Writers unite to battle HIV/AIDS with unique book

Musicians have been doing it for years, but now 21 of the world's best-known writers, including five Nobel literature prizewinners, are throwing their considerable weight behind a drive to raise money to fight HIV/AIDS.

East Coast Radio/Cell C Toy Story 2004

It's that time of year again when East Coast Radio and its partners Cell C, The Gift of the Givers, Independent Newspapers, Rotary & Durban Deliveries, pull out all the stops to make sure that children who are suffering in KZN are given much-needed assistance during the holiday season. We need your community to get involved & make a difference to these children€™s lives.

New KZN Health Minister's pledge on HIV/AIDS

When newly appointed Kwazulu-Natal Health Minister Peggy Nkonyeni received a telephone call informing her that she should rush to Empangeni yesterday to attend a bilateral meeting between the ANC and the IFP, it did not occur to her that she was in for the biggest "surprise" of her life.

Traditional healers join the fight against HIV/AIDS

When prayers to the ancestors mingle with songs to Jesus, and traditional healers dance alongside fervent Christians amid the smoke of imphepho, you know you're in the heart of something uniquely South African.