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Modified HIV virus saves a life
New York - US doctors say they have saved a seven-year-old girl who was close to dying from leukemia by pioneering the use of an unlikely ally: a modified form of the HIV virus.Tutu: anti-gay bill ‘like apartheid’
Kampala - Archbishop Desmond Tutu yesterday called for Uganda to drop controversial proposed legislation that would impose draconian punishments on homosexuals, in a letter published in a national newspaper.You’re in my prayers
The daily cartoon in The Citizen makes mention of HIV and AIDS with reference to major issues in the country taking a side step to the health concerns of former President Nelson Mandela.Aids strides a fillip for JZ’s term
The outstanding success of Jacob Zuma's presidency must be the extraordinary increase in South African life expectancy from 54 years in 2005 to 60 years in 2011. This is reported by The Lancet.Call for men to protect women
The ACDP has called on men to protect women against violence. "Violence against women is largely perpetuated because men regard women as possessions and sexual objects,"Crisis or chronic: Misrepresenting the HIV epidemic
World AIDS Day coverage suggests subeditors might be out of touch when it comes to HIV’s status as a chronic but manageable condition. Two articles in the Star and The Citizen this week feature headlines, captions and pictures that seem to indicate some editors are still stuck in a time when HIV and death were inextricably linked. While the journalism in the articles was HIV savvy, drawing distinctions between HIV and AIDS and maintaining that people living with HIV can live life to the full, the elements that subeditors are generally responsible for (headlines and photographs) did not reflect what living with HIV is like today.World AIDS Day Coverage: The Citizen
World AIDS Day coverage in The Citizen ranged from a photo of World AIDS Day activities in Pakistan to discussing the issue of ARV shortages in Gauteng to issues concerning activists and government in ChinaStrides made on Aids front
As we approach World Aids Day, it is a relief to know that UNAids keeps working towards the goal of ending all new HIV infections in children by 2015 and of keeping mothers alive.Pregnancies irk Cosas
The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) in the North West has expresses shock at the alarming rate of teenage pregnancies in the North West.Aids turnaround transforms hospice
Six-week-old baby Joshua* wriggled his tiny frame, letting out a muffled moan. "Are you hungry?" Cotlands Child Care Centre director Jackie Schoeman asked in a soft voicePage 1 of 4 pages 1 2 3 > Last »
