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UNAIDS to get new chief after divisive Sidibe era
Opinions on the former executive director of UNAIDS, the Malian national Michel Sidibe, remain deeply divided.
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National Aids Council receives R5bn critical funding boost
Deputy President David Mabuza attended the official handover of the money to SANAC by the Global Grant Fund.
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'London patient': second case ever of HIV remission
Millions of people infected with HIV around the world keep the disease in check with so-called antiretroviral therapy (ARV), but the treatment does not rid patients of the virus.
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Libyan embassy under fire for instructing SA staff to undergo HIV/Aids tests
The Union for the Local Employees in Missions Accredited to South Africa (Ulemasa) has written to the Libyan Chargé d'Affaires, asking the mission to withdraw the unlawful instruction.
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HIV prevention drugs could dramatically cut new infections
Australian researchers write in The Lancet HIV that the current study looks at the impact of the medication in a more real-world situation.
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[ANALYSIS] ARVs and children: the devastating impact of a late start
The first global comparison of adolescents that acquired HIV as newborns highlights the challenges around treatment.
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[OPINION] The HIV pandemic: time to recalibrate & target the weak spots
International AIDS Society president Linda-Gail Bekker says the HIV epidemic is far from over and it's not time to disengage.
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New research points to ‘functional cure’ for HIV - scientists
While the results are promising, the chief executive of the group Aids Concern in Hong Kong said it did not mean the treatment would be readily available very soon.
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EC Education Dept to meet with angry parents over HIV tests at school
A local NGO conducted HIV tests at the school and disclosed the results of at least two pupils in front of the class.
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Inside the global HIV epidemic
Number of people living with HIV, with access to treatment and the number of deaths per region around the world in 2016.
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UNAids: New ARV drugs, early diagnosis key to beating Aids epidemic
UNAids says that by June this year around 20.9 million people were receiving life-prolonging ARV treatment.
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Scientists develop new type of HIV test on a USB stick
The device uses a drop of blood to detect HIV to creates an electrical signal that can be read by a computer.
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That’s bananas! Health Dept dismisses reports of HIV-infected fruit
A statement has been circulating on social media about HIV-infected fruit flooding the SA market.
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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.
