Teenagers join the battle against HIV/AIDS

They should be out playing with their friends, but 13-year-olds Sifiso Khumalo and Sherman Molele have something more serious on their minds. The two teenagers were among a group of children who last week attended the second South African AIDS conference in Durban, hoping to make an impact on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. They also gave a presentation at the conference.

Caring for people living with HIV/AIDS takes more than ARVs

"One of the things that has been missing in a lot of people's lives is that they don't have enough people affirming them". This is the view of Dr Okunga-Nambassi, a physician who provides care for people living with HIV/AIDS in a provincial hospital in northern KwaZulu-Natal, a South African province that has an adult HIV infection rate of approximately 37%.

Sportsmen going the extra mile for children living with HIV/AIDS

Sportsmen are coming out in force to raise money for children with HIV/AIDS. Three fundraising events hosted by the Starfish Foundation aim to help more than 9 000 children. The funds are for food, uniforms and school fees.

Living with HIV/AIDS - Yes! It is possible!

At a satellite meeting held at the 2nd South African AIDS conference, a small but committed group of delegates discussed some of the most personal and heartfelt aspects of living with HIV/AIDS in African nations.

Military makes headway against HIV/AIDS

Members of the South African military have to undergo mandatory HIV-testing to qualify for deployment on international peace missions, and if found to be infected with the HI virus are denied deployment.

Red Cross launches campaign to assist orphans of HIV/AIDS

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched a campaign on Wednesday to support orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in southern Africa.

SA: Women HIV/AIDS activists' advocacy for an equal voice

It has become a tired cliché that the face of HIV/AIDS is a woman's face but, it is questionable whether infected or affected women's voices are really being heard loud and clear in the HIV/AIDS field.

TB and HIV/AIDS: The intertwined epidemics

Along with many other poorer countries, South Africa is witnessing the disastrous intersection of the HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the annual incidence of TB in South Africa is 536 cases per 100,000 and that 61% of patients diagnosed with TB are also infected with HIV/AIDS. TB is the most common HIV/AIDS-associated opportunistic infection and is arguably the leading cause of AIDS-related deaths, making prevention and timely treatment of TB crucial to keeping people living with HIV/AIDS alive.

HIV/AIDS and the "Leaders of Tomorrow": Children's Voices from South Africa

The "Passages" Journal, issued by the University of Michigan - June 2005 edition - features an article by Zanele Mchunu and Prof Eleanor Preston-Whyte about the HIVAN Leaders of Tomorrow Project in Bergville (Okhahlamba District, KZN).

King has a plan for testing men's virginity

Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini has called on business to help him start virginity testing for males in an attempt to fight HIV/AIDS.