South Africa

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Namibia court rules government coerced 3 HIV-positive women into being sterilized Namibia’s government sterilized three women infected with HIV without getting proper consent,... 30 August 2012
South Africa: Nurses as Effective as Doctors in Treating HIV Patients   SA government policy gets support from researchers at UCT and University of East Anglia, who... 17 August 2012
How to Fight HIV Criminalization in Courts of Law and Public Opinion As the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington, DC, presented hopes of... 9 August 2012
Bc-HIV Transplant A federal ban that forbids HIV-positive donors from giving organs to HIV-positive recipients is... 3 July 2012
AFRICA: Progress on Aids Non-profits and partners celebrate progress on Aids elimination in Africa   A number of non-... 5 June 2012
To invest in Africa's future, finish the fight against AIDS Africa is breaking records. Its economy is growing at around 6% annually, comparable with many of... 23 March 2012
Turning an epidemic into an emotion Simon Fraser University invites everyone to a mul­ti­me­dia pre­sen­ta­tion on TB, HIV, human... 8 March 2012
South Africa recalls 'faulty' ANC celebration condoms South Africa's leading HIV group has warned that large numbers of "faulty" condoms are in... 3 February 2012
Overseas experiences inspire doc to push for change Dr. James Orbinski was working at a Doctors Without Borders clinic in South Africa in January 2000... 27 January 2012
‘Criminal’ cuts to AIDS fund make Africa’s dire situation even worse As donors cut back on funds for HIV treatment, new data is revealing how many millions of... 11 January 2012
What's next for HIV prevention? Paying people to be healthy Researchers are investigating the impact of offering financial incentives to people who are at risk... 10 January 2012
SFU scientists to track HIV numbers in Africa A team of scientists from Simon Fraser University is heading to South Africa to try and figure out... 20 December 2011
AHF launches #LifeGift social media campaign The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) launched a text-to-donate and social media outreach campaign... 2 December 2011
South Africa loses $1.4 billion training doctors who emigrated South Africa, the nation with the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS, has spent more... 29 November 2011
Art: a cure for the crisis: 'YAHAnet' gets creative in the fight against HIV/AIDS In recent years, AIDS activists have been faced with yet another in a long sequence of obstacles in... 10 November 2011
Can quickie condom help prevent HIV? It’s a time-saving measure that an inventor hopes will also save lives. Thanks to its patented... 28 October 2011
Zambian was key to reshaping the global response to HIV In July, 2004, Winstone Zulu sat on a stage next to Nelson Mandela. At the International AIDS... 18 October 2011
AIDS vaccine hunt gains clues Click to view: AIDS vaccine researchers say they have some new clues to help focus their search... 13 September 2011
New research carves window looking into the lives of AIDS orphans With an original study on children orphaned by AIDS underway, Oxford University researcher, Dr.... 26 August 2011
South Africa's HIV infections fall to 5.4 million: Government The number of people living with HIV in South Africa has dropped slightly to 5.38 million, and the... 25 August 2011
Exchange team participates in Mandela Day Continents away where two oceans meet, nine Canadian and nine South African women have come... 9 August 2011
New HIV syllabus starts Despite the fact that HIV transmission can be prevented, each year hundreds of young people are... 5 August 2011
Healing through creativity The fight against HIV/ Aids reaches across all continents and touches the lives of many, as it has... 28 July 2011
Preventing HIV with social media and mobile phones With more than 7,000 people newly infected with HIV everyday and 1,000 of these new infections... 30 June 2011
Tutu says South Africa no longer needs be embarrassed over AIDS Cape Town's former Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Tuesday that South Africa has changed its... 30 June 2011
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