A place for men to talk about HIV/AIDS

It's a South African first, a place where men can talk to other men about HIV/AIDS and other sexual problems.

Concrete action by governments needed to contain HIV/AIDS - UN

Despite encouraging signs that HIV/AIDS is beginning to be contained in a small but growing number of countries, the epidemic continues to expand worldwide, according to a report released by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

South African business praised for HIV/AIDS response

Based on a World Economic Forum study of 1,552 African based companies being shared at the Africa Economic Summit 2005 in Cape Town today, South African companies appear to be leading the way in the response to HIV/AIDS with up to 91% having an HIV/AIDS policy in place.

HIV/AIDS experts unite at Durban conference

The cream of international and South African scientists will gather on Wednesday for the second ground-breaking HIV/AIDS Conference at Durban's International Convention Centre.

HIV-positive children reach out to their peers in a new book

South African children will soon be able to learn about HIV/AIDS from a book written by their HIV-positive peers. Two NGOs in KwaZulu-Natal are working on an as yet untitled publication, in which children explain the progression of the disease in their own words.

"We have seen amazing things"

When Helen Joseph Hospital became one of the first public hospitals in Gauteng to provide antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in April last year, many staff and patients doubted whether the drugs would really work.

"Do it for your country", says Durex

The annual Durex global sex survey - which found last year that South Africans, of the 41 nations that participated, were the most likely to use pornography as part of their sex lives - has gone live on the Durex website for its 2005 edition.

PEPFAR under the spotlight at national HIV/AIDS conference

The United States government made their presence felt at South Africa's second AIDS conference on Tuesday with a delegation led by US Ambassador to South Africa Jendayi Frazer presenting an overview of the local US response to the pandemic.

National HIV/AIDS conference opens

Delegates attending South Africa's second HIV/AIDS conference are expected to confront the challenges facing the country as it pushes ahead with its treatment programme.

Halala! CINDI - Looking Back Living Forward

CINDI Members have been working together for 10 years to address the needs of vulnerable children in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in KwaZulu-Natal.