Hiv aids
ANALYSIS: Large Africa study makes important breakthrough in HIV prevention
Our findings suggest that cabotegravir is much more effective than Truvada in preventing HIV infection in women.
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UN hails new therapy to prevent HIV in women
Injected in women every two months, cabotegravir is 89% more effective in preventing HIV than daily pills of pre-exposure prophylaxis.
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COVID-19 imperils Aids progress, UN warns
The UN's annual report said that the 2020 target of reducing Aids-related deaths to fewer than 500,000, and new HIV infections to under 500,000 will now be missed.
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SA's explosive cocktail: coronavirus and Aids
In South Africa, where coronavirus was first detected in March, doctors have scrambled to organise testing and treatment for the some 7.5 million people who are thought to be HIV-positive.
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US to give Zambia $389 million grant for Aids relief
In addition to the $389 million, Zambia’s Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya said the United States would give Zambia funds specifically for the voluntary male circumcision programmes.
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HIV/Aids activist Nkosi Johnson honoured with Google Doodle
Today’s doodle honours the life and legacy of a voice of change heard by millions around the world.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Beyond good & evil: Virus quick facts
Is a virus living or not? Check out the fact file below on viruses, which are among the most abundant organisms on the planet.
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KZN community reaches UN target in fight against HIV/Aids
The uMkhanyakude district is one of the poorest and underdeveloped regions in South Africa.
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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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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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From within: How HIV attacks immune system
A graphic on how HIV attacks white blood cells in the human body.
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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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Madonna to receive Advocate for Change Award at GLAAD Awards
The Queen of Pop will be presented with the honour to recognise her work raising awareness of the HIV and Aids crisis and international LGBTQ issues.
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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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SA's Aspen launches three-in-one HIV drug
The company’s new Emdolten drug is a once-a-day tablet in the form of an ARV medication that counters the drug resistance that often develops with older HIV treatments.
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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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DIY tests for HIV beat stigma in Zimbabwe's fight against Aids
UNAIDS data shows about 1.3 million of Zimbabwe’s population of 16 million are living with HIV, including some 740,000 women.
