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HIV in KZN: The story of death to life
South Africa has the highest number of people in the world living with HIV despite the percentage of HIV declining by 16%. KwaZulu-Natal has the highest prevalence in the country. EWN visited Eshowe, a community which has drastically reduced the number of infections to find out how they did it with the help of Doctors Without Borders. But what will happen when they leave?
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KZN town that exceeded UN's HIV treatment target ‘grateful’ for MSF’s help
This success was achieved through the intervention of foreign medical aid, specifically the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
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OPINION: Aids conference 2016: the gains, the gaps, the next global steps
What was achieved at the 2016 International Aids Conference and what still needs to be done?
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‘Youth must step up, lead the fight against HIV/Aids’
The royal says the reason he is fighting against the pandemic, is because young children are living with it.
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'I'm positive the world will be free of HIV/Aids one day'
US businessman Bill Gates has joined stakeholders at the 2016 Aids Conference in Durban.
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Graca Machel: Elders need to stop abuse, stigma around Aids
She says unless these prejudices are overcome, there will be no solution to beating the disease.
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OPINION: How 3 new studies unravel SA's patterns of HIV transmission
Three studies in KwaZulu-Natal provide new insights into the engine that drives HIV transmission in SA.
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‘The youth will be the generation to end Aids’
Actress Charlize Theron says ending the Aids epidemic requires more action from young people.
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FACT CHECK: Why are young SA girls more susceptible to HIV infection than boys?
Sex with older men is thought to play a role in the difference in HIV infections across gender.
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FACT CHECK: Are 74% of African girls aged 15 to 24 HIV+?
Africa Check interrogates the startling claim made on Zimbabwe Today.
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AFRICA CHECK: Why Mbeki’s HIV-related deaths claim is misleading
Problems with the way HIV-related deaths are captured on death certificates underestimate the true death toll.
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OPINION: Using the Constitution to fight for social justice
Mark Heywood says the Constitution provides us with more rights and entitlements than we may be aware of.
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OPINION: How Mbeki’s character & his Aids denialism are linked
Katherine Furman examines why Thabo Mbeki was so unshakeable in his beliefs on Aids.
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TAC welcomes legalisation of selling HIV home testing kits
The TAC says testing at home will allow more people to know their status & seek early treatment.
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‘HIV home tests will encourage people to know their status’
TAC says SA’s biggest hurdle is the massive number of infected people, but don’t know that they are.
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How HIV/AIDS impacts the youth of SA...
A special focus on the contributing factors of how HIV/AIDS spreads amongst the South African youth.
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ANALYSIS: Does SA have world’s largest ARV therapy programme?
Kate Wilkinson says figures show the number of people on treatment was at 3,103,902 in March 2015.
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FACT CHECK: Are 41% of SA college students HIV positive?
Africa Check looks at the HIV prevalence rate among college students in South Africa.
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WHO updates HIV treatment guidelines
Cape Talk’s Kieno Kammies chats to health officials about new recommendations that may have implications for countries affected by HIV.
